The Nāṣirī Generations 39.3

39.3

He entered into a compact with the Samani Amirs for the mountain tracts, or Highlands of 'Irak, as far as Tabaristan, of which he received the tenure from them, at the rate of one thousand dinars per day. Fana Khusrau ruled with vigour and energy; and, as before stated, was excessively proud, but of great spirit and resolution. He had, however, great dread of death, so much so that not a soul dared to mention before his throne, in any way, the name of the Gor-i-Dashti, or Wild Ass, because Gor also signifies a grave; and it is stated that he commanded that all graveyards should be enclosed with lofty walls, so that his eyes might not behold a grave. Of his pride and grandeur the following is a specimen. After his decease, eight thousand napkins and handkerchiefs, of great price and fineness of fabric, befitting a king, were found, belonging to him, of brocade, linen, and Egyptian threaded and embroidered with gold, and ornamented with jewels, with which he was wont to wipe his mouth and nose, and which fetched the price of 50,000 dinars of gold.