Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 19.10.1

19.10.1

This accident proved of considerable detriment to the Imperial Prince; but did not check the expedition at all. He had with him several persons of character and distinction, all attached to his fortune; but all in as much distress as their master. The first of these was the poor man's father, who went by the name and titles of Bacshy-el-mulk, Nassyr-ed-doula, Seyd-hedaiet-aaly-qhan, Bahadyr-assed-djung; the second was Medar-ed-doula, whose other titles I do not recollect at present; the third was Fazl-ollah-qhan, Mumtaz-ed-doula, grandson to Yticad-qhan, the Cashmirian favourite of Feroh-syur's; the fourth was Nobet-qhan; the fifth, Munnir-ed-doula, Reza-culi-qhan, Nadyr-djung; the sixth, Bahadyr-aaly-qhan, the eunuch. Let not the reader of these sheets imagine, that it is out of tenderness to my father, that I have placed him at the head of this noble list. It is notorious that, on the Imperial Prince's coming out of Shah-djehan-abad, his circumstances were so distressful, and his poverty so complete, that not one man of character would think of either assisting him, or following his fortunes. Every one was, besides, in dread of the Vizir Umad-el-mulk's resentment; nor had the Prince been able to come out at all, had not that Minister, who now breathed revenge against Shudja-ed-doula, set out on a journey to meet Ahmed-qhan-bangash, as well as the other Afghan Princes, whom he had brought over to his party;