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"stringing, and by cutting human beings to pieces. "God in his infinite goodness having been pleased "to confer on me the power, has also inspired me "with the disposition to put an end to these prac"tices. It is my resolution, moreover, to restore, "in the daily prayers offered up for the royal family, the names of all those princes, my prede"cessors, who have reigned over the empire of

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Dehly, in hopes that these prayers, being ac"ceptable to God, may in some measure appease "his wrath, and ensure his mercy towards them. "It is also hereby proclaimed, that the small and "vexatious taxes, under the denomination of Cotwally, &c. payable to the public servants of "government, as perquisites of offices, by small "traders; that licences for the right of pasturage

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from shepherds, on waste lands belonging to the "crown; fees from flower-sellers, fish-sellers, cotton"cleaners, silk-sellers, and cooks; and the precarious "and fluctuating taxes on shopkeepers and vint"ners, shall henceforward cease throughout the "realm; for it is better to relinquish this portion "of the revenue than realise it at the expense of "so much distress, occasioned by the discretionary

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power necessarily vested in tax-gatherers and "officers of authority; nor will any tax here"after be levied contrary to the written law of "the book. It has been customary to set aside "one fifth of all property taken in war for the troops, and to reserve four fifths to the govern"ment. It is hereby ordered, that in future four "fifths shall be distributed to the troops, and one "fifth only reserved for the crown. I will on all

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"occasions cause to be banished from the realm,

persons convicted of the following crimes : "Those who profess atheism, or who maintain "schools of vice. All public servants convicted "of corruption, as well as persons paying bribes. "I have myself abstained from wearing gaudy silk "apparel and jewels, as an example to my subjects. "I have considered it my duty to repair every

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public edifice of utility, constructed by my pre"decessors, such as caravansaras, musjids, wells, "reservoirs of water, aqueducts, canals, hospitals, "alms-houses, and schools, and have alienated "considerable portions of the revenue for their "support. I have also taken pains to discover "the surviving relations of all persons who suffered "from the wrath of my late lord and master, Ma"homed Toghluk, and having pensioned and pro"vided for them, have caused them to grant their “full pardon and forgiveness to that Prince, in the presence of the holy and learned men of this

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age, whose signatures and seals as witnesses are "affixed to the documents; the whole of which, as "far as lay in my power, have been procured, and

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put into a box, and deposited in the vault in "which Mahomed Toghluk is entombed. I have gone and sought consolation from all the most "learned and holy men within my realm, and have "taken care of them. Whenever my soldiers have "been rendered inefficient for service, by wounds, " or by age, I have cause them to be pensioned on "full pay for life. Two attempts have been made "to poison me, but without effect."

The following are the public works constructed during the reign of this prince :

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50 Dams across rivers, to promote irrigation, 40 Mosques,

30 Colleges with mosques attached,

20 Palaces,

100 Caravansaras,

200 Towns,

30 Reservoirs or lakes for irrigating lands, 100 Hospitals,

5 Mausolea,

100 Public baths,

10 Monumental pillars,

10 Public wells,

150 bridges;

Besides numerous gardens and pleasure-houses. Lands were alienated, at the same time, for the maintenance of these public buildings, in order to keep them in thorough repair.

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GHEIAS-OOD-DEEN TOGHLUK.

The King forms a new ministry-sends a force to attack the Prince Mahomed Khan. The King's brother and cousins fly from Dehly, owing to apprehension of his jealousy and cruelty they form an insurrection, and return with an army to the capital. Death of some of the King's adherents. The King's death.

GHEIAS-OOD-DEEN TOGHLUK, the son of the Prince Futteh Khan, and grandson of Feroze, ascended the throne in the palace of Ferozabad, on the death of his grandfather; and, according to custom, directed the Khootba to be read, and the currency to be struck, in his own name. Mullik Feroze Ally, the son of Mullik Taj-ood-Deen, became vizier, and received the title of Khan Jehan, while one Gheias-ood-Deen received charge of the armoury; and Mullik Mofurra, with the title of Furhut-ool-Moolk, was confirmed in the office of governor of Guzerat. The King, soon after, sent an army under the Vizier and Mahomed Tahir, to expel his uncle, the Prince Mahomed, from Surmore. On the approach of the royal army this prince fled to the mountains, and there took possession of a strong post, and securing the wives and children of his adherents, waited to give the royalists battle. He was, however, driven from one position to another, till he arrived at Na

A. H. 790.

A. D. 1338.

grakote, and shut himself up in that place. That fortress being very strong, his enemies did not think proper to besiege it, but left him in quiet possession, and returned to Dehly.

The King, meanwhile, giving loose to his youthful passions, and neglecting the affairs of state, vice, luxury, and oppression arose on every side. He confined, and treated with great cruelty, his own brother Salar, and his cousin Aboo Bukr, the son of Zuffur Khan, the third son of Feroze. These princes, having reason to dread his resentment, fled the court, and, in order to secure themselves, raised troops. The leaders of this revolt consisted of Mullik Rookn-ood-Deen, the Vizier's deputy, and several other chiefs of high rank, together with the household troops. When the plot was ripe for execution, the conspirators, rushing into the palace, assassinated Mullik Moobarik Kubeer, the Ameerool-Omra. Gheias-ood-Deen Toghluk, thus surprised, fled with the Vizier by the Jumna gate. Mullik Rookn-ood-Deen pursued him; and the King and his minister being overtaken, were immediately put to death. This event happened on the 21st of Suffur, in the year 791. Thus ended the reign of Gheias-ood-Deen Toghluk, which continued only five months and a few days.

Suffur 21.

A. H. 791.

Feb. 18. A. D. 1389.

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