Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 8.1.1

8.1.1

Promotions at Court — Death of the Vezir — The Emperor refuses the reversion of the deceased's immense estate — A Persian adventurer sets up a whimsical new sect — The Carnatec ravaged by waters — Troubles in Gûdjrat, in Adjmir, in Cabûl and in various parts of the Empire — Curious expedient of the Emperor's to render his person more accessible — He takes a consort — Nizam-el-mulk, made Vezir, endeavours to introduce, but in vain, a reform at Court — The Emperor, to rid himself of Nizam-el-mulk's gravity, gives him the Government of Gûdjrat — A girl, called Coûki, become a female Minister, rallies at the Emperor — Effeminacy and disorders at Court — Supineness of the Emperor — A war underhand between the Emperor on one side, and Nizam-el-mulk, his deputy, on the other — The latter defeats Mubariz-qhan, and sends Nuzurs of congratulation to Court, as if the Imperial arms had been victorious — The late Vezir Abdollah-qhan poisoned — Ser-bûlend-qhan, appointed General from court, beats Nizam-el-mulk's troops, and wrests the Gûdjrat out of his hands — The Marhattas severely handled by Nedjmeddin-ally-qhan, Lieutenant to Ser-bûlend-qhan — Immense acquisitions of some favourites resumed — The victorious Ser-bûlend-qhan neglected and superceded — He beats his rival, the Gentoo Prince, and then goes to visit him alone — The Marhattas, excited by Nizam-el-mulk, make conquests in Hindostan — Malva vigorously defended by its Governor — The Marhattas conquer both Gûdjrat and Malva — Gahn-qhan heroically rescues his father, Mahmed-qhan-bangash, from eminent danger — Sedition at Delhi on account of a Hadji murdered by Gentoos — the Marhattas continue their ravages — An infectious stench pervades all Hindostan — A severe frost at Delhi, where the river freezes — Ridiculous expedition against the Marhattas — Terrible rain of thirty hours in Delhi and its neighbourhood — Flagitious enormity of Adjadjû, Zemindar of Corra, who is punished — Introduction to the revolutions of Bengal — Origin and rise of Allyverdi-qhan's family — Reduced to the utmost misery, he hardly finds money to repair to Shudja-qhan's Court in Oressa, where he is employed, and where he approved himself a good officer, a good soldier, and a good financier — Djafer-qhan, Governor of Bengal, thinks of procuring his patent to his own grandson, Ser-Efraz-qhan — But is supplanted by his son-in-law, Shudjah-qhan — Ser-Efraz-qhan submits to his father — Excellent character of Shudjah-qhan — He promotes Alli-verdi's relations to offices in state — Alli-verdi-qhan, appointed Viceroy of Azimabad, adopts his own nephew and grandson, Mirza-mehmed alias Seradj-ed-döula — His excellent conduct in his Government — An expedition against the Marhattas by both the Vezir and Qhandoüran, who prove defective both in courage and in talents — Saadet-qhan, alone, successful against the Marhattas — His ardour damped by the jealousy of the two Imperial Generals — The Marhattas avail themselves of this suspense to turn the rear of the Imperialists, and to plunder the suburbs of the capital — The Emperor with his whole Council consents to pay a tribute to the Marhattas — Seif-qhan, an old partisan of the two brothers, turned out of his Djaghir and slain — Ruin of the town of Djan-sita — Affecting description of it — Tremendous signs in the air by which Heaven signifies its wrath.