[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Akbar (1556–1605)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar) › [Akbarnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama) › [The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge) › 172.2.2 # The Book of Akbar 172.2.2 The Akbarnama (H. Beveridge), vols. I–II 172.2.2 - **Language:** English ### [172.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.172.2.2) He engaged himself in collecting arms and in retrieving the position. Officers and soldiers came from the provinces and had the honour of performing their obeisances. At this time the honest water-carrier presented himself at the foot of the throne in reliance on the great promise. His Majesty Jahanbani, who was the crown-giver and throne-conferrer of the land of generosity and urbanity, when he saw the friendless water-carrier afar off, immediately gave his Cyrus (khusrau)-covenant a place on the throne of fulfilment, and having vacated the seat of sovereignty in favour of the Elijah of the path, he set the water-carrier, in accordance with his promise, upon the throne for half a day, thereby equalling him to the monarch of midday. Having excepted sundry kingly powers and functions which his capacity could not have comprehended, he exalted him by conferring on him the dignity of command, and wiped away, with the swelling sea of munificence, the dust of want from the countenance of his condition and of that of his tribe. Every order which during that incumbency on the kingly throne, issued from the water-carrier, was executed forthwith. M. Kamran on beholding such loftiness of soul displayed the wrinkle of cavil on the forehead of criticism, and a pretext (for displeasure) was furnished to his trouble-seeking heart. - [Previous: 172.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.172.2.1) - [Next: 172.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.172.2.3) - [Up: 172.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.172.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.172.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.akbar.akbarnama~en-beveridge.172.2.2) · Pramāṇa