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Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 19.2.6

A Translation of the Seir Mutaqherin (Haji Mustafa) 19.2.6

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19.2.6

This order had been entrusted to Miren, that virtuous son of his, who after having signalised himself anew, by shedding so much innocent blood, and laid up thereby, as he thought, an abundant stock of ease of mind, for his own occasions, now abandoned himself to all kinds of excesses ; and as he imagined that with the title of Shahamet-djung, which he had so much longed for, and had now assumed, he had likewise inherited all the other qualifications of the late Nevazish-mahmed-qhan, who had always borne it, he modelled his household accordingly, took in his service all the officers and servants that had belonged to that much regretted nobleman, and therefore appointed Hadjee Mehdy, for his Superintendent of the hall of audience, and Radja Bullub, a Bengalee of Djehan-ghir-nugur-dacca, for his Prime Minister. But whilst he was new-modelling his household in that manner, there arose under his very eyes, a man whose fortune became prodigious. This was Qhadum-hassen-qhan, the very man who had lately cut so conspicuous a figure, in driving away the disconsolate mother of Seradj-ed-doula's. He boasted assiduously of his being related to Mir-djaafer-qhan, although in reality he was no relation of his in any degree; for he was born, not of Mir-djaafer-qhan's sister, as married to Seyd-qhadem-aaly-qhan, but only from a Cashmirian wife of his, whom the latter had likewise married;