[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) › [Tarikh-i Firishta, of Muhammad Kasim Hindu Shah Firishta (Elliot & Dowson, extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-elliot) › 8 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 8: Mahmud Shah Gujarati Táríkh-i Firishta, of Muhammad Kásim Hindú Sháh Firishta (Elliot & Dowson, extracts) 8 - **Language:** English ### [8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-elliot.8) Beny Ray having recovered from his wounds, the King used every effort to persuade both him and his minister to embrace the Mahomedan faith. They, however, persisted in refusing, swearing that they preferred death to abjuring their religion. Mahmood Shah was in hopes of shaking their constancy by confining them separately, and treating them harshly. This conduct only tended to support their resolution, till at length the King, at the instigation of some holy men about his person, ordered them to be put to death. - [Previous: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-elliot.7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-elliot.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-elliot.8) · Pramāṇa