Twilight of the Sultanate c7.s1.31

c7.s1.31

On 26 October (14 Safar) Pīr Muhammad had audience with his grandfather,³⁵ who lavishly rewarded the prince and his nobles. Fresh mounts were supplied to all of his soldiers who once more became ready for fresh adventures.³⁶ Tīmūr was always liberal in giving rewards and providing free accoutrements to his troops. He writes that he could maintain his power for so long because he "divided among his soldiers the treasures which he had gathered".³⁷ At another place he says: "I advanced to my troops their wages even before they were due".³⁸