In Wassaf We Find, As In Teixeira, Mahmud's Son Masa'ud
Killing His Brother Nazrat, And Bahauddin Expelling Masa'ud.
It is true
that Hammer's surprising muddle makes Nazrat kill Masa'ud; however, as a
few lines lower we find Masa'ud alive and Nazrat dead, we may safely
venture on this correction.
But we find also that Masa'ud appears as
Ruknuddin Masa'ud, and that Bahauddin does not assume the princely
authority himself, but proclaims that of Fakhruddin Ahmed Ben Ibrahim
At-Thaibi, a personage who does not appear in Teixeira at all. A MS.
history, quoted by Ouseley, does mention Fakhruddin, and ascribes to him
the transfer to Jerun. Wassaf seems to allude to Bahauddin as a sort of
Sea Rover, occupying the islands of Larek and Jerun, whilst Fakhruddin
reigned at Hormuz. It is difficult to understand the relation between the
two.
It is possible that Polo's memory made some confusion between the names
of RUKNUDDIN Masa'ud and Fakhruddin AHMED, but I incline to think the
latter is his RUOMEDAN AHMED. For Teixeira tells us that Masa'ud took
refuge at the court of Kerman, and Wassaf represents him as supported in
his claims by the Atabeg of that province, whilst we see that Polo seems
to represent Ruomedan Acomat as in hostility with that prince. To add to
the imbroglio I find in a passage of Wassaf Malik Fakhruddin Ahmed
at-Thaibi sent by Ghazan Khan in 1297 as ambassador to Khanbalig, staying
there some years, and dying off the Coromandel coast on his return in
1305.
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