Muntakhab al-lubab 177.4

177.4

On the 3rd Rabi'u-l akhir, Rajadhiraj, under an order which did not allow of a day's delay, left Dehli for Amber, his home. * * On the 5th, Saiyid 'Abdu-llah and Maharaja Ajit Singh, with their followers, entered the citadel, and, removing the Emperor's men from the gates, they made their own dispositions, and placed their own men in charge. Of all the great men near the Emperor, none were left near him or near the gates of the fortress, except I'tikad Khan, Imtiyaz Khan, registrar (mushrif) of the Privy Council, whose absence or presence made no difference, Zafar Khan, who, for his complaisance and time-serving, was called, "the pea in every soup," and some helpless attendants and eunuchs. Amiru-l umara Husain 'Ali, with regal pomp and display, mounted his horse, and entered the fort, around which his army, and that of the Mahrattas, had taken post. He paid his homage. After that, a few sad and admonitory words were exchanged. The Amir received the usual presents of robes, etc., with an unwilling heart, and, showing scant ceremony, returned to his abode. On the 8th day of the month the Saiyids for the second time took measures to secure the fort. Kutbu-l Mulk Saiyid 'Abdu-llah and the Maharaja, with their trusted followers and a select force, entered the fortress, and, as before, they removed the royal servants, placed the charge of the gates under their own trusty men, and demanded the keys of the diwan-i khass, the sleeping apartment and the hall of justice. * *