▁son ▁Muhammad , ▁under ▁Mah m ud ▁II — and ▁was ▁often ▁held ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁am ir ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁while ▁others ▁are ▁rather ▁unknown . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁junior ▁chamber la ins ▁with ▁the ▁simple ▁title ▁of ▁ha j ib ▁in ▁the ▁Sel j uk ▁court . ▁In ▁time , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁gener als ▁and ▁provincial ▁govern ors , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁prominent ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁real m , ▁also ▁acquired ▁ha j ib s ▁in ▁their ▁ret in ues . ▁These ▁were ▁not ▁always ▁military ▁men . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Il k han ids ▁( 1 2 5 6 – 1 3 5 7 ), ▁the ▁ha j ib ▁was ▁again ▁a ▁chamber lain , ▁although ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁royal ▁court ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁less er ▁provincial ▁courts ▁these ▁men ▁were ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁class . ▁The ▁ha j ib s ▁remained ▁court ▁officials ▁under ▁the ▁Tim ur ids , ▁while ▁under ▁the ▁Saf av ids ▁the ▁chief ▁chamber lain ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁is h ik - a q asi ▁bash i ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁a ▁master ▁of ▁cer emon ies ▁analog ous ▁to ▁the ▁ha j ib - i ▁d arg ah . ▁ ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁In ▁the ▁F at im id ▁C ali ph ate , ▁the ▁ha j ib s ▁were ▁chamber la ins , ▁with ▁the ▁chief ▁chamber lain ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" L ord ▁of ▁the ▁Gate "