In the month of Rajab, 789 (July, Aug., 1387 A.D.), being fully prepared, the prince proceeded late one night, with a large body of men, to the house of Khán-i Jahán. When the Khán heard of their approach, he took Daryá Khán, son of Zafar Khán, out of prison and put him to death. Then he came out with a few chosen followers, and was attacked by the prince. Being defeated, he fled to his house, and received a wound as he was entering. Unable to make further resistance, he again left his house with a few followers and fled into Mewát, where he sought refuge with Koká Chauhán, at Mahárí. The prince plundered Khán-i Jahán's house of all its gold and wealth, and arms, horses and effects; he then returned with his followers to the palace. Next he caused Malik Bihzád Fath Khán, [and several other adherents of] Khán-i Jahán, to be brought to the palace and to be beheaded. When these proceedings were reported to the Sultán, he gave over his authority to Prince Muhammad Khán, and the maliks and amírs and slaves of Sultán Fíroz, and the people in general, rallied round the prince. The Sultán was old and feeble, so of necessity he gave over to the prince the reins of government, with all the horses and elephants, wealth and state. He conferred upon him the title Násiru-d dín Muhammad Sháh, and then he retired to his house to serve his God. In all the chief mosques throughout the dominions the khutba was repeated in the names of the two sovereigns, and in the month of Sha'bán of the same year Muhammad Khán took his seat upon the throne in the palace of Jahán-numá. The titles and offices, fiefs, and allowances, pensions and gifts, and whatsoever had been enjoyed by any one during the late reign, were confirmed. Malik Ya'kúb, master of the horse, was made Sikandar Khán, and received the fief of Gujarát. ^{* *} He was then sent with an army to Mahárí against Khán-i Jahán. When this force reached Mahárí, the accursed Koká seized Khán-i Jahán and sent him prisoner to Sikandar Khán, who killed him, and carried his head to Court. Sikandar Khán then departed to his fief of Gujarát, and the prince devoted himself to the duties of government.

In the month of Zí-l ka'da of the same year, he went to the mountains of Sirmor, and there spent two months in hunting the rhinoceros and elk.* While thus engaged, information was brought to him of the death of Sikandar Khán, whom Malik Mufarrih, amír of Kambay, and the new amírs of Gujarát, had risen against and slain. The retinue that had marched with him from Court, some of them wounded and some of them despoiled, returned home with Saiyid Sálár. When Prince Muhammad Khán heard this intelligence, he became thoughtful and anxious, and returned to his capital. But he was young and inexperienced, and he gave himself up to pleasure. For five months longer the old rules and arrangements kept the affairs of the kingdom in order, but at length great irregularities arose. The slaves of the late Government of Fíroz Sháh, of whom there were about a lac in Dehlí and Fírozábád, stirred up by the opposition shown by Malik Samáu-d dín and Malik Kamálu-d dín, abandoned the prince, and joined themselves to the late sovereign; hence arose contention and strife. When the prince became aware of the facts, he sent Malik Zahíru-d dín Loharí to parley with the insurgents, who had assembled in the maidán; but they pelted him with bricks and stones, and after wounding him they made a display of their force and rejected all propositions for peace. Zahíru-d dín returned wounded to the prince, who was ready for action. He pro­ceeded with all his force of horse and foot, and elephants, to the maidán against the rebels; and when he attacked them, they fled to the palace and sought refuge with the old Sultán. Fight­ing went on for two days, and on the third the prince was prepared to renew the struggle, when the insurgents brought out the old Sultán from the palace. The soldiers and elephant-drivers, directly they saw the face of their Sultán, deserted the side of the prince and joined themselves to their old master. Finding that he could no longer maintain the struggle, the prince turned and fled with a small band of followers to the mountains of Sirmor. The insurgents plundered his house, and those of his adherents. That day tranquillity was restored, and the people were satisfied. The Sultán then appointed Prince Tughlik Sháh, his grandson, son of Fath Khán, to be his heir, and delivered over all the affairs of Government to him. Amír Husain Ahmad Ikbál, son-in-law of the Sultán, who had separated from the party of the prince, was made prisoner, and the prince had him beheaded before the entrance of the palace. Orders were also sent to the new amírs of Sámána directing them to seize 'Alí Khán, the amír, and bring him to Court. When he was brought in, the prince sent him away to Bihár, and granted the fief of Sámána to Malik Sultán Sháh.

On the 18th Ramazán, 790 H. (26th September, 1388 A.D.), Sultán Fíroz died, worn out with weakness. Veracious historians and truthful chroniclers of venerable age have recorded that since the days of Násiru-d dín, son of Shamsu-d dín Altamsh, who was a second Naushírwán, there has been no king in Dehlí so just and merciful, so kind and religious, or such a builder. His justice won for him the hearts of his subjects. If any poor traveller, by the visitation of God, fell in the road and died, the feudal chiefs, the officers, and the mukaddams having called together the kázís and all Musulmáns, they examined the body, and drew up a report under the seal of the kází, certifying that no mark of a wound was discernible upon the body, and after that they buried it. Thus by inquiries of the kázís, all the injunctions of the law were fulfilled, and it was in no way possible that during the reign of this Sovereign, any strong man could tyrannize over the weak. God Almighty took this gentle, beneficent, and just king to his ever­lasting rest, after a reign of thirty-seven years and nine months.*

This Sultán, with the concurrence of several of the amírs and maliks and servants of the late Sultán, took his seat upon the throne in the palace at Fírozábád, on the day of his predecessor's death, and took the title of Sultán Ghiyásu-d dín. Malik-záda Fíroz,* son of Malik Táju-d dín, was made wazír, and was honoured with the title Khán-i Jahán. Khudáwand-záda Ghiyásu-d dín Turmuzí was placed over the armoury. Fíroz 'Alí was taken out of prison, and his father's office of sar-jándár was conferred upon him. The fief of Gujarát was granted to Malik Mufarrih Sultání, who held it under the late Sultán. The various other fiefs and appointments were confirmed to the holders. Malik Fíroz 'Alí and Bahádur Náhir were sent with a considerable force against Prince Muhammad Khán. The amírs of the fiefs (iktá's), such as Sultán Amír Sháh of Sámána, Ráí Kamálu-d dín and others, were sent along with them. In the month of Shawwál the army entered the mountains of Sirmor, and Prince Muhammad Khán retired to the top of the mountains by hostile roads, till he reached the fort of Baknárí.* The royal army also entered the mountains, and when it reached the valley (darra) of Baknárí, some little fighting followed, but the place being strong, the prince was not subdued. From thence he ascended the mountains and went towards Sakhet. (The royal army)* then marched from Baknárí to the town of Arú, and encamped in the darra of Arú, near to the station (chautara) of Kimár. The prince then left Sakhet, and went to the fort of Nagarkot. The royal forces followed to the confines of Gwáliyar in pursuit, but they met with opposition on the way, so Malik Fíroz 'Alí and the other amírs gave up the pursuit, and returned. The prince secured himself in Nagarkot.