Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c15.s9.4

v1.c15.s9.4

After the *coup d'etat* of 17th March, by which the Emperor recovered control of his palace-fort, though Safdar Jang continued as wazir, his agents Khwājah Tamkin and Rajah Lachhmi Narayan were no longer admitted to the presence for reporting his proposals and taking the Emperor's orders as before, but they were detained outside and all business between the Emperor and the wazir was conducted through Hakim Alavi Khan II, who was physician to both. Ahmad Shah pressed Safdar Jang to go to his *subah* immediately, but the wazir begged for time on the plea that he required a vast number of porters and carts to remove his entire family and property from Delhi. The Emperor sent fifty covered waggons (*raths*) from his stores for Safdar Jang's women, but still the latter delayed. Then he began to increase his army and called up his fighting lieutenant Rājendra-giri from Saharanpur to his side.