Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c12.s5.15

c12.s5.15

Bāz Bahādur of Mālwa, the contemporary of Akbar, was noted for his taste for music. In Mālwa, this art reached its height at this time and the king devoted himself entirely to its cultivation and encouragement, to the neglect of State affairs. This ardent follower of Orpheus had to pay the penalty for this neglect by losing his kingdom, which was conquered by Akbar.³