^thly . Fo-a- aosecou-nt of' J:fee--origm and-'^progrefs of the fovereignty 

 of .ii//'<^^.?/-r, Fbrishta -may be conftiked .with great advantage.— -Tii«>.t 

 interelling-vyriter brings bis Hiftory of this dynady down to the 

 «rid'^r the- reign (y) of Ibrahim AAdil SHAii,"sd. (z^)"9f .-lli^;- Cuibre- 

 qoent rcig-ns, -embrac-iDg-a period-of fixty yearn, unt'ii,the-coRq'U#lt-Qf 

 Bijapun-i 'by the Imperial arms,' we -'have •Tio4atisla<!;lory- accoimt-s-r for^ the 

 meagre Qfimm<&nn-l\tQ Looho-o-Towajreekh'^ {d) fearGely-excites GaHofuy, 

 A liiHory of" iM.reign ©F Soltan Muh'ammeu, written- afterthe pla-rA 

 of FErvKHTA's-work, -would be intereHingsas thelatt-^r pa.rt of iliwouki 

 exhibit -the caufes of the de'chrie of -this' monarchy^ whieh, - ho^.v^ 

 ever^.' prefer v©d its fplendor during the'^^g re ate fl part of^that'- Prince^'s 

 government.---At; B^ajff'^^r, .you. he'ar more-of •SuLTAN-'-'M^jtHMPQi*? 

 than all his 'predecefTors.-; and fhoiigh-the ■predi4e6l:iaia:"foFV-h*S:>ia94jfe 

 may, m- forae degiee, arife from his being the laft 'independent -fo" 

 vereignand the be ft known -of the AABiL,-,SHA.as,, fdli all coiiGur ia 

 „ giving him a mofl'amitiiible'ChaTader, and in extolli^ng ;his ju.ftice-j -a-ad 

 his muraifieenGe^' The lucce-ilbrs, of thf ■impeyiaL^rmi.e,?^ arid-.th^.-ie-x- 

 teniiofl'Of their concju^:ft5 m.-the Dekkan^ gcLve a vjd.I. blow to the -im- 

 tereft of it's feveral undepende-nt- fovereignties* Muh'amm-bb AAd^l 

 Shah, about the year 3 6f,o A. D.- -was cam^pelled to beGonaetribuiapy 

 to the emperor SHAtiJ.i PAN, and at the clofe oi his. reign, the autho- 

 rity of MuH'AM-MEB was Hill further weakened by tbe-'-fu.ccefsful 

 jebelhon> .of SevajL Sn the reign of his fucGefforj the found iitious 

 of the caonarchy were coinplytely iubverttd, -and St vaji, after 

 Slaving treacherouflj- alTalliDated the general ofALi AAdil-Shah, 

 and twice defeated tiis uoops^; ufurped the greated p;»rt ot his dorai- 

 Bioiis,. ALrAAi)iL-;iJA.iJ.qjie4fini 67 2 A, D. leaving, a nomnal king- 

 dom to bis infant fon Secander ;and in i6^'5, Bijtipun, wjrh iCs !■.. .v" 



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