[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) › 6.5.6 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 6.5.6 History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 6.5.6 - **Language:** English ### [6.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.6.5.6) In the year 412, a petition was presented from his subjects, setting forth, that some tribes of Arabs had for many years interrupted the communication with Mecca, so that for fear of them, and on account of the weakness of the Caliph, who neglected to expel them, and whose power had long since declined, pilgrims were unable to pay their devotions at the shrine of the Prophet. The King immediately appointed Aboo-Mahomed, the Kazy-ool-Koozat, with a considerable force, to accompany a kafila, proceeding to Mecca, with a strong escort. But, lest the enemy should be too strong for him, he sent 30,000 dirms to procure a safe journey to the pilgrims. Accordingly many thousand individuals of all classes prepared to depart. - [Previous: 6.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.6.5.5) - [Next: 6.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.6.5.7) - [Up: 6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.6.5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.6.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.6.5.6) · Pramāṇa