Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 18.5.4

18.5.4

The Commanders and troops, who had, some time before Aaly-verdy-qhan's demise, received so much gold and so many presents from her, under solemn promises of fighting for her cause against Seradj-ed-doulah, now finding not in themselves any stomach for fighting at all, had already retired to those places of shelter which they had purchased with her money ; and the Commanders being already gone, soon were followed by the multitude ; so that there remained with her but a small number of men ; who no sooner saw themselves invested, than they seemed confounded, and like men that had lost their wits. Mir-nuzur-aaly was as much frightened as any other. This man who had been the author of those schemes of resistance, and who cut so great a figure in the heart of that Princess, as well as in her household, no sooner saw himself surrounded, than being out of his mind as well as others, he engaged in his cause by large presents, two Commanders of character who interceded in his behalf with the new Prince, and found means to procure his escape. These were Dost-mahmed-qhan and Rehem-qhan ; but every thing found in the house of that Princess was registered, and sent to the public treasury ; and that short-sighted woman, who instead of hating her nephew, ought to have considered him as her own son, received in that day her just retribution, for her having consented to Hussein-coly-qhan's unjust death ;