_ 177 _ conceal themselves from the world, like quicksilver, May they at last find their trail! For as long as they have not finished off these people, Let them not stay in the same place!(A) Mahmud I, to whom the Prophet appeared in a dream,(B)remained for several weeks in the coastal area (banadir/darya-bar).(C) The 10 - 12 March, with the aid of the Egyptian fleet, Malik Ayaz won the victory of Chaul(D) With the news of this success, the Portuguese danger was withdrawn and Mahmud I left Mahaim and returned via Broach Muhammadabad (Champaner), where he arrived on 9 muharram 914 (10 May 1508).(E) The letter from the King of Ormuz (who does not rate more than the inferior title of vali from the Gujerati chronicler) confirms the accounts given by the Portuguese. It throws light on two essential points: the decisive role of their artillery on one side and the energy of the resistance after the military disaster on the other. Portuguese fire power is the determining factor in the victory. The text expresses well its overwhelming action: the slightest (A) Tarih-i Mahmud-Sahi, f.233b-234a. (B) Ibid., f.235a. (C) Ibid., f.236a. (D) Account of the battle in the Tarih-i Mahmud-Sahi, f.236a-238b. About the date cf. Mare Luso-indicum, I, p.13, n. 78. (E) Ibid., ff.238b-239a.
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