1871.] 
The reign of Mu'izz-uddin. 
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pavilion on the shore of the river Sarw. The emperor Natpr-uddin, 
hearing of the approach of his son with a body of troops, surmised 
that Nizam-uddin was bent on intimidating him ; and, collecting 
all his army and his elephants, he came forth out of Lak’hnauti, 
and marching daily, reached the banks of the Sarw and encamped 
thereon. The two armies took up their positions on either side of 
the river, so that they could see each other’s tents. For two or 
three days intelligencers went to and fro from either side, from 
father to son and from son to father, and brought and carried 
messages. 
Finally the interview was arranged on this footing,—that Sultan 
Nacpr-uddin should acknowledge the respect and ceremony due to 
the Emperor of Dilili, and cross the river Sarw, and come to see 
his son, and the son should be on his throne and the father should 
perform the ceremony of kissing his hand. Sultan Nagir-uddin 
said—“ I feel no reluctance at the thought of doing fealty to my 
son. True, he is my offspring, but he sits on the throne of Dihli 
in my father’s place, and the throne of Dihli is a throne which 
commands veneration, and claims homage from all the kings of 
other climes. It is the due of the Emperor of Dihli; and I 
though the son of the Emperor Balkan, and though the throne 
of Dihli was my right,—since it has accrued to my son, I hold 
it the same as if it had come to me, and passed to him after my 
death. If it has come to him during my lifetime, the happier 
for me. The empire of Dihli is still vested in my house, and if 
on this occasion I fail to observe the respect due to the Emperor 
of Dihli, and refuse to pay fealty to my son, and to stand in his 
presence with joined hands, the glory of the Emperor of Dihli 
will be broken, and the damage will be mine, and my son’s 
alike. Moreover my father enjoined on me as his last precept, 
that I should be leal and true to the Emperor of Dihli, and pay 
duly the reverence which he can duly claim.” 
Thus it was settled ; and the astrologers of the Court chose an 
auspicious day for the interview in reference to the stars of father 
and son, and on that day the place of audience was appointed over 
against the peacock* 1 dais, and there were set in order the magni- 
* I read conjecturally. I can make nothing of 
