Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 18.13.7

18.13.7

Seradj-ed-doulah, sensible that the day of retribution and retaliation had overtaken him, descended to the lowest supplications; but they only served to render him an object of taunt and reproach to a set of men, to whom, but a few days before, he might have disdained to speak; every one of them he intreated to obtain a pension for him, and a corner of ground, where he might live forgotten; but no one heard him. Every one was only intent on the opportunity now before him. Mir-cassem-qhan, who had got Lutf-en-nessa in his power, engaged her, partly by threats, and partly by promises, to disclose where was her casket of jewels; and this casket, the value of which could not be computed but by lacs, fell in his hands of course. Mir-daud, on this example, laid his hands upon the other ladies, and seized whatever he could come at; so that the people with them, on seeing how matters went, made haste to seize whatever was of their conveniency.