Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c4.18

v1.c4.18

Emperor Ahmad Shah's character, 328—Udham Bai, queen-mother, life and character, 334—eunuch Jāvid Kh.'s influence, 337—bankruptcy of central government, 343—unpaid soldiery, military impotence, 346—Safdar Jang wazir, his opponents, 347—weakness of Shia sect, 349—Nāsir Jang instigated against Safdar, 351—Safdar shot at, 353—Nāsir Jang baffled, 355—Salābat Kh., Mir Bakhshi, bankrupt, insulted by Jāvid, 356—dismissed, 358—subsidiary alliance with Marathas against Abdali, its terms, 360—nullified by Jāvid, 363—Maratha claim for costs, 365—how Jāvid bought Holkar off, 367—antagonism between Jāvid and Safdar, 368—Balu Jat, his career, 369—murder of Jāvid Kh., 372.