Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c12.s8: 8. Multān
Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c12.s8
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8. Multān
c12.s8.1
Of the kings of Multān, the name of Ḥusain Langā will be remembered for the impetus he gave to education by erecting many col- leges, in which were appointed the most distinguished scholars of the time. This prince was himself a learned man, and manifested his love of learning by the patronage of learned authors.¹
c12.s8.2
¹ Ferishta vol. iv, p. 385.
c12.s8.3
It is stated in Ḥadīqatul-Aqālīm (MS. in ASB, leaf 69) that the Sulṭān once sent a man to Gujrāt to inspect its splendid buildings. When the person reported that with all his wealth, the Sulṭān could not erect similar buildings in Multān, he was much disappointed. But the Wazīr to console him said that though Gujrāt was noted for its buildings, Multān was superior to it in learning.