Muntakhab al-lubab 177.3

177.3

Four or five days after the arrival of Husain 'Ali, his brother Saiyid 'Abdu-llah made a statement of his brother's grievances, and said that if Raja Jai Singh, the disturbing spirit, were sent home to his country, and if the nominations to the artillery, and to the office of President of the Privy Council, and the appointments of the Emperor's personal attendants, were made in favour of Husain 'Ali's adherents, and if the fortress were placed under his control, then he would come without any apprehension to pay his homage, and all might be settled to the satisfaction of the two brothers. The poor dull-witted Emperor, unmindful of the deceitfulness of delusive fortune, granted the demands of the Saiyids. He consented to give over the entire control of the appointments to Saiyid 'Abdu-llah, the other Saiyids of Barha, and their supporters; I'tikad Khan and other of his favourites were to be dismissed.