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who left to him the empty ftate. He lived to the vear 1747. 



The death of his faithful Vifier Cummir til dien, on whom he 



placed the fulleit confidence amidft all his misfortunes, put an 



end to his exiftence. On hearing of the account he fell into a 



fwoon, and expired fitting on his throne. 



Dehli, in 1756, was yet fated to undergo a third calamity. PtuNOERED et 



Abdalla. 



The reign of Allumguire II. was ufliered in with the plundering 

 of the capital. Abdalla^ l^i"g of Candabar, juftly incenfed at 

 the perfidy of the Vifier^ marched to Debli, eftablifhed himfelf 

 in the citadel like Kouli Kban^ and notwithftanding he was re- 

 ceived by the poor Mogul as a royal gueft, he gave the city to be 

 facked by the mercilefs Afghans, Every excefs was committed ; 

 terror pervaded the inhabitants, and multitudes fell filicides to 

 their apprehenfions. Abdullah fent part of his army into the 

 Dooab of the Jwnna and Ganges to glean after the harvefi: of 

 Nadir, and to lay fiege to Agra, but he was compelled to recal 

 his troops, then attacked by the peftilence. 



In Debli, in 1788, were exercifed the unheard-of barbarities Shah Alum. 

 on the unhappy Shab Alum, the laft of the Mogul emperors, de- 

 fi;ribed in the prophetic vifion in p. 57, by the Robilla favage 

 Golawm Kauder. The prince, the pageant of every fuccefsfnl 

 party, was feized by that ruffian, and, probably through private 

 revenge for paft injuries, he here fufFered from him the moft 

 horrible effects of his malice. The villain was afterwards feized 

 by Madajee Sindia, the great Mabratta chieftain, and under- 

 went punifliment due to his deferts. His nofe, ears, arms, and 

 legs were cut off, and in that condition fent to Sbah Alum, at 

 Debli, but he died by the way. The wretched emperor be- 



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