Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c15.s8.18

v1.c15.s8.18

At last, finding his position no way improved, Safdar Jang set out from his mansion within the city of Delhi on 26th March. As he came opposite the palace, he dismounted from his elephant, turned his face to the imperial abode, and made a low salām to his invisible master. There was a drizzle at the time, and as he looked up drops of rain fell into his eyes and mingled with his tears. It was really the end of his wazir-ship, though he knew it not. The Emperor was now restored to the nobility of the empire and his subjects regained their access to him free from restriction. The old imperial darbar was now revived after six months' eclipse during Safdar Jang's usurped dictatorship, and every noble and officer in Delhi flocked to it.*