4 Translations from the Tar'ikh i Firuz Shdhi. [No. 1, 



Sultan. Nor did he treat indifferently ffard naguzasht) whatever in- 

 formation was brought to him by the patrol (daur), but he made the 

 patrol responsible for it. The spies were so intruding, that the Maliks 

 in Hazar Situn could no longer say a single word openly, and if they 

 had to say anything, they made use of gestures. Day and night they 

 trembled in their houses, lest the patrol of informers should come ; 

 and they no longer spoke, nor did they do anything which might sub- 

 ject them to reproof, fines (gharamat), or punishments (ta'zirj* 

 Every Bazar news, sales and purchases, and the doings of the people 

 in the markets were reported by the watch, and inquired into by the 

 Sultan.] 



[Thirdly, with the view of preventing revolts in future, the drink- 

 ing and the sale of wines were prohibited. Afterwards the Sultan 

 also prohibited bagnif and hemp (bang J, as also gambling. Great exer- 

 tions were made to carry out the prohibition of the sale of wine and 

 bagni, and special wells were constructed to serve as prisons. Drunkards, 

 gamblers, bagni- vendors, were driven out of the city into the country, 

 and the enormous taxes which the state had derived from them, had to 

 be struck off the revenue books. The Sultan, first of all, gave the order 

 to remove from the social assembly rooms of the palace all decanters, 

 ■ma'baris } % the porcelain vessels painted with gold, and the glasses and 



* Ta'zir ( ♦JV*ii ) is a punishment not fixed by the Qoran, and is opposed to 

 hadd f ti^. ) when the Qoran fixes the punishment, as stoning for adultery. 

 In the former the judge may use his discretion, and control the degree of the 

 punishment according to circumstances. 



f I do not know why the ' superintendents' of the Ed. Bibl. Ind. have 

 •written ~bugni. The word is only given in the Majma'ulfurs by Sururi 

 (vide J. A. S. B., 1868, p. 16), who has— 



From this Burhdn has copied, though he has left out the form ^xXj pagni, 

 which has also come under Sururi' s observation. 



X The text (p. 284, 1. 1) has ^y^uo^ a word not to be found in our diction- 

 aries. From the context it is clear that a vessel jor holding wine is intended. 

 It may come from ~\juo ma' bar, Malabar. 



