Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c15.s3.2

v1.c15.s3.2

Then Muin begged that the favour shown to him might be extended to his people. At his request the Abdali released his Panjabi captives, and posted his provost-marshals in the city to prevent his soldiers from robbing or maltreating the citizens. The people within the walls were already starving through the stoppage of their grain supply on account of the war and siege. Next day Muin returned to his quarters and raised a few lakhs of Rupeès from the city which he presented to the Abdali as the price of a dinner to him and his troops. By the terms of this treaty the *subahs* of Lahor and Multan were ceded to the Afghan king. He left them to be governed by Muin in the same way as before, without disturbing the administrative arrangements in any way. Only the surplus revenue was henceforth to be sent to the Abdali and the final orders in the highest questions were to be taken from him.* He even yielded to Muin’s wise counsels and gave up his first thought of striking coins at Lahor in his own name (Miskin, 16.)