# Mallek Khan — Short Fiction character guide

> Mallek Khan in Short Fiction by Clark Ashton Smith.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-the-malay-krise

## Who they are

A character mentioned in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Ali Bagh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/ali_bagh)

_rivalry_

Ali Bagh and Mallek Khan are rival chieftains competing for control of the mountain passes.

### [James Roverton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/james_roverton)

_professional_

James Roverton negotiates trade rights with Mallek Khan, maintaining a tense but profitable alliance.

### [James Roverton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/characters/james_roverton)

_professional_

James Roverton negotiates trade rights with Mallek Khan, maintaining a tense but profitable alliance.

## In the story

### [The Ghost of Mohammed Din](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_9_se/chapters/the-ghost-of-mohammed-din)

Ali Bagh's accomplice who was arrested and sentenced to fifteen years for counterfeiting, but refused to testify against Ali Bagh.

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