Storia do Mogor 265.2.5

265.2.5

This emperor, in his great generosity, gave his principal provinces to his servants and slaves. Thus the province of Bijapur was given to one of his slaves called Issof (Yusuf), carver at his table, a Georgian by race. The province of Gulkandah he gave to Abrahim Maly (Ibrahim Malik), of the same race, who was the emperor's chief huntsman. The province of Daltabad (Daulatabad) went to another slave of Abexim (Habshi or Abyssinian) race, his chamber-servant; and the province of Burhanpur to the head carpet-spreader, of the same race. In this way he distributed all the provinces in his kingdom. All the above men were Mahomedans, but over the country in the direction of the Karnatik he placed one of his Hindu [167] servants. After this division he led a happy life, without attending to government or taking any notice of what went on. From this cause the governors grew very rich and powerful; and at his death every one of them rebelled and proclaimed himself king and independent ruler, refusing to recognise or obey those who belonged to the royal blood, and claiming the succession as of right. In the course of time they grew more and more powerful. The princes of the blood royal, seeing that they were not acknowledged as such, remained in Karnatik territory, and the rebel governors gave them something in charity for their support, and on this they lived in poverty. Their descendants survive to this day.