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Oriental Translation Fund. New Series. I. The History of Humayun (Humayun-Nama) by Gulbadan Begam (Princess Rose-Body) Translated with Introduction Notes Illustrations and Biographical Appendix; and Reproduced in the Persian from the only known MS. of the British Museum by Annette S. Beveridge

1902

He had desired Khwaja Kilim to arrange for the ladies to go out of the city to the Garden of the Audience-hall so that they might there make the prostration of thanks for the success of his arms. [...] On December 12th other signs of dignity were bestowed on the boy `Askari : not only a jewelled dagger a belt and royal dress of honour but the insignia of high command the standard horse-tail and kettle-drums; excellent horses ten elephants mules and camels the equipage of a royal camp and leave to hold a princely court and sit at the head of a hall of state. [...] There was delay in tile execution of the royal' command; and17 hawing regard to the number of ladies the difference of opinion as to the advisability of going at all discussion as to the details of the journey and also remembering that (as the facts about the migration come out in the Memoirs ) there would be many who thought their family interest Might be better served by remaining in Kabul i [...] In order to realize how fully the fate of the ladies was involved in that of the Emperor it must be remembered that his occupation of Hindristan was unrooted military and the sport of walk When we in Britain have to lamest a reverse of arms we do it in safe homes and weebrace ourselves to what will come next in the familiar suvottnd-_ ings of the daily tradesman tlt usual postman and the t [...] The 41 epression and gloom of the men wilwere the responsiltle leaders of the fugitive mob mu tst have been 334 ieep and painful ; but what was in the minds of thtir dependents —the ordinary troopers the helpless women the comfortless children and the camfollowers?
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Pages
446
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SARF Document ID
sarf.141781
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Preface
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Introduction
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Translation of the Humayun-Nama of Gul-Badan Begam
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Appendix A
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Appendix B
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Index (other than of Places)
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Index of Places
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