The Rashīdī History 235.3

235.3

The atrocities which took place after the death of the Khan, the murders, the violence, all [seemed to be the working of Mirza Ali Taghai]. Though Mirza Ali Taghai used all his influence, yet without the sanction of [Muhammadi], Rashid Sultan would never have committed such scandalous acts. In fact [Muhammadi's] influence for evil was greater [than Mirza Ali Taghai's], and his control over Rashid Sultan's mind was so great, that the latter did whatever he told him, however "infidel" the action might be. All these lying tales and unrighteous deeds were for the sake of [Muhammadi]. The ladies of the Khan's haram — Rashid Sultan's [step-] mothers — were pressed to marry Muhammadi, and those who did not yield, he went so far, in his resentment, as to plunder and expel. But he did not see fit that the mates of the huma should become the co-mates of the crows.