MMW3, D01, Human Record reading 239-240, lauren graycar
May 15 2009, 3:09 AM EDT
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1. the deeds of the sultan firuz shah
2. the author is firuz shah tughluq. he reigned from 1351-1388 and was known as the most pious, humane, and generous sultan in delhi. he prepared an account of the accomplishments he was most proud of.
3. it was written towards the end of the sultan's life, and details what he feels are his greatest accomplishments. it was written in the late 1300's, since he died in 1388.
4. he claims to have been sent by god to be merciful and show compassion towards the muslims. he also suppressed the sect of shias, who were deemed heretics. he also suppressed the hindus who built temples, while abstaining from any severe punishment. he replaced the worship centers of infidels with muslim mosques.
5. it is important because it shows what a merciful sultan was like, and allows us to see how muslims and sultans, as patrons of islam, treated those of other faiths.
6. he attempts to share the good deeds he has done. he outlines how he was lenient on heretics, and was sent by god to be humane. he states that his point of being on earth is to maintain the laws of god's religion.
7. Tughluq, Firuz Shah. "The Deeds of Sultan Firuz Shah." The Human Record: Sources of Global History. Ed. Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2009. 239-240.
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