[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) › 336.1.2 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 336.1.2 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 336.1.2 - **Language:** English ### [336.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.336.1.2) — Two comets are seen in Kashmeer. — A severe famine. — Death of the King. Immediately after the burial of the King, his prime minister, Syud Hussun, elevated the Prince Mahomed (the late monarch’s eldest son) to the throne of Kashmeer, at the age of seven years. On which occasion the contents of the royal treasury, together with the robes and armoury, being displayed before him, the child put aside the jewels and splendid apparel, and laid hold of a bow; from which circumstance a happy omen was drawn that the young king would be a great warrior. The minister, Syud Hussun, being proclaimed regent, prevented any person from having communication with him; which giving offence to the other nobles, they obtained the support of Pursaram, the Raja of Jummoo, and put Syud Hussun and thirty other Syuds to death; after which, having crossed the Behut and broken the bridge, they encamped on the opposite bank of the river, and collected a force. Syud Mahomed, the son of the regent, and the King’s uncle, mustered the royal guards, and proceeded to the palace for his protection. The inhabitants of the city were desirous of releasing Yoosoof Khan, the son of Beiram Khan, and placing him on the throne, or, indeed, any member of the royal family who had attained manhood, and who was able both to defend his own rights, and protect his subjects from the horrors of another civil war. - [Previous: 336.1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.336.1.1) - [Next: 336.1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.336.1.3) - [Up: 336.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.336.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.336.1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.336.1.2) · Pramāṇa