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in the sixth year of his reign was forced, in consequence of the 
abscesses which troubled him, to submit to an operation that rendered 
him impotent. Physical degeneration, it is suggested, may have been 
one of the causes of the irresolution, and even cowardice, which he 
displayed during the final struggle with the Sayyads. 1 
His most amiable qualities were profuseness and liberality, which 
made him the darling of the lower orders. Among his personal habits 
two were especially marked—a fondness for fine clothes and for good 
horses. He loved gold-embroidered raiment edged with gold lace, such 
as the sovereign himself had never worn before. All the great nobles 
imitated him and began to wear what pleased their master. Thus he 
was at any rate mourned by the lace-sellers and the indigent. As for 
horses, he chose them with care, for their fine paces, their colour, and 
their great speed. Several thousand horses stood in his private stables, 
and a select number of them were tethered under the balcony window 
of the room where he slept. Thus he was able from time to time to 
see them from this window, or the roof of the palace. Even when in 
bed asleep, if a horse rose up and lay down two or three times, he 
would be roused and enquire the reason, calling both the animal and its 
groom by their names. The Khansaman or Lord Steward had strict 
orders about their food. Once Muhammad Yar Khan, when holding 
that office, reported that the quantities issued were in excess of the 
regulations. Farrukhsiyar directed him to pay up to the amount of one 
gold coin 2 a day for each of these horses, and not to report until that 
amount was exceeded. 3 
In the Ahwal-i- khawagin is a passage describing the early intimacy 
between Farrukhsiyar and Khan Eaurau (Khwajah ‘Asim), where we 
are told that the prince was passionately fond of wrestling, archery, 
horsemanship, polo-playing, and other soldierly exercises. His devotion 
to hunting and the chase is shown by the regularity with which, 
throughout his reign, he left Dihli to hunt or shoot in the imperial 
preserves situated at various distances round the city. 4 
The only well-known edifice constructed in his reign was a third 
arch of marble to the mosque at the Qutb, added in 1130 H. It bears 
the inscription. 
Maurid-i-lutf o l inayat shud wala-janah , 
Khusrau , Farrukhsiyar , shahanshaFi , malik-i-rikab, 
1 Khushhal Cand, 410a. 
3 About sixteen rupees. 
8 Khushhal Cand, 410a. 
* Ahwdl-i-Jshaivd^in, fol. 49b. 
