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Siyar Aʿlām al-NubalāʾShams al‑Din al‑Dhahabi

and Mukram ibn Abi al-Saqr, together with several others.
He excelled in the two crafts of writing—inshaʾ (literary composition) and dīwān (chancery correspondence)(1). His tenure in office was praised, and among his descendants were notable statesmen and scholars.

263 – The Lord of Ghazna, Khusrawshah ibn Bahram Shah ibn Masʿud
Sultan Khusrawshah, son of Sultan Bahram Shah, son of Sultan Masʿud ibn Ibrahim ibn Masʿud, great-grandson of the conqueror of India, Sultan Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin.
He governed for nine years after his father.
Ibn al-Athir(2) said: “He was just, of excellent conduct, fond of doing good, close to the scholars and deferential to their counsel. He died in Rajab 555 AH, after which his son, Sultan Malikshah, assumed power. The ruler of Ghur(3), Alaʾ al-Din, marched against him and besieged Ghazna, but a heavy snowfall came upon them, so they withdrew.”
Al-Muʾayyad(4) said: “The emir Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Ghuri became a son-in-law to Sultan Bahram Shah ibn Masʿud. The sultan grew suspicious of Muhammad, seized him, and then had him slain. Muhammad’s brother Suri gathered his forces and advanced; they met in battle, and Bahram Shah captured him and killed him as well. Their brother, King Alaʾ al-Din Husayn ibn Husayn, then advanced, routed Bahram Shah, and seized control.”

(1) He also composed poetry; see Mu jam al-udaba 1:278-280 and Tahdhib Ibn Asakir 4:442-443. (*) Cited in: al-Kamil fi al-tarikh 11:262; al-Mukhtasar 3:38; al-Ibar 4:157; Tammat al-Mukhtasar 2:98; al-Bidaya wa-l-nihaya 12:242; al-Nujum al-zahira 5:333; Shadharat al-dhahab 4:175; Mu jam al-ansab, p. 418. (2) Thus in al-Kamil 11:262. (3) al-Ghawr (pronounced with a short u on the ghayn) designates a mountainous district close to Herat in Khurasan; see al-Ansab 9:190. (4) Consult al-Kamil 11:135-136 and 164-168.

وَمُكْرَم بن أَبِي الصَّقْرِ، وَجَمَاعَة. وَكَانَ مُتَمَيزاً فِي الكِتَابَتَينِ الإِنشَاء وَالِدِّيْوَان (١) ، وَحُمدت وِلاَيته، وَفِي عَقِبِهِ رُؤسَاءُ وَعُلَمَاء. ٢٦٣ - صَاحِبُ غَزْنَةَ خُسْرُوْشَاه بنُ بَهْرَامَ شَاه بنِ مَسْعُوْدٍ * السُّلْطَانُ خُسْرُوْشَاه ابْنُ السُّلْطَانِ بَهْرَامَ شَاه ابْنِ السُّلْطَانِ مَسْعُوْدِ بنِ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ بنِ مَسْعُوْدِ ابنِ فَاتِح الهِنْد السُّلْطَانِ مَحْمُوْدِ بنِ سُبُكْتِكِيْنَ. تَمَلَّك بَعْد أَبِيْهِ تِسْعَة أَعْوَام. قَالَ ابْنُ الأَثِيْرِ (٢) : كَانَ عَادِلاً، حَسَن السِّيْرَةِ، مُحِبّاً لِلْخير، مُقرِّباً لِلْعُلَمَاء، رَاجِعاً إِلَى قَوْلِهِم، تُوُفِّيَ فِي رَجَبٍ، سَنَةَ خَمْسٍ وَخَمْسِيْنَ وَخَمْسِ مائَةٍ، وَقَامَ بَعْدَهُ ابْنه السُّلْطَان مَلِكْشَاه، فَقصدهُ ملك الغُوْر (٣) عَلاَء الدِّيْنِ، وَحَاصَرَ غَزْنَة، فَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِم ثَلج كَثِيْر، فَترحَّلُوا. قَالَ المُؤَيَّد (٤) : صَاهَرَ الأَمِيْر مُحَمَّدُ بنُ الحُسَيْنِ الغُوْرِيُّ لِلسُّلْطَانِ بَهْرَامَ شَاه بنِ مَسْعُوْدٍ، فَاسْتوحش السُّلْطَان مِنْ مُحَمَّد، فَأَمسكه، ثُمَّ ذَبَحَهُ، فَحشد أَخُوْهُ سورِي وَأَقْبَلَ، فَالتَقَوا، فَأَسره بَهْرَامَ شَاه، فَقَتَلَهُ أَيْضاً، فَأَقْبَل أَخُوْهُمَا الْملك عَلاَء الدِّيْنِ حُسَيْن بن حُسَيْنٍ، وَهَزَمَ بَهْرَامَ شَاه، وَاسْتَوْلَى

(١) وله شعر، انظره في " معجم الأدباء " ١ / ٢٧٨ - ٢٨٠ و" تهذيب ابن عساكر " ٤ / ٤٤٢، ٤٤٣. (*) الكامل في التاريخ ١١ / ٢٦٢، المختصر ٣ / ٣٨، العبر ٤ / ١٥٧، تتمة المختصر ٢ / ٩٨، البداية والنهاية ١٢ / ٢٤٢، النجوم الزاهرة ٥ / ٣٣٣، شذرات الذهب ٤ / ١٧٥، معجم الأنساب: ٤١٨. (٢) في " الكامل " ١١ / ٢٦٢. (٣) الغور بضم الغين: بلاد في الجبال قريبة من هراة بخراسان. " الأنساب " ٩ / ١٩٠. (٤) انظر " الكامل " ١١ / ١٣٥، ١٣٦، و١٦٤ - ١٦٨.