Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c22.s2.8

v2.c22.s2.8

Khwājah Mirzā declared himself subahdar of Lahor, put on regal robes, gave titles of Khan (lord to his chief followers, and called upon all the leading men of the city to come and pay court to him. But he could not effectively control the administration, nor secure the necessary revenue. In a short time the other Turki generals, who regarded themselves as his equals, defied his authority, and anarchy reigned in the capital of the Panjab, while the districts were resigned to the local magistrates or rebel leaders.