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 THE EISE OF ULUGH KHAN 113 till fortune favoured Tiim and he became chief hunts- man. Fate proclaimed that the earth was to be the prey of his fortune and the world the game of his sovereignty. He held this office and discharged its duties for some time, till the sun of the supremacy of Raziya set and that of Mu'izz-ad-din Bahram Shah shone forth. Fortune still befriended him. After re- maining some time in his position of chief huntsman, performing his service and exhibiting marks of ability, he was made master of the horse. The steed of sov- ereignty and empire thus came under his bridle and control. When Badr-ad-din Sankar became lord cham- berlain, he showed a paternal interest in Ulugh Khan and took such care of his advancement that he was raised to a higher position and received a grant of the lands of Riwari. He went to that place, and by his vigour and bravery punished the hill chiefs and brought the district under his sway. When the power of the Mu'izzi dynasty was declin- ing, the nobles conspired together and came to the gates of the city of Delhi. The princes and nobles all agreed as to the course to be pursued. Ulugh Khan, grantee of Riwari, displayed such energy and exhibited such remarkable resolution in securing the submis- sion of the provinces, that no one of the princes and nobles, Turks or Arabs, was worth the hundredth part of him. All the confederates admitted that he sur- passed them all in vigour, courage, and activity. When Delhi was conquered, he received a grant of Hansi. On taking possession of that territory, he applied him-