Later Mughals v2.c14.s16.2

v2.c14.s16.2

From this period may be dated Nizam-ul-mulk's virtual independence and the foundation of the present Haidarabad State. Henceforth he bestowed offices in the Dakhin; he made promotions in rank, conferred titles and issued assignments on the land revenue at his own will and pleasure. The only attributes of sovereignty from which he refrained were the use of the scarlet or imperial umbrella, the recitation of the Friday prayer in his own name, and the issue of coin stamped with his own superscription. Many astrologers had prophesied that if he chose he could sit on a throne. But he repudiated the suggestion saying, "May throne and umbrella bring good fortune to him who holds them! My business is to preserve my honour, and if this be mine what need have I of an imperial throne?" [Yahya 131*b*, *Ahwal*. 136*b*.]