Riyaz al-salatin 109.1.4

109.1.4

And after the Abstract Balance-sheet of the Annual Accounts was prepared, he remitted to the Imperial Capital the stipulated annual tribute of the Nizamat, besides the Imperial Revenue, according to the established usage. And sending to the Emperor, at their proper seasons, elephants, Tangan horses, special cotton-fabrics, and qushkhana and other manufactures, he attested thereby his loyalty to the Imperial throne, and was in consequence invested with the titles of Mautamanu-l-Mulk, Shuja'u-d-daulah, Shuja'u-d-din Muhammad Khan Bahadur Asad Jang. He also received the personal Mansab of a Haft Hazari, with seven thousand troopers, besides a fringed Palki, together with the insignia of the Mahi Order, and a khila't consisting of six pieces of robes, precious stones, a jewel-mounted sword, and a Royal elephant with a horse. He was further confirmed in the office of Nazim of Bengal. He surpassed his predecessors in office in paraphernalia of royalty and armaments, and though his prime of life had passed, he did not scorn life's pleasures. Dismantling the public buildings erected by Nawab Ja'far Khan, as they seemed too small according to his lofty ideals, he built instead a grand and spacious Palace, an Arsenal, a lofty Gateway, a Revenue Court, a Public Audience-Hall, a Private Office, a Boudoir for Ladies, a Reception-Hall, a Court of Chancery and a Court of Justice. He lived in magnificent splendour, and used to ride out in right regal state.