Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c6.s4.7
Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c6.s4.7
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Another protege of Amir Khān was Asad Yār Khān, a native of Agra. After filling some very subordinate offices, he was introduced to the Emperor by Amir Khān on 3rd June 1739, and immediately created a 5-hazāri and Dārogha of harkārahs or Postmaster-General and Head of the Intelligence Department. In time he rose to the rank of a 6-hazāri with the title of Asad-ud-daulah and the māhi and murātib insignia of the highest grade of the peerage (8 Nov.)