1 NASIR-UD-DiN MUHAMMAD TOGHLAK I. 11i
2 The name of Nasir-ul-mulk, the youngest son of Mardan Doulat, is
3 mentioned by Ferishta as the governor of La&hore during the reign of the
4 Emperor Firoz. Few incidents of local interest occurred in the Panjab
5 during his reign. In 1379 the emperor marched to Samana, Ambdla and
6 Shahabdd, and having levied tribute from the rdéj4 of the Sarmor hills,
7 returned to his capital.
8 Firoz died on October 23rd, 13888, at the advanced age of ninety, after
9 reigning thirty-eight years. The date of his death (790 A. H.) is derived from
10 the words 39,35 lS) (death of Firoz) according the Aljad calculation. Firoz
11 was a liberal and just prince, beloved alike by his soldiery and subjects of all
12 ranks. He was a learned man and the author of the work known as Futuhat
13 Firozshahi. Zia-ud-din Barni lived at his court, and, in his work called
14 the “ Tawarikh Firozshahi,” has written a history of his reign. He intro-
15 duced many new laws, abolished the practice of mutilating criminals, reduced
16 the demand on cultivators within reasonable limits, in consequence of which
17 the landholders flourished and the State revenue increased, and encour-
18 aged learned men. He was seldom seen in his capital, but undertook
19 frequent tours, inspecting his dominions and giving orders conducive to the
20 welfare of his people on the spot. He applied the public money in the
21 construction of works of public utility, and the local historian, Zia-ud-din
22 Barni, enumerates 50 dams across rivers to promote irrigation, 40 mosques,
23 30 colleges, with mosques attached, 20 palaces, 100 caravanserais, 200 towers,
24 30 reservoirs or lakes for irrigating lands, 100 hospitals, 5 mausoleums, 100
25 public baths, 10 monumental pillars, 10 public wells and 150 bridges, be-
26 sides numerous gardens and pleasure-houses, built and founded by him. For
27 the maintenance of all these public buildings, lands were assigned rent-free.
28 After the death of Firoz Toghlak, his grandson, Ghias-ud-din, succeeded
29 him. This youth gave free rein to his youthful passions and lusts, and,
30 after a brief reign of five months, was put to death along with his Wazir
31 Firoz Ali, by a faction headed by Rukn-ud-din, who supported the cause of
32 his brother and cousins. This occurred on February 18th, 1389.
33 Ghias-ud-din was succeeded on the throne by Abd Bakr, another grandson
34 of Firoz Toghlak; but he reigned only till November 29th of the same
35 year, when he was deposed by Muhammad, son of Firoz, who had fled from
36 the capital on the abdication of his father and was now recalled by the
37 unanimous consent of the Omerahs. .
38 NASIR-UD-DIN MUHAMMAD TOGHLAK It.
39 Prince Muhammad, on ascending the throne of his ancestors, assumed
40 the title of Nasir-ud-din Muhammad. This was, however, not until August
41 1390, when the rival claimant, Abu Bakr, having been finally defeated,
42 had fled from the capital to Mewdt. In the year 1391 advices reached the
43 king that the Wazir Islam Khan, to whom he owed his elevation to the
44 throne, had made preparations to retire to Ldéhore and Multan at the
45 head of a large number of troops, with the design of exciting a revolution
46 in those provinces. The emperor charged him with treason, and, on the
47 evidence of his relations, condemned him to death. In the year 1394 the
48 Ghakkars rebelled under their leader, one Shekha. The emperor sent his
49 son, Himaytn, to crush the rebellion, but died of fever at Mahomedabad
50 on February 19th, 1394, after a reign of six years and seven months. His
51 remains were interred in the same vault in which his father had reposed.
52 Nasir-ud-din Muhammad Toghlak was succeeded by his son Himaytin,
53 Who, en ascending the throne, assumed the title of Sekandar ; but he was
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55 Nasir-ul-Wulk, gov-
56 ernor of Lahoro,
57 Feroz Toghlak dies,
58 138834 D.
59 His character.
60 His laws.
61 His public works.
62 Helis succeeded by
63 Ghias-ud-din his
64 grandson, {1385 a.v.
65 Who is put to death
66 1389, A.D.
67 Abt Bakr succeeds,
68 1889 a.D.
69 But is deposed the .
70 same year.
71 Nasir-ud-din Muham-
72 mad ascends the
73 throne, 1390.
74 Rebellion of the
75 Ghakkars, 1394,
76 Death of the em-
77 peror, 1394,
78 Kimayiin succeeds
79 and dies,
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