[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Tārīkh-i Firishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta) › [History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs) › 24.14 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 24.14 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 24.14 - **Language:** English ### [24.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.24.14) His reign, properly speaking, lasted only four years, though he enjoyed all the state and dignities of a king for upwards of twenty, if we reckon from the period of the capture of Dehly, when he may be said to have become King of India, though he assumed only the title of Commander-in-Chief of his patron Mahomed Ghoory. He was certainly a great captain, and might be classed among the greatest men in history, had not his licentious conduct at Ghizny tarnished the glory of his life. He was famous throughout the East for his generosity, for which he obtained the surname of Lakbukhsh, "Bestower of Laks." When a man is praised for generosity in India, they say to this day, "He is as liberal as Kootb-ood-Deen Eibuk." - [Previous: 24.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.24.13) - [Next: 25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.25) - [Up: 24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.24) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.24.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.24.14) · Pramāṇa