Later Mughals v1.c9.s22.18

v1.c9.s22.18

Presents continued to be showered lavishly on Muhammad Murad. On the 9th Jamadi II. (9th May, 1718), he was raised to 6,000 (5,000 horse), various gifts were added, and he was appointed faujdar of Jammu, with power to appoint a deputy. His son and two of his officers were given mansabs of 1,000. Twenty days afterwards he was again promoted, becoming 7,000 (7,000 horse), received a valuable fringed litter (palki) and other gifts, with the office of nazir, or governor of the imperial harem. On the 2nd Rajab (21st May, 1718) a gold bedstead, covered with gold plates and studded with jewels, which had belonged to the Emperor Jahangir, was given to the favourite. In fact, not a night passed without his receiving silver and gold