Later Mughals v1.c9.s35.6

v1.c9.s35.6

which had been granted to him early in Farrukh-siyar's reign. The Mahratta horsemen drew up at the gates of the palace and in the adjoining lanes of the city. Outside the palace, during the whole of that day, not a soul had the remotest suspicion of any hostile movements. The first inkling of any fresh disagreement was obtained between sunset and evening prayer-time. Itiqad Khan was seen to come out of the Diwan-i-khas, his limbs trembling from fright, scramble into the first palanquin he could find, and make off to his house. Soon afterwards, Karm Chand, an agent employed at the Court, wrote to those outside that all the Sayyids' demands had been complied with, including the degradation of Itiqad Khan to the rank that he had held in Alamgir's reign. This news at once spread agitation and anxiety throughout the city. All night long Qutb-ul-mulk and Maharajah Ajit Singh remained in the palace, and Husain Ali Khan in his own mansion.*