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The History of Humayun

1901

This history which contains an abridgment of the affairs of his Majesty Sahib-Oran (Timiir) and of his glorious descendants and of the events of the days of 'A rsh-ashyani (Akbar)—May God make clear his proof !- down to the twenty-second year of his reign was written in the time of Shah BOA (Akbar). [...] He had desired Khwaja Kilan to arrange for the ladies to go out of the city to the Garden of the Audienchall so that they might there make the prostration of thanks for the success of his arms. [...] In December 1526 there occurred to Babar what must have rouged anger and dread in all Kabul for he was poisoned by the mother of Ibrahim 1 The account of the adoption of Hindal is given in much abbreviated form both by the Persian and English versions of the Memoirs. [...] There was delay in the execution of the royal command; and17 having 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 it i [...] After all Khadija did not go having affairs of her own to detain her and this delay allowed the Emperor to pay her another of the Friday calls which he habitually made during the time of his I Readers who are interested in the 'lark' and Persian texts of the Memoirs will like to have attention drawn to the fact of there being a record of this episode in one of the fragments attached to Kehr's
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Preface
i-xiii Gul Begam, Annette Beveridge view
Introduction
1-80 Gul Begam, Annette Beveridge view
Note on the Persian Titles
81-81 Gul Begam, Annette Beveridge view
Translation of the Humayun-Nama of Gul-Badan Began
82-202 Gul Begam, Annette Beveridge view
Appendix
203-302 Gul Begam, Annette Beveridge view
Index (Ither than of Places)
303-324 Gul Begam, Annette Beveridge view
Index of Places
325-331 Gul Begam, Annette Beveridge view
Article
i-xcvi Gul Begam, Annette Beveridge view

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