[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) › 85.7 # Storia do Mogor 85.7 Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 85.7 - **Language:** English ### [85.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.85.7) 'It is possible that your knowledge did not extend beyond the king and realm of Hindustan, for you taught me there were no other kings in the world, that the others were petty princelings of no weight. You told me nothing about their armies, wars, customs, religions, government, and business. Hardly did I learn from you the names of my ancestors, of the renowned Taimur-i-lang and the bellicose Babar, the founders of this empire. You made no attempt to give me the story of their lives, their wonderful conquests, their mode of warfare, of ordering their armies, of commanding their soldiers. All your purpose and effort was to turn me into a good Arab, making me waste my time over a language which demands from ten to twelve years to obtain a little proficiency in it. Meanwhile my youth and my capacity for lofty things had vanished. - [Previous: 85.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.85.6) - [Next: 85.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.85.8) - [Up: 85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.85) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.85.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.85.7) · Pramāṇa