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∗ Law, Memoire, 181. G. Forster Journey, i. 183-185. But Shujā’s fairly successful conduct of revenue and war after he had secured English protection, which so favourably impressed George Forster, was due entirely to the band of able and devoted generals and civil administrators that clung to his house. Ahmad Shah Abdali, a shrewd judge of character, at once saw through Shuja’s despicable character and, therefore, before leaving India in March 1761 nominated his enemy Imād as wazir of Delhi instead of his partisan Shujā. Shujā drunken (Shakir, 88); licentious Imad-us-sadat 66. SPD. xxvii 191. xxi. 127. 128.