The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c21.s1.48
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c21.s1.48
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Ahmad Abdālī received, before leaving India, a strange appeal. Two widows of Muhammad Shāh bitterly resented the turbulence of Ghāzī-ud-dīn and the cowardice of the courtiers, which had caused them to fall into the hands of Marāthās. Fearing worse consequences one of them begged Ahmad to marry her and to remove both from the danger of dishonour. In spite of their age, their high rank and their distress aroused the conqueror’s compassion. He accordingly married one and took both ladies with him to Afghānistān.