Later Mughals v2.c19.s3.13

v2.c19.s3.13

It is said that the Wazir Qamar-ud-din Khan was exposed in the sun and thus made to pay one kror of Rupees plus jewels and elephants. His diwan Majlis Rai was assessed a large sum and delivered to Sarbuland Khan to be tortured. His ear was cut off in open darbar, and retiring home in the depth of disgrace he committed suicide on 8th April. The Court agent of the governor of Bengal was beaten, and he took poison with his entire family. As Hanway says, "No barbarities were left unpractised. The tax imposed was strictly exacted. What numbers destroyed themselves with their own hands........." [Hanway, ii. 382, Frazer 199, T-i-Mdi, Tilok Das.]