Mubarak was taken out of the prison and appointed regent to Shihab-ud-din. As soon as he found himself secure, he got blinded Shihab-ud-din, sent him to Gwalior and himself ascended the throne on April 14, 1316 and assumed the title of Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah. He gave liberal grants to his favourites and conferred titles and honours on them.
The most conspicuous recipient of his favour was a slave from Gujarat, Hasan, who was given the title of Khusrau Khan. He was raised to the exalted office of wazir after a year. The sultan abolished some of the obnoxious taxes of Ala-ud-din and released a large number of prisoners.
He also returned many lands which had been taken away from the people during Ala-ud-din’s reign. He relaxed the strict vigilance of nobles and others and did not enforce the market regulations rigorously. An era of relaxation and happiness was ensured and the people could freely meet each other and also amass wealth.
This peace and tranquility was disturbed by the rebellion in Gujarat. He ordered Ain-ul-Mulk, who had already left Devagiri to take charge of the operations in Gujarat. The sultan appointed Zafar Khan, his father-in-law, as governor of Gujarat.
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But there seemed to have been some misunderstanding which led to the execution of Zafar Khan. Husam-ud-din, brother of Khusrau, was the next governor. His behaviour led to his replacement by Sardar-ul-Mulk.