Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s5.18

v2.c27.s5.18

The wazir [Imad-ul-mulk]'s heart is not sincere. Mansur Ali Khan’s son will pay 50 *lakhs* if he is given the wazir-ship. If I order you to make this change, effect it on your return from Lahor. Formerly, when Dada was near Delhi, Mansur Ali Khan’s son had voluntarily offered to cede Benares to us. If he is now made wazir [by us], he must cede both Benares and Allahabad and pay 50 *lakhs*. If he refuses to make the above territorial surrenders and asks for 2 or 3 years to complete the payment [of 50 lakhs], do not give him the wazir-ship. But give it if he pays 50 lakhs and at least Allahabad.