[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) › 40.5.1 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 40.5.1 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 40.5.1 - **Language:** English ### [40.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.40.5.1) "Let the man who shall raise up a slave recollect, "If ever a grateful return he expect, "That his labour is lost; and too late he shall find "A venomous reptile his heart hath entwined." Having discovered that men of character would not become the instruments of his wickedness, the King elevated these wretches to rank and power; but the consequence was, that the hereditary nobles, and more particularly the Ameer Judeeda (the foreign officers), only watched for opportunities to revolt, especially after the massacre by Azeez in Malwa. Their spirit was first evinced in Guzerat. On the discovery of the feelings of the nobles, the King's new governor, Mullik Mokbil, who, with the title of Khan Jehan, had been just nominated to the office, secured the treasure, and proceeded to Dehly. The Ameer Judeeda, hearing of his movements, intercepted him with a body of horse, and not only robbed but compelled him to retire to Nehrwala, the capital of Guzerat. The King, on hearing of this assault, prepared to march to Guzerat, leaving his nephew Feroze governor at Dehly. In the year 748, he encamped at Sooltanpoor, about 30 miles from the city, where he waited till he could collect his army. - [Previous: 40.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.40.4.7) - [Next: 40.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.40.5.2) - [Up: 40.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.40.5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.40.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.40.5.1) · Pramāṇa