The Rashīdī History 94.11

94.11

He excelled in the conduct of life, in intelligence and prudence, and was skilled in state management and the control and organisation of armies. By his nature he was not at all addicted to the customs and ceremonies of kings, or to the grandeur and magnificence of Khans, but rather tried to do without ceremony, and to live as simply as possible. In no way whatever did he make any distinction between himself and the rest of his people. He knew the Koran by heart, and had a very accurate Reader, who was better versed in the Koran than any one else in the country. His name was "Hafiz Magas-i-sag." But in his innermost nature, this man was so unbalanced and his acts were so revolting, that to mention them would be a reason for withdrawing behind a curtain! It was under this man that Mansur Khan learnt by heart the Kalam-Ullah. Some of his officers one day suggested, in private, to the Khan that Hafiz Magas was not worthy to be his teacher, seeing that his mind was totally unsound. . . Thus it is evident that Mansur Khan was a religiously inclined monarch. He spent the whole of his life in the practice of Islam. He left behind him two sons, Shah Khan and Muhammad Sultan, and one daughter, whom Sultan Said Khan took for his son Rashid Sultan, as is mentioned in Part II.