‘Accordingly at the beginning of his reign a certain brahman musician, Gadain Brhmaindas by name, whose whole business was perpetually to praise the Hindus and who [was] possessed of a considerable amount of capacity and genius, came to court. By means of conversing with the emperor and taking advantage of the idiosyncrasies of his disposition, he crept day by day more into favour until he attained to high rank, and was honoured with the distinction of becoming the emperor’s confidant.’ This man, acknowledged even by the critical Badauni as having innate genius, would later gain fame at
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