Muntakhab al-tawarikh 41.6

41.6

We should not lose sight of the fact that from having built a palace such as this, which was quite unnecessary, there is a suspicion that Ulugh Khan may have built the palace without foundation, as was currently rumoured, but the author of the Tārīkh-i Fīroz Shāhī makes no mention of this, although this may possibly be due to a desire to flatter Fīroz Shāh and out of regard for him. This event took place in the year 725 A.H. (1325 A.D.) and the duration of the reign of Sultān Ghiyāsu-d-Dīn Tughlaq Shāh was four years and some months. Verse. If thou placest the world beneath thy feet, Thou shalt not sleep at last in thine own place. It is currently reported among the people of India that Sultān Ghiyāsu-d-Dīn Tughlaq, on account of the ill-will he bore to Sultānu-l-Mashā’ikh, sent a message to the Shaikh while on the way to Lakhnautī to this effect, "After my arrival at Dihlī, either the Shaikh will be (quiet) there or I." The Shaikh replied, "Dihlī is still some way off." This saying became proverbial from that day and gained currency. The Tughlaq Nāma of Mīr Khusrau, which was the latest of his works, was written in verse in honour of the Sultān and in obedience to his order. The death of the Sultānu-l-Mashā’ikh and also of Mīr Khusrau occurred in the same year, as has already been stated.