Later Mughals v2.c13.s10.22
Later Mughals v2.c13.s10.22
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v2.c13.s10.22
Long answers were sent to the Emperor's farman and to Husain Ali Khan's letter. As usual in such cases, the comedy of outward deference was played through unblushingly to the end. After thanks for his new appointment, he met the accusation that he had left Malwa without orders, by the audacious assertion that his action was due to the disorders caused by the Mahrattas round Aurangabad, which led him to fear for the safety of Burhanpur and even of Malwa; still more, for the safety of the family of the Amir-ul-umara, Husain Ali Khan.