[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 354.5.3 # Storia do Mogor 354.5.3 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 354.5.3 - **Language:** English ### [354.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.354.5.3) They say that long ago, while Taimur-i-lang was still a lad, as he was going through his village on his way to graze his camels, he met a poor faqir walking along the road and crying out : ' He who will give me to eat and to drink once only, I shall make him a great king.' Taimur-i-lang, who even then cherished ambitious thoughts, believed in the faqir's words, and told him to wait where he was and he would satisfy his wants. He ran in all haste to his own house. When his mother saw him she cried out at him for coming back to the house so soon, and not keeping with the camels as he was used to do. Taimur-i-lang told her what had happened, and gave his mother no peace until she had made over to him some food. \[126\] He carried it to the faqir, who, after eating, informed Taimur-i-lang that if he wanted to be a king he would make him one, but in that case he must patiently suffer the pain he should inflict. Taimur-i-lang replied that he would suffer gladly all that might be done to him. Then the faqir ordered him to throw himself on the ground, covered him with his cloak, and struck him with the hand, using all his strength, eleven times on the posterior. He would have gone on administering blows had not Taimur-i-lang, unable any longer to endure the pain, risen up and flung the cloak far from him. He then sat down some paces from the faqir. - [Previous: 354.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.354.5.2) - [Next: 354.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.354.5.4) - [Up: 354.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.354.5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.354.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.354.5.3) · Pramāṇa