Tarikh-i Daʾudi 7.6

7.6

And so, if anything came whilst he was drinking water, the ábdár received it. During the wintertime he daily wore two outer garments, which he gave away on the second day, and was in the habit of supplying every soldier with four or five dresses every winter. Whenever he went out to the game of chaugan, or was on a journey, if he supplied any person with a horse as a beast of burden or to ride on, he never again permitted it to be fastened in his stable, but still gave the animals their daily food at his own expense. If the person sold the horse, the daily allowance was not withdrawn, although the beast was no longer in his possession. If travellers arrived at his darbar, he gave each man one tanka, and a buffalo was daily slaughtered for their use; and they received the above-mentioned provision so long as they stayed in the Khan's darbar; on leaving, 200 tankas were given to them, and then they received permission to depart. Many of the nobles of Sultan Sikandar spent vast sums of money. Dilawar Khan, the son of Mian Bhuwa, daily purchased 500 tankas worth of roses for his harem. To what extent could I not write the praises of Sikandar's chiefs? But these few instances must suffice.