________________
DecemBER, 1899.]
HISTORY OF THE BAHMANI DYNASTY.
807
At the same time the Sultan, following the example of his illustrious ancestors on the throne, for the sake of invoking the divine blessing on his bed, married his own sister, Fatimah, daughter of the late Sultan Muhammad Shah, to His Highness Habib-Uuah Shah 'Atiyat-Ulah, son of Shih Muhabb-Ulláh ; and according to the time-honoured custom of the kings of India, gave a great entertainment on this occasion. The fort of Medak, which is situate in the country of Telingânâ on a piece of solid rock, he gave to them as a wedding present. His other sister he gave in marriage to His Highness Mired Adham, son of Shah Muhabbb-Ulláh, and settled upon them in feudal tenure the district of Jûkâti.“ Account of the open Rebellion of the Amirs of the Dakhan and their shameful
fighting against the Sultan. It is related that the Sultan made a beautiful flower-garden with a rivulet running through it, the banks of which were lined with trees; and in that garden be spent his time in pleasure and amusement from morniug till evening, continually drinking cups of ruby-coloured wine. One night the Sultan proceeded to his royal villa, and his troops having dispersed he indulged in pleasure and conviviality; but in the midst of this a great tumult was heard from the streets and bazars of the city and fortress. The whole of the army had gone to the royal palace with the intention of deposing the Sultan. At that time ten able-bodied and brave young Turks presented themselves before the Sultân, and showing dauntless courage, killed numbers of the rebels with their bows and arrows and swords. The Sultan with those brave warriors stood in the Shah Burj of the fortress, which was surrounded by countless infantry and cavalry. Of the ten men who fought so valiantly in the service of the Sultan, five were killed. The Saltau calling for bow and arrows himself engaged in battle, and killed many of the rebels. He summoned Hasan Khwajah Jahan with all the Khurasanis and ordered them to guard the tower and walls. They went to the palace, but as the evil-doing rebels had barricaded the fortress from inside, they scaled the tower and walls of the fortress by means of ladders, and dispersed the rebels from round the Shâh Burj. When the active Turks and foreigners in attendance on the Saltås were assembled in the Shah Burj in numbers beyond computation, the Sultan ordered them to extend themselves round the towers and walls of the fortress, and fire on the enemy; and this they did. Ali Turk Jahangir Khan with a number of the brave foreigners occupied the streets and cut off the retreat of the rebels, while Hasan Khwajah Jahan with a few of his men hastened to the gate, and killed numbers of the enemy. When the day dawned the Sultan ordered his troops to mount and prepare for battle. He himself, fully armed, was mounted on a swift horse. Then being joined by Hasan Khwajah Jahûn with the Turki and Khurasani troops, all well armed, they attacked their opponents. Since the Sultan in person took part in the fight, by his good fortune and the valour of his troops, the enemy were routed and put to flight. When the sun rose, the rebels from fear of the Royal troops hid themselves. Many of them, in fear of their lives, threw themselves from the towers and battlements, and by the same road went to the dwelling of perdition. A few who were hidden in nooks and corners, the royal troops sought out; and dragging them out from their hiding-places, put them to death.
After this defeat of his enemies the Sultan indulged in pleasure and amusement.
In the midst of these affairs the Sultan ordered his architects to build a lofty and beautiful palace inside the fortress, near the Shah Burj. The skilful builders, according to urders, laid the foundations, and the Sultân himself for a long time used to watch attentively the progress of the work.
After the completion of the palace, the Sultan used to spend most of his time in it in a continual round of voluptuous amusements.
,I have not been able to identify this place موضع آبنم جوکاتي د
