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 268 THE BEGINNING OF HUMAYUN'S REIGN the secret-telling tongue of the king that if the name of the third person who should happen to meet them should be Sa'adat Khwaja, it might be considered a very curious accident, and the star of success, accord- ing to the omen, would rise from the horizon of pros- perity. At this moment a boy who was leading cattle to graze came in sight; and when they asked him what was his name, he answered, " Sa'adat Khwaja." This of course excited great wonder and surprise in all who accompanied the king, and they were all sure that this prosperous prince would soon, by divine assistance, attain the highest pitch of fortune and glory, and that the hand of the favour of God would open to him the gates of success in all his sacred and worldly hopes. When the auspicious throne of royalty was filled by this brave and dignified monarch, all the officers of the state, as well as the inhabitants of the kingdom, were divided into three classes. The brothers and relatives of the king, the nobles and ministers, and the military men were called Ahl-i Daulat (officers of the state), since it is evident that no degree of wealth and pros- perity can be attained without the assistance of this class of brave subjects; and no one can obtain throne or power without the aid of warriors and heroes. " Kings, with the assistance of their armies, Place their feet upon the throne of empires. He alone can obtain wealth and rank Who is assisted by his army." The divines, the holy men, the Sayyids, the schol- ars, the officers of the law, the scientists, and the poets,