Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c30.s3.1

v2.c30.s3.1

Thus the facts of the political situation drove Shah Alam into the arms of Shuja-ud-daulah, and as Shuja was the actual manager of all their joint-enterprises for reconquering lost provinces and subduing rebellious vassals, and Shah Alam merely the sleeping partner who lent the legality and prestige of his name,—but no other capital,—to these undertakings, the result was determined by Shujā's character and secret policy.