Mughal Administration c6.s2.2

c6.s2.2

After doing his morning prayer and devotional reading, and appearing at the balcony of the salute (darshan) where he looked at elephant-combats and the parade of cavalry, the Emperor held his public audience in the Diwān-i-ām hall for two hours. The Paymaster-General reported to him the petitions of the military officers and immediately received His Majesty's orders on them, giving promotions to some, new posts to others. Officers who had come from the provinces and those newly appointed to some province or post were then presented by the heads of their departments...Next came the clerks of the department of the Crownlands or the Emperor's Privy purse. Through their chiefs they submitted their various proposals and received orders.