[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) › 349.8 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 349.8 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 349.8 - **Language:** English ### [349.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.349.8) Samiry, finding all his efforts against the Portuguese of no avail, was reduced to such a state of despair, that being taken seriously ill, he died of a broken heart in the year 921, when he was succeeded by his brother, who shortly after his accession made peace with the Portuguese. In this treaty the latter were authorised to build a factory at Calicut, and to trade without molestation, on condition of permitting four ships laden with pepper and ginger to sail annually to the Arabian coast. The Portuguese immediately built a fortified factory; and after establishing themselves, not only refused to allow the transport of the pepper and ginger to take place agreeably to compact, but persecuted the Mahomedans, on all occasions, with great cruelty. The Jews, also, who resided at Cranganore, taking advantage of the weakness of the Samiry government, following the example of the Portuguese, put to death many of the Mahomedans in that town and its vicinity. Samiry, repenting of having come to any terms with these Europeans, and seeing that their example had induced the Jews to commit these outrages, marched with a force to Cranganore, and succeeded in expelling all the Jews from every part of his country; after which, calling upon the Mahomedans in Malabar to join his standard, he proceeded to attack the Portuguese factory at Calicut, which he stormed, and took by assault; and he was enabled to despatch the four Arab vessels laden with pepper and ginger. - [Previous: 349.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.349.7) - [Next: 349.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.349.9) - [Up: 349](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.349) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.349.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.349.8) · Pramāṇa