[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) › 33.1.7 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 33.1.7 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 33.1.7 - **Language:** English ### [33.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.33.1.7) In the retinue of those princes were some of the most illustrious men of learning whom Asia at that time produced. The court of India, therefore, in the days of Gheias-ood-Deen Bulbun, was esteemed the most polite and magnificent in the world. A society of learned men assembled frequently at the house of the prince, commonly known by the name of Khan Shaheed, at which the Ameer Khoosrow of Dehly, the poet, presided. Another society of musicians, dancers, actors, and story-tellers, frequently met at the house of the King's second son, Kurra Khan Bagera, who delighted in such amusements. The omras followed the example of their superiors, so that various societies were formed in every quarter of the city, and the King's taste for splendour in his palaces, equipages, and liveries, was imitated by the courtiers. - [Previous: 33.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.33.1.6) - [Next: 33.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.33.1.8) - [Up: 33.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.33.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.33.1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.33.1.7) · Pramāṇa