Mullik Kafoor produces a spurious testament of the King, nominating his youngest son, Oomur Khan, his successor, and appointing Mullik Kafoor protector, during his minority.— Mullik Kafoor procures the King's eldest sons, Khizr Khan and Shady Khan, to be blinded, and another son, Moobarik, is imprisoned for the same purpose. — Mullik Kafoor espouses the mother of the young King. — Plot of the officers of the guards to kill the protector. — Mullik Kafoor is assassinated. — The Prince Moobarik is raised to the throne. — The young King, Oomur Khan, is deprived of eyesight, and confined for life in the fort of Gualiar.
IN the history of Sudr Jehan of Guzerat, we are
informed that the day after the death of Alla-ood-
A. H. 716.
A. D. 1316.
the eyes of her son, acquainted Sheikh Nujm-ood-Deen, and he gave her some hopes that the threatened misfortune should be prevented.
Meanwhile, Mullik Kafoor, as a cloak to his
designs, placed the young King every day upon the
throne, and ordered the nobles to pay their respects
as usual. He sent one night a band of assassins
to cut off the Prince Moobarik Khan; but when
they entered his apartment, he conjured them to
remember his father, whose servants they had been.
He then untied a string of rich jewels from his
neck, which probably had more influence than his
entreaties, and gave it them. They abandoned
their purpose; but when they got out, they quarrelled
about the division of the jewels, which they
at last agreed to carry to the chief of the foot-
The Prince Moobarik Khan was released from confinement, and the reins of government placed in his hands. He, however, did not immediately assume the diadem, but acted for the space of two months as regent or vizier for his brother, till he had brought over the nobles to his interest. He then claimed his birthright, deposed his brother, and succeeded to the regal dignity. But, according to the barbarous custom and policy of those days, he deprived the Prince Oomur Khan of his eyesight, and confined him for life in the fort of Gualiar, after he had borne the title of King for three months and some days.