Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c13.s5.29

v1.c13.s5.29

When first appointed subahdar of the Deccan in 1751, Ghaziuddin had been made to promise a huge peshkash of 2 krores and 80 lakhs of Rupees, but he could pay only 15 lakhs (one lakh of gold coins.) In April 1752 when it was settled that he should march to the Deccan escorted by Malhar, the peshkash was reduced to a mere promise of 60 lakhs, one half of which he undertook to pay to the Marathas engaged by the wazir in full satisfaction of their claims. To expedite the departure of these unwelcome guests, Jāvid Khan paid a few lakhs in cash to Malhar, and so they left the environs of Delhi on 4th May, nine days after their arrival. Peace returned to the capital and the fugitive citizens brought their families back to the city. All these arrangements were done by the eunuch overriding the wazir and even without the knowledge of the latter. Not a pice came to the impoverished imperial exchequer as the succession fee of the richest subahdari in the Mughal dominions. [TAh. 33b-37b. Siyar, iii. 44 incorrect. Had-al, ii. 235-236.]