Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 6.1.1

6.1.1

Feroh-syur takes umbrage at the enormous power of the two Seids, who had placed him on the throne — High disputes between the Minister of the Finances and the Vezir — Breach between the Emperor and the two brothers — Depredations and successes of the Marhatta Cando-Behary — The Viceroy (one of the two brothers) undertakes to put an end to them — Secret orders sent from Court against him — The Marhattas avail themselves of these dissensions to establish a double-headed tribute all over the Decan — The younger brother (Viceroy of Decan) disregards every order from Court — Rise of Murad, since styled Yticad-qhan, the favourite and minion of the Emperor's — The latter strongly addicted to unnatural practices — Resolute proposal of three eminent Commanders against the excessive power of the two brothers — Strange answer of the Emperor's — His timidity, irresolution, fickleness — The Viceroy repairs to Court at the head of an army — sets up a pageant of an Emperor — Intimidates Feroh-syur — Affecting story — the Vezir arms — His brother enters the capital like a conqueror — The Vezir takes possession of both the citadel and the palace — The Emperor dethroned — A body of Marhatta horse destroyed within the city by the mob — Several skirmishes in the streets between the Imperialists and the Minister's adherents — Prince Refi-ed-derdjât proclaimed Emperor — terrible message of the Viceroy's to his brother the Vezir — Feroh-syur dragged out of the Imperial Seraglio with enormous indignities, and confined — Manner of his death related in two different ways, by eminent contemporary authors, present — The two brothers take possession of every thing in the palace — The young prince dies — Is succeeded by his younger brother, Refi-ed-döula — And then by Nicu-syur — Roshenaqhter, since Mahmed-shah, is proclaimed by the two brothers — Furious commotions in Cashmir — Nizam-ul-mulk revolts against the two brothers, and by dint of Generalship, gains three great battles against their relations and partisans—Noble action of a Governor of Doolet-abad—A conspiracy is formed at Court against the brothers—The younger brother is assassinated—The elder is defeated in a battle which lasted thirty hours, and is taken prisoner—Mahmed-shah enters in possession of the throne.