Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c12.s6: 6. The Kingdom of Khāndish

Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c12.s6

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6. The Kingdom of Khāndish

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Nāṣir Khān, the second sovereign of Khāndish, was fortunate in having Shaikh Zainuddīn, the disciple and successor of Burhānuddīn, as his priest. They were men of great repute in learning, being principals of the *Madrasah* at Daulatābād.⁴ Burhānpūr the capital

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⁴ *Oriental Annual* (1840), by T. Bacon, pp. 118, 119.

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of Khāndīsh had at least one madrasah. The city stands on the bank of the river Tāpti and the remains of the college were seen by the compiler of the *Oriental Annual* (1840).¹

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¹ *Oriental Annual* (1840), p. 112.

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The kingdom of Khāndīsh during its existence as an independent principality found a patron of letters in Nāṣir Khān Fārūqī who influenced its destiny for about forty years. He invited learned men from many countries and gave great encouragement to the promotion of literature.²

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² *Ferishta* vol. iv, p. 286.