History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c11.17

c11.17

It was Changīz, " the Great " and " the Accursed ", who turned the indolent and uncivilized Mughals into a fighting nation. He trained his troops under a discipline of " Draconian severity " and within the span of a century the Mughals ruled both in Asia and in Europe. Besides, Changīz Khān gave the Mughals a code of law known as Yasak and a number of maxims known as Bilik. The Yasak was applied with unflinching severity and within the life time of Changīz Khān many of the flagrant evils among the Mughals—murder, robbery and adultery—became quite rare.¹⁴ In short this great conqueror and law-giver exploited the qualities of valour and perseverance of the quiescent Mughals¹⁵ and transformed them into the most distinguished warriors of the world.