Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c34.s10.7

v3.c34.s10.7

The Maratha horse then entered Ghāzi-ud-din’s mansion and ransacked it thoroughly. Here the rich trader Karim Khan had deposited his merchandise worth lakhs of Rupees, some elephants, and 30 to 40 horses for safety, but all these were plundered. Close to the Delhi Gate of the capital, the raiders seized two elephants of the Emperor himself. By way of the now defenceless eastern side of the city, close to the river bank, the Marathas even penetrated within the walls and dispersed for plunder through Sadullah Khan’s market square. Here they were attacked and driven out by Sayyid Muhammad Khan Baluch (the brother of Musavi Khan.) Once again the incurable predatory instinct of the Marathas and the lack of true generalship among their chiefs robbed them of the all but conquered imperial capital.