▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁A la ud din ' s ▁service ▁▁ ▁Mult ani ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁A la ud din ▁K hal ji ▁( ), ▁as ▁a ▁secretary ▁( d ab ir ) ▁to ▁A la ud din ' s ▁brother ▁Ul ugh ▁Khan . ▁According ▁to ▁A la ud din ' s ▁court ier ▁Am ir ▁Kh us ra u , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁learned ▁states man ▁and ▁a ▁veter an ▁military ▁general . ▁The ▁later ▁chron ic ler ▁Z ia ud din ▁Bar ani ▁describes ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁widely - tra vel led ▁well - ex per ien ced ▁man , ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁wise ▁coun sel ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁tack le ▁complex ▁problems . ▁Bar ani ▁also ▁mentions ▁that , ▁like ▁Kh us ra u , ▁he ▁was ▁sk illed ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁sword ▁and ▁the ▁pen . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 3 0 5 , ▁an ▁army ▁sent ▁by ▁A la ud din ▁inv aded ▁Mal wa , ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁Param ara ▁forces ▁head ed ▁by ▁prime ▁minister ▁K oka . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁who ▁commanded ▁this ▁army , ▁but ▁he ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁Mult ani , ▁as ▁A la ud din ▁later ▁appointed ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Mal wa . ▁Mult ani ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁cons olid ating ▁A la ud din ' s ▁rule ▁in ▁Mal wa . ▁He ▁ra ided ▁the ▁former ▁Param ara ▁capital ▁D h ara , ▁where ▁he ▁broke ▁the