Some narrate that he reigned after Eskandar, and that he agreed not to demand tribute from the surrounding kings, on condition of their writing in their Firmâns his name above their own. The following are some of his sayings: ‘Reconcile your enemies until you find an opportunity —that is to say, yield to an opponent till a favourable occasion presents itself when he enters your net, and you may then avenge yourself.—It is not advisable to be on bad terms with rich and powerful men.—The glory of a king consists in the multitude of his provinces.—To undertake to serve a king is very dangerous.’ He is said to have reigned twelve years.