Later Mughals v1.c6.s10.21

v1.c6.s10.21

In spite of what had happened, Ahsan Khan still relied upon the greatness of the services he had rendered, and could not be aroused to a sense of his danger. He paid no heed to any warning. "It is not possible," he said, "that a loyal hereditary servant of the crown, such as I am, could ever be thus suspected by the Prince he serves, whatever his enemies may say." At length Ahsan Khan, too, was enticed from his house, and it was only when he was placed in custody that he awoke from his dreams, and when it was too late began to think of his own preservation. He sent word to his house to remove everything they could in the shape of valuables and money to a place of safety. His dependents, before the confiscation of his goods was effected, collected as much as they could of jewels and gold coins (ashrafis and huns), placed them in a box, and sent them to the house of an Afghan who was under great obligations to Ahsan Khan.