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 INTKIGUES AGAINST ULUGH KHAN 121 son, either in hunting, in passing through mountain denies, or in crossing rivers. Ulugh Khan's good for- tune preserved him, however, and his adversaries were unable to do him any harm. When they found that their plans were ineffectual, they agreed upon another course, and presenting themselves at the doors of the royal tent, urged upon his Majesty that Ulugh Khan ought to be sent to his estates at Hansi. On Saturday, the new moon of Muharram, 651 A. H. (March, 1253 A. D.), Ulugh Khan accordingly proceeded to Hansi with his followers and family. When the Sul- tan reached Delhi, the thorn of envy, which still festered in the malicious heart of Rihan, impelled him to recom- mend his Majesty to send Ulugh Khan to Nagor and to give the country of Hansi to one of the royal princes. His Majesty accordingly went to Hansi, and the Khan was removed to Nagor. This happened in Jumada-1- akhir, 651 A. H. On his departure for Hansi, Imad-ad- din Rihan became viceroy, and the execution of the royal commands passed into his hands. On returning to the capital, on the seventeenth of Shawwal, Malik Saif-ad-din Kishli Khan, brother of Ulugh Khan, was sent to his estate of Karra, and Izz- ad-din Balban, son-in-law of Katlagh Khan, was ap- pointed lord chamberlain. All the officers who had been appointed at the instance of Ulugh Khan were removed, and the business and quietude of the State were dis- turbed through the machinations of Imad-ad-din. At this period, Ulugh Khan, who was at Nagor, led a Mohammedan force in the direction of Rantambhor,