Storia do Mogor 54: OF THE FIFTH KING, SULTAN MAHAMED (MAHMUD)

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He was a strict observer of the Mahomedan faith, an enemy of idols, and consequently of the Hindus. He made war against them many times, and defeated many petty Hindu kings, rendering them tributaries of his crown. This king never failed to read the Quran many times a day, and thus covered his iniquity, for he was very ambitious and covetous. He never failed to draw profit from any opening for the acquisition of territory or the defeat of a neighbouring prince.
Once it happened that he gained a great victory over a Patani (Pathan) king in the open field, not far from the mountains of those Pathans. After the battle he rode out, towards the IV. SHEKH 'UMAR, evening, puffed up with the spectacle of the numerous deaths that his army had caused among the enemy. He was full of vain-glory at seeing so many dead bodies, and, unable to contain himself for joy, made various demonstrations, and made up his mind to continue this career of victory. But a Pathan — I know not whether out of fright or for some other cause — had hidden among the corpses. Seeing the king unprotected and on horseback, he let fly an arrow, with which he ended the vain-glory, the victories, and the projects of Sultan Mahmud. After a reign of eight years, one month, and fourteen days, he left his immense treasures to his firstborn son, Sultan Babar [66].