A history of the Deccan . sentative of theVijayanagar Kings. But, poor though he is, he is still lookedupon by all the inhabitants of the district with great respect,and whenever there is a family festival in his house, the Baidersturn out in large numbers to do him honour, and prostratethemselves before him when he appears in public. He is,however, but the shadow of a once great name. CHAPTER VIII. SULTANS FEROZE SHAH ANDAHMED SHAH. ULTAN Feroze Shall reignedfor twenty-five years, andunder his rule the king-dom1397toU22 He of Gulburga maybe said to havereached its highestpoint of prosperity,m
A history of the Deccan . sentative of theVijayanagar Kings. But, poor though he is, he is still lookedupon by all the inhabitants of the district with great respect,and whenever there is a family festival in his house, the Baidersturn out in large numbers to do him honour, and prostratethemselves before him when he appears in public. He is,however, but the shadow of a once great name. CHAPTER VIII. SULTANS FEROZE SHAH ANDAHMED SHAH. ULTAN Feroze Shall reignedfor twenty-five years, andunder his rule the king-dom1397toU22 He of Gulburga maybe said to havereached its highestpoint of prosperity,made twenty-fourglorious campaigns;conquered the greaterpart of Telingana, andcompelled the Kingof Vijayanagar to givehim one of his daugh-It is said of him that he was strict in hisreligious observances, with the exception of drinking wine andlistening to music, but he consoled himself for committing thesetwo offences against Islam by saying that music lifted hismind to contemplate the divinity, and that wine did not make. ters in marriage SULTANS FEROZE SHAH AND AHMED SHAH. 75 liim passionate, and, tlierefore, he hoped that hereafter he wouldnot be questioned about them, but find mercy from a forgivingCreator. Feroze Shah paid very great attention to the development oftrade, and every year despatched vessels from the ports of Goaand Choule. These ships not only brought back merchandizeof different countries, but, the captains were also charged toinvite persons celebrated for their talents to visit the SultansCourt. Another kind of visitors in whom the Sultan delightedwere Avomen, and in his harem were females of all nations:Arabians, Circassians, Georgians, Turks, Russians, Europeans,Chinese, Afghans, Rajputs, Bengalis, Guzeratees, Tclinganees,and others. We are told that he could speak with each inher own language, but this is doubtless an exaggeration. In the second year of the Sultans reign, war broke outwith the King of Vijayanagar whom Ferishta names Dewul t
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