Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c22.s7.27
Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c22.s7.27
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v2.c22.s7.27
Mughlāni Begam, the widow of Muin-ul-mulk of Lahor, acted as Abdali's informer regarding the secrets of every Delhi noble's family and property and the beauty of the inmates of the imperial harem. Thus, the conqueror's desire for Hazrat Begam, the youthful daughter of Muhammad Shāh, was kindled. As a Marathi newsletter reports, "In Delhi many men have been slain and many women ravished. Some of the females have committed suicide [with daggers], others have drowned themselves. Wherever handsome Hindu women were reported, Abdali sent his men and brought them away to his quarters." [SPD. xxi. 104, TALS. 100b-101a. DC.]