Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v1.c13.s5.11

v1.c13.s5.11

'Abdur Razzāq also suffered from the misrepresentations of the Hormuzians as well as from the petty-mindedness of the officials. He relates to us how his grievances were redressed: "The king had appointed as a temporary substitute of the Brahman Danāik a person named Hambah Nurīr, who considered himself equal to the *Wazir*. He was diminutive in stature, malignant, low-born, vile, savage, and reprobate. All the most odious qualities were united in him, and he had not a single estimable trait in his composition. When the seat of the administration was polluted by that wretch, he stopped my daily allowance without any cause. The Hormuzians having found an opportunity of showing their malice, displayed the devilry which forms the leaven of their disposition; and conformity of vice having ingratiated them with Hambah Nurīr they declared that I was not accredited by His Majesty the Khāhan-i-Sa'id, but that I was a mere merchant, who had carried in my hand the diploma of His Majesty. They spread several other lies in the hearing of the infidels, which produced such an impression upon them, that for some time, in the middle of this unholy country, I was reduced to a state of misery and uncertainty. But while labouring under this anxiety, I met the king several times on the road, who treated me with great consideration, and asked how I was going on. In very truth, he possessed excellent qualities.