The Judgment Was Entirely
In Favour Of The Old Man Of The Mountain.
[Illustration: H. H. Agha Khan Mehelati, late Representative of the Old
Man of the Mountain.
"Le Seigneur Viel, que je vous ai dit si tient sa court ... et fait a
croire a cele simple gent qui li est entour que il est un grant
prophete."]
[Sir Bartle Frere writes of Agha Khan in 1875: "Like his ancestor, the Old
One of Marco Polo's time, he keeps his court in grand and noble style. His
sons, popularly known as 'The Persian Princes,' are active sportsmen, and
age has not dulled the Agha's enjoyment of horse-racing. Some of the best
blood of Arabia is always to be found in his stables. He spares no expense
on his racers, and no prejudice of religion or race prevents his availing
himself of the science and skill of an English trainer or jockey when the
races come round. If tidings of war or threatened disturbance should arise
from Central Asia or Persia, the Agha is always one of the first to hear
of it, and seldom fails to pay a visit to the Governor or to some old
friend high in office to hear the news and offer the services of a tried
sword and an experienced leader to the Government which has so long
secured him a quiet refuge for his old age." Agha Khan died in April,
1881, at the age of 81. He was succeeded by his son Agha Ali Shah, one of
the members of the Legislative Council.
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