Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c22.s7.31
Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c22.s7.31
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v2.c22.s7.31
Abdali on 19th February made further changes among the Delhi ministers. Intizām was found to be of little use, and so the wazirship was conferred upon the Emperor's eldest son Ali Gauhar, with Intizām as his deputy, while Imād, who had now been pardoned through the intercession of Shāh Wali Khan and Mughlāni Begam, was given a most dignified sinecure as Wakil-i-mutlaq (or Supreme Regent), “with no business to do and no power,” Najib Khan was created Mir Bakhshi or head of the army of the empire, Yaqub Ali Khan Lord Chamberlain, and Badr-ud-daulah Chief of Artillery and commandant of the Delhi palace. Finally, in his camp near Mathurā, on 18 March the Afghan king restored Imād to the wazirship in recognition of his courage and zeal shown in the Jat campaign.