Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c16.s8.15

v1.c16.s8.15

guarded the princesses’ carriages as far as he could. "But how could a hundred resist a thousand?" Malika-i-zamāni was captured by the Marathas and conveyed back to the imperial camp now in Maratha possession. The carts of Sāhib Mahal and some other ladies along with Roz-āfzun himself were overtaken by Aqibat’s brother and conducted to the house of the qāzi of the city. Thus the night passed, none getting anything to eat.