Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c6.s6.22
Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c6.s6.22
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v1.c6.s6.22
The Shia influence now rapidly extended itself at Court. Late in 1745 the Emperor dictated a marriage between Safdar’s son and heir Shujā-ud-daulah and the sister of his greatest favourite Ishaq Khan II Najmuddaulah. This illustrious lady was Bahu Begam, the tragic heroine of the impeachment of Warren Hastings for the ill-treatment of the Begams of Oudh. On 12th July 1747, Najmuddaulah was appointed *diwān* of the Crownlands, the post held by his father at his death. [*Chahār Gul*, 393; *Imād*, 35.]