Mughal Administration c11.70

c11.70

The procedure at the Emperor’s darbars was that he entered the high balcony abutting the *Diwan-i-am* (Hall of Public Audience) by a door connected with the harem, and then took his seat on his throne which stood in that high recess—or in the midst of the hall, when the darbar was held in a tent. "His Majesty's sons and grandsons, the grandees of the Court, and all other men who have the entree, attend to make the kurnish, and remain standing in their proper places,—according to their rank, with their arms crossed." (*Ain.*, i. 157, 160 ; Tavernier, i. 99.)