The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-01

s,ner;ori,v over natives. who were some
times their EQUALS In courage, though never
in unity, in enthusiasm or in persistence.
Our author holds that. whatever may be
said against the slave system In the Mo-
hammedan East, II tended to the pro-
duction Of great men. While brilliant
rulers son was apt to be failure he $40 We
Of real leader OF men oIten proveo 'hs
equals OF their master Inc ro .,,,,.
course. Is that tne chafac,er Al s,' -, go" y,
OF son are pronlennA'e"i 49,.
he may not inherit ms iA'"e 49,,
Even ne does inc vo', SUI N,o1a - ,,,.,,,v
OF MS iather create Aii .o,..r
tha' does nov eheouiaso '...h,. az
sooo VI pnu, 81 an a,o.nt,onaI
'uIe on'y -, I'D rut 10 death an
sen'o VI puo.o 80 -. roo,n for a tai
a - a. tho ether hand the slave
:. ,hs .a,,rviv.I ~ the Attest He ia chosen
,,r ,,hvs,c.l and mental abilities. and he
can bope to retain his position In his mas
ter's favor only by yieilant efforts and hard
seryioe. Should he be found wanting, his
fa,o ia scaled.
| The famous Seljuk Empire furnished .
notable example Of the influence OF a great
man upon his slaves. The Mamluk guard
of the Emperor Malik Shah for med q school
OF capable rulers. However servile In
origin. the pedigree carried with II no sense
OF ienon,iny. In the Mohammedan East
a slave Is often held TO be better than son.
and to have been the slave Of Malik Shah
| constituted a special title Of respect. The
great slave vsssals Of the Seljuks we're a.
proud and honorable as any bastards OF
medieval aristocracy, and when they, In
turn, assumed kingly powers, they inner
tied and transmitted to their lineage the
high traditions of their former lords. The
same process was operative among the
great slave leaders who were among the
earliest Mamluk Sultans Of Egypt In the
thirteenth century; and an equally con-
spicuous example Of II is to be found In
India among the slaves Of Mohammed
Choir. When some one condoled with him
on his lack OF male offspring to carry on
] his line, he replied: Have I not thousands
of children In my Turki slavss?' -Four Of
his Mamluks rose to high command. Among
theso Aybek was the chief, and became
| yicerov OF Delhi. He survived his master
onlv a few wears. and his own full sover-
| aIo ry al the frat slave Sultan came to an
end In 1910. His son was deposed by Al
,am;s,,. ono Of Aybek's slaves, who took
tho throne Of Delhi for himself At this
Tina nearlv the whole Of Hindostan north
| ~ The yindhva range was under Moslem
80,
! What the character OF that sway was
| we know only from the chroniclers OF the
oo,nuer,,g roe According to one Of those
,.ho ~rote AT D.lM and knew Aybek we'll,
AZ. l.,,.r's vide prov,nces were admins
,arsd Sin tho ways Of Justice and the
! sa,,r,s ware h.pnv.- Tribute and military
! srar,fice we're ENACTED AZ the price Of the
.',ora,,on ~ nor. Mos,em religions; Aybek's
,S,.r,,.u,y /. e.to,led IN the phrase that
.,he wolf and the sheep drank water out Of
.so r,ndr We are also told that the
,,ads we're freed from robbers, and that the
u,ndoo. roth .hiqb and low. we're treated
18th roval benignity." So munihcent was
1yhov Ina, hs was called .Lakhbakhsh, .
~ r,,or ~ ,.os- Al Delhi he busted him.
s., IN building the great mosque or Jarni'
Wa.,a md the famous minsret known
80 ~. .,,rn.n. A the Kutb Minar, which
so..n,, 5000 90 feat hirh and In tho
-, r,;n.ra, IN the world. Its boldly
,..,s h.Ionni.. alternate angular and
yu a,,,;n. and its ins Arabic inscrip-
~, ~ ,ha natural contrasts Of white
-tJo "a rod sandstone of which It is
constructed. The mosque. like Aybek' 8
0o'ee =, Aimir was wrought OF the
oV"e' y, d.r,ou.hed temples. and the
.,,on vas s,,pplied from the idol,
..h u,nd a.
...i, u, IN. ava Sultan OF Delhi
~. -. ~ ove. ~ Jenahiz Khan were
- .,,.rd ard thew were tbns left