Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c42.s2.14
Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c42.s2.14
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v3.c42.s2.14
On 30th July the two Khans came to the fort and swore on the Qurān to be true to Shah Alam. The loyal commandant of the Red Battalion offered to resist their entry, but the trustful Emperor forbade any opposition. Thus, two thousand Afghans took over control of the palace and drove out the king's own guards, without a blow. Then Ghulām Qādir abused and threatened the Emperor and kept him and his sons confined in the chapel,* while he with Ismail occupied the Diwān-i-khās and the Haiyāt Bakhsh garden all night, amidst the loud weeping of the harem ladies.