History of the Qaraunah Turks in India c6.131

c6.131

“Barani is not blind to Muhammad Tughluq's faults, but he invariably sets off against them such virtues as he possessed and his undoubted abilities. It would have been impossible for a courtier writing for publication in the reign of Muhammad's successor, Firuz, who had a tender regard for his cousin's reputation to portray Muhammad as the despicable traitor of Ibn Batūtah's narrative. Ibn Batūtah, on the other hand, was untrammelled by apprehensions for his personal safety, for he did not write and publish his account of