[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Persian and Urdu literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab) › [Nuh sipihr](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.nuh-sipihr) › [Nuh Sipihr (extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.nuh-sipihr~en-elliot) › 1 # Nuh sipihr 1: The First Sphere. Nuh Sipihr (extracts) 1 - **Language:** English ### [1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.nuh-sipihr~en-elliot.1) Praise of God and the Prophet, and of the author's spiritual teacher, Nizamu-d din Aulya. Panegyric on the reigning monarch, Mubarak Shah. The author tells us that he was more than sixty years old when he wrote this poem, and had already written poems on the three preceding monarchs: Kai-kubad, respecting whom he had written the Kiranu-s Sa'dain; Jalalu-d din Firoz, on whom he had written Kasidas and Masnavis; 'Alau-d din Khilji, to whom he had dedicated his Khamsa, and addressed panegyrical poems. The accession of Kutbu-d din Mubarak Shah on Sunday, the 24th of Muharram, 716 H. (April 18th, 1316 A.D.). After remaining in Dehli for a year, he proceeded to the Dekhin for the conquest of Deogir, at the head of a large army. His first march was to Tilpat, about seven kos from Dehli, and, after a march of two months, he arrived on the borders of Deogir, where he received the submission of all the rais and ranas of those parts, except Raghu, the deputy and minister of the late Rai Ram Deo. Raghu, on learning the approach of the king, fled to the hills in open rebellion. Khusru Khan was detached with a powerful army to repel him, and a royal tent accompanied, in order to do honour to the expedition. One of his officers, named Katlagh, the chief huntsman, seized some of Raghu's adherents, from whom it was ascertained that he had nearly 10,000 Hindu cavalry under him. Khusru Khan attacked him in a defile, and completely routed him. "The Hindus, who had pretended to independence, were either slain, captured, or put to flight. Raghu himself was most severely wounded; his body was covered with blood; his lips emitted no breath. He entered some cave in a ravine, which even a snake could scarcely penetrate. Khusru Khan, with thanks to God after his glorious victory, looked towards the royal tent and kissed the earth. He made over the charge of the army to the 'Ariz, and returned expeditiously to the seat of the throne, for his majesty had urgently summoned him. The king received him with a hundred flattering distinctions, and raised him to the highest honours. May his good fortune always so prevail, that he may bestow benefactions upon his slaves!" - [Next: 2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.nuh-sipihr~en-elliot.2.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.nuh-sipihr~en-elliot.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.adab.nuh-sipihr~en-elliot.1) · Pramāṇa