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172 MOHAMMAD TAGHLAK AND FIKOZ SHAH "Kings should make their rule of life To love the great and wise ; And when death ends this mortal strife, To dry their loved ones' eyes." The greatest and best of honours that I obtained through God's mercy was, that by my obedience and TEACHING ISLAM TO THE YOUTH. piety, and friendliness and submission to the caliph, the representative of the holy Prophet, my authority was confirmed; for it is by his sanction that the power of kings is assured, and no king is secure until he has submitted himself to the caliph and has received a con- firmation from the sacred throne. A diploma was sent to me fully confirming my authority as deputy of the
