[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) › 57.4.4 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 57.4.4 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 57.4.4 - **Language:** English ### [57.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.57.4.4) The unhappy followers were so impatient for water, that, as soon as the first bucket appeared, several of them threw themselves upon it, before it had quite reached the surface, and fell in. The next day they arrived at a brook, and the camels, who had not tasted water for several days, were allowed to quench their thirst; but having drank to excess, several of them died. The King, after enduring unheard-of miseries, at length reached Amurkote with only a few attendants. The Raja, who has the title of Rana, took compassion on his misfortunes, and spared nothing that could alleviate his sufferings, or tend to console him in his distress. - [Previous: 57.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.57.4.3) - [Next: 57.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.57.4.5) - [Up: 57.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.57.4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.57.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.57.4.4) · Pramāṇa