The Turks in India: Critical Chapters on the Administration of that Country by the Chughtai, Bábar, and His DescendantsW. H. Allen, 1879 - 255 oldal |
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Abul Fuzl administration Afghan Agra Ahmad Akbar Álam Amir army Asaf Khán Aurungzeb authority Ázam Bábar Bahár became Bengal Bernier Bhao Blochmann brother Burhanpur Cabul called camp capital Catrou Changez character chief Chughtai civilised command contemporary court Dára death Deccan Delhi died emperor empire enemy estimate European Farukh Siyar father favour force Gujarát hand Hindu Hindustan house of Taimur Humáyun imperial India Jahán Jahangir Játs jizya Jumna Kháfi Khán Khán Khusru king krors lady Lahore land Mahrattas Manrique Manucci minister Mir Jumla Mirza Mohamad Mohamadan monarch Mongol Moslem mother Mughal Mughal Empire Mussulman Nádir Najib native Nizam palace Pathan peacock throne Persian prince provinces Rája Rajput reign revenue Rohillas ruler rupees Saádat Salim says Sáyyid sent Sháh Shahjahán Shekh Shujaá side Sinh sovereign Subahs Sultan Táj Tartar thousand throne tion Todar tomb took tribe Turkish Turks vazir Zulfikár
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225. oldal - The country was torn to pieces with civil wars, and groaned under every species of domestic confusion. Villainy was practised in every form ; all law and religion were trodden under foot ; the bonds of private friendship and connections, as well as of society and government, were broken; and every individual, as if amidst a forest of wild beasts, could rely upon nothing but the strength of his own arm.
73. oldal - Said Jesus, on whom be peace! The world is a bridge, pass over it, but build no house there. He who hopeth for an hour, may hope for eternity; the world is but an hour, spend it in devotion ; the rest is worth nothing.
30. oldal - Sometimes, however, from the misconduct of my Amirs and their dislike of the plan, sometimes from the cabals and opposition of my brothers, I was prevented from prosecuting any expedition into that country, and its provinces escaped being overrun. At length these obstacles were removed. There was now no one left, great or small, noble or private man, who could dare to utter a word in opposition to the enterprise. In the year...
30. oldal - The most powerful of the Pagan princes, in point of territory and army, is the Raja of Bijanagar. Another is the Rana Sanka, who has attained his present high eminence, only in these later times, by his own valour and his sword.
32. oldal - He exhibited at his death but the fragments of a warrior : one eye was' lost in the broil with his brother ; an arm in .an action with the Lodi king of Delhi, and he was a cripple owing to a limb being broken by a cannon-ball in another ; while he counted eighty wounds from the sword OF the lance on various parts of his body.
68. oldal - Further, we declare that should His Majesty think fit to issue a new order, we and the nation shall likewise be bound by it; Provided always, that such order be not only in accordance with some verse of the Quran, but also of real benefit to the nation...
7. oldal - Their faces were set on their bodies as if they had no neck. Their cheeks resembled soft leathern bottles, full of wrinkles and knots. Their noses extended from cheek to cheek, and their mouths from cheek-bone to cheek-bone Their moustaches were of extravagant length.
91. oldal - Emperor's followers, and the presents he gave and received ; but taken as a whole, the work is very interesting, and assuming that Jahangir is mainly responsible for its authorship, it proves him to have been a man of no common ability. He records his weaknesses, and confesses his faults, with candour, and a perusal of this work alone would leave a favourable impression both of his character and talents.
128. oldal - The banquet was given in the principal hall of the bath (ghusal khana), in which, besides the fixtures, there were added on this occasion rich carpets of silk, silver, and gold, which covered the floor, serving as ground-tables, according to the native custom, as also for seats for the guests ; and these coverings were useful, because in the four corners of the hall were other similar tables, each of five steps, and all enriched with Persian coverings of gold and silver, serving for stands and dresses...
142. oldal - reigned not so much as a king over his subjects, but rather as a father over his family.