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Question
What is the Sultan doing in the palace? What kind of clothes is he wearing? What dishes are being offered to him? But why does he seem so worried? And in what language is he talking?
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Solution
The Sultan is holding a meeting with his ministers. He is wearing traditional dress and lots of jewellery. Many types of mughlai food, drinks and sweet dishes are being offered to him. He seems to be worried about the possible attack from the enemy kingdom. He is talking in Persian.
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