86 with his 9-year-old nephew whose name was also Muhammad Shah. He was the son of Turan Shah. Prince Muhammad Shah bin Ferug Shah was single. His wife had died many years back following some terminal disease, and they had no children together. As for Rais Badruddin, Chief Judge of Magestan, he was bed-ridden and unable to come to Hormuz. When the new king arrived in Hormuz commercial port, he mounted a horse that was colorfully adorned. Two strong slaves led the horse to the arena before the Portuguese fortress. Next to him, on another horse and led by another slave, was Muhammad Shah son of Nuran Shah. King Muhammad Shah waved to one of the slaves and handed him the key to the house of his uncle, Rais Badruddin, which was opposite the fortress. He had planned to stay there. Realizing what had just happened, Rais Sharafuddin, who was now an old man, approached the king and spoke to him. But king Muhammad Shah could not hear his uncle’s voice owing to the sounds of the drums
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