Later Mughals v1.c9.s37.1

v1.c9.s37.1

From early dawn on the 9th Rabi II. (28th February, 1719) Qutb-ul-mulk continued to send messengers to persuade Farrukh-siyar to come out and take his seat on the throne as usual. Farrukh-siyar refused absolutely to set foot outside the female apartments. Indeed, he made use of some very florid language. He swore that, by the blood of Taimur, the world-conqueror, which flowed in his veins, he would so scourge these rebels, that for years to come their fate should be a tale on the people's tongue, and a warning to traitors intending to follow their example. Qutb-ul-mulk knew not what further pretext to devise to win his consent to reappear, in order that directions might issue for the degradation and seizure of the Sayyids' enemies. Then arose the outbreak in the streets and urgent messages arrived from Husain Ali Khan. It was plain that force must be resorted to.*