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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1876 edition. Excerpt: ... not unfrequently it was the scene of bloodshed: Malik Ikhtiyar-uddin, the Wazir of Mu'izz-uddin Bahrain Shah, was murdered by "two inebriated Turks" at the instigation of the king, in front of the royal seat in the audience hall of Kasr Safed (1241 A. D.) When the empire was in danger, the king convened public meetings here and sermons were preached in this place to excite the populace to take arms against the enemy. The successor of Bahrain Sliah was taken from his prison in this palace, and was enthroned at Kushak Firozi by the title of iSultan 'Ala-uddin Mas'aud Shah. Kasr Safed lost its importance as a royal residence when the Court was removed to Naid Shahr. Kushak Firozi was evidently built by Shams-uddin Altamsh; it is described as the " chief royal palace," ami the residence of Begam Kaziyah's mother, the wife of Altamsh. As already stated, Sultan 'Ala-uddin Mas'aud Shah was brought here from Kasr Safed and enthroned as the successor of Mu'izz-uddin Bahrain Shah (1239 A. D.), and within its walls Sultan Nasr-uddinMahmud Shah, the successor of'Ala-uddin, held his first, court. The situation of this palace is not known; Mr. Beglar's excavation at the back of the Masjid Kuvvatul-islam yielded several baskets full of green enamelled tiles with Arabic inscription and ornaments, and he identifies these ruins with those of Kushak Sabz, of which we shall speak immediately, but as General Cunningham describes the tiles as "unmistakeably blue, although they have a greenish tinge," it is not at all unlikely that the ruins belong to the Kushak Firozi or the Turquoise Palace. Kushak Sabz.--The Kushak Sabz or Green Palace was probably built not long after the Firozi Palace. The first mention made of this Palace in history occurs in the reign of...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1151194875
- ISBN 13 9781151194879
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages108
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