[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) › 291.8 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 291.8 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 291.8 - **Language:** English ### [291.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.291.8) The King was pleased at the ingenious turn which his minister had given to the conversation; but it is evident it had an effect on his mind; for very shortly afterwards he abdicated his throne in favour of his son Feroze, asserting as a reason that he was old, and found his faculties failing him. After this he retired from public life; and living in a humble style, contented himself by having about him holy personages, who expounded the laws of the prophet, and explained the tenets of the faith. - [Previous: 291.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.291.7) - [Next: 291.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.291.9) - [Up: 291](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.291) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.291.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.291.8) · Pramāṇa