IhaveexpatiatedonthepersonalanecdoteswhichmarkthecharacteroftheMogulhero；butIshallbrieflymention，^36
thatheerectedontheruinsofBagdadapyramidofninetythousandheads；againvisitedGeorgia；encampedonthebanksofAraxes；andproclaimedhisresolutionofmarchingagainsttheOttomanemperor。Consciousoftheimportanceofthewar，hecollectedhisforcesfromeveryprovince:eighthundredthousandmenwereenrolledonhismilitarylist；^37butthesplendidcommandsoffive，andten，thousandhorse，mayberatherexpressiveoftherankandpensionofthechiefs，thanofthegenuinenumberofeffectivesoldiers。^38InthepillageofSyria，theMogulshadacquiredimmenseriches:butthedeliveryoftheirpayandarrearsforsevenyearsmorefirmlyattachedthemtotheImperialstandard。
[Footnote33:SeethereignsofBarkokandPharadge，inM。DeGuignes，tom。iv。l。xxii。，who，fromtheArabictextsofAboulmahasen，EbnSchounah，andAintabi，hasaddedsomefactstoourcommonstockofmaterials。]
[Footnote34:Fortheserecentanddomestictransactions，Arabshah，thoughapartial，isacredible，witness，tom。i。c。
64—68，tom。ii。c。1—14。TimourmusthavebeenodioustoaSyrian；butthenotorietyoffactswouldhaveobligedhim，insomemeasure，torespecthisenemyandhimself。HisbittersmaycorrecttheluscioussweetsofSherefeddin，l。v。c。17—29]