A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): A Contribution to the History of India c14.25

c14.25

Firûz returned after this to his capital and sent for the lovely Pertâl, and on her arrival, finding that her beauty surpassed all report, he gave her in marriage to his eldest son, Hasan Khân, when "the knot was tied amid great rejoicings and princely magnificence." The lady's husband is described by Firishtah as being "a weak and dissipated prince." He was heir to the throne, but was easily ousted by the valiant Ahmad Khânkhânân,” and lived privately at Fîrûzâbâd, “ entirely devoted to indolence and pleasure.” The last we hear of him is that his usurping uncle, Ahmad Shah I., treated him kindly, “ gave him the palace of Firozeabad for his residence, with an ample jaghire (estate), and permission to hunt or take his pleasure within eight miles round his palace, without restriction to time or form.” Hasan “ was more satisfied with this power of indulging his appetites than with the charge of empire. While his uncle lived he enjoyed his ease, and no difference ever happened between them ; but he was afterwards blinded and kept confined to the palace of Firozeabad.” This must have been after A.D. 1434.