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Later Mughals v2.c13.s14.2

Later Mughals v2.c13.s14.2

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v2.c13.s14.2

Muhammad Amin Khan was promoted to 8,000 *zat* and was loaded with gifts. Khan Dauran, although at the critical moment his fear of the Sayyids had prevented his declaring himself, received the same exalted rank. The grade of seven thousand had been hitherto the limit for any person not of the blood royal. Qamar-ud-din Khan, Haidar Quli Khan and Saadat Khan were made respectively 7,000, 6,000, and 5,000 in rank. Zafar Khan and Rajah Gopal Singh Bhadauriya also received promotion. To celebrate the Emperor's emancipation from the Sayyid bondage, some poet found a chronogram: "He was a bright star (*Roshan Akhtar*) and is now a moon; Like Joseph he left prison to become a king."