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French, who furprifed his camp while he was engaged in 
quelling a rebellion railed by his nephew Muzzunir Jung, 
who was taken pril’oner ; but, on the death of"his uncle, 
was placed on the mufnud of the Deccan by the confpira- 
fcors. This young prince was afTaflinated almoft immedi¬ 
ately after his acceffion, by the fame perfon who had 
raifed him to power; when Sullabut Jung, third fon of 
the old nizarn, was placed on the mufnud by the French, 
p.flifted by the rajah RagOnaut Row. M. Dupleix, the 
French governor of Pondicherry, was created a noble of 
the empire, and the northern circars granted in jaghire to 
his nation. 
In the Mu {Tillman year 1165, A. D. 1751, Ahmed Shah 
Abdallah again advanced as far as Lahore; and was op- 
pofed for four months by the viceroy Meer Munnoo; 
who, however, lofing two of his principal generals, and 
his troops, being difpirited, was obliged to lubmit. He 
was received into favour by the conqueror, who appoint¬ 
ed him governor of Lahore and Moultan under his au¬ 
thority ; and thus were thefe two valuable provinces tom 
from their dependence on the defcendants of the houfe of 
Timour. At this period, Ghazee ul Dien Khan, eldeft 
Ion of the late r.izam, efteeming the death of his brother 
Nifir Jung favourable to his claims on the government 
of the Deccan,- offered to pay a large fum to the empe¬ 
ror, if he would grant him the l'oubahdary of that coun¬ 
try. Ahmed Shah complied, and Ghazee ul Dien pre¬ 
vailed on the Mahrattas to aflift him in taking pofeflion 
of that diftrift. 
Ghazee ul Dien reached Aurangabad, the capital of 
the Deccan, unmolefled, but died fuddenly, a few nights 
after his arrival in that city; upon which his followers 
difperfed. He left one fon, named Shaab ul Dien, a youth 
of extraordinary abilities. By the intereft of Suftcier 
Jung, he was appointed to fucceed his father as emir ul 
omrah, and received the fame titles of Ghazee ul Dien 
Khan Bahadur, which his father had borne. The firffc 
ufe which he made of his power, was to advife the em- 
.peror to proceed to extremities in his refentment againfl 
his patron, Suffder Jung ; who was in confequence obliged 
to retire to his government of Oude. Ghazee ul Dien, 
with an army of MaKrattas, now marched againfl: Soo- 
rauje Mul, chief of the Hindoo tribe of Jauts, who had 
poffeffed themfelves of the province of Agra. The rajah,, 
unable to keep the field, retired to his ftrongeft fortrefs, 
which was furrounded; but the minifter, having no bat¬ 
tering cannon, petitioned the emperor to fend the royal 
train from Delhi. But Ahmed Shah, who had been 
alarmed' at the ambitious proceedings of the young emir 
ul omrah, became apprehenfive of his own fafety, (hould 
he get poffefnon of the Jaut territories. Soorauje Mul 
fent alfo privately to court, that if the emperor would 
march to Secundra, which lies between Delhi and Agra, 
he would join him with his troops, and free him from the 
treachery of his minifter. Ahmed Shah, therefore, re¬ 
filled the cannon, and marched from Delhi with a fmall 
artny of houfehold guards, and a cumbrous train of fol¬ 
lowers and baggage, carrying with him ail the ladies of 
the harem, to Secundra. GhaZee ul Dien, on intelligence 
of this movement, detached a party of Mahrattas to im¬ 
pede his progrefs. The plunderers furprifed the royal 
camp in the night. Ahmed Shah, with his mother and 
vizier, made their elcape to Delhi, leaving their unhappy 
followers to the mercy of the enemy. On this occafion, 
all the inftgnia of royalty^ the imperial baggage, and many 
pri'nceffes of the Timour family, fell into the hands of 
the Mahrattas. After they had taken their fill of plun¬ 
der, the ladies were releafed, aud furnilhed with an ef- 
cort to Delhi. Ghazee ul Dien now hallened back, full 
of refentment, to Delhi; where, by the affiftance of the 
Mahrattas, he depofed the unfortunate Ahmed Shah, who 
had his eye’s put Out, and was confined with his mother 
in Seleemgur. Yezzeez ul Dien, Ion of the late Jehander 
Shah, was proclaimed emperor, by the title of Aulum- 
geer, on the tenth of the Muffulman month Shaubaun, 
Vol. X. No. 641. 
hegira 1167, A. D. 1713. At this time died Suffder Jung, 
the late vizier, and foubahdar of Oude ; and v/as fucceeu- 
ed in his government and eftates by his fon Sujah ul 
Dowlah. 
Ghazee ul Dien, upon the eftablilhment of the new ad- 
miniftration, marched from Delhi, carrying the pageant 
monarch with him as an inftrument by which he intend¬ 
ed to wreft Lahore and Moultan from its late conqueror 
Shah Abdallah; the viceroy, Meer Munnoo, being lately 
dead, and the confequent confufion of affairs proniifing 
fuccefs to his defigns; but, a mutiny breaking out in a 
corps of cavalry, the officers treacheroufly feized' his per- 
fon, and treated him with great indignity. The empe¬ 
ror, who was difgufted at the haughtinefs of his minifter, 
. encouraged the mutineers, and offered them a large fum to 
deliver their prifoner into his hands. In this dangerous 
crifis, the fortitude and addrefs of Ghazee did not for- 
fake him. He Toothed the difeor, tented officers with af- 
lurances of paying their arrears, and forgetting their dif- 
refpeft to his perfon. They releafed him; and the firft 
ufe he made of his freedom was, to order Niijeeb ul Dow¬ 
lah, with his followers, to fall upon the revolted corps. 
Numbers were flaughtered, and the reft difperfed. The 
minifter returned to Delhi, where he placed the weak Au- 
lumgeer under a guard ; and then taking with him the 
emperor’s eldeft fon, Ali Gohur, renewed his expedition to 
Moultan. The daughter of Meer Munnoo had been be¬ 
trothed to Ghazee ul Dien; and he now difpatched a fplen- 
did efcort and a letter to her mother, demanding his bride. 
She complied with his requeft, and committed the young 
lady to the charge of his emiflaries, with her marriage 
portion, happy to purchafe fo eaffly the protection of the 
vizier. Wliile engaged in the feftivities of his nuptials, 
■ the minifter detached a conffderable force to Lahore ; and 
the governefs, not fufpe&ing treachery, was feized and 
conducted with her trealures to the camp of her fon-in- 
law, who conferred the government of the province on 
Adeena Beg Khan, for thirty lacks of rupees. Upon the 
accomplifhment of this affair, he returned with his trea- 
fure to Delhi. 
Ahmed Shah Abdallah, on receiving intelligence of 
the vizier’s treachery, marched from Candahar, and pur- 
fued his route to Delhi. Ghazee ul Dien, knowing him- 
felf incapable of refilling fuch an enemy, begged forgive- 
nefs of his mother-in-law, and, obtaining her recommen¬ 
dations to Abdallah, let out for bis camp with a few at¬ 
tendants. The Afghan chief rebuked him fever el y for 
his treacherous conduCt; but confented to pardon him, 
on promife of a large contribution from Delhi. To the 
capital the minifter accompanied him ; and, like Nadir 
Shah, the conqueror took up his reffdence in the palace, 
in the, year of the hegira 1170, of Chrilt 1756. The 
wretched emperor Aulumgeer, being incapable of refift- 
ance, the city was for many days given up to the merci- 
lefs plunder of the Afghan foldiers, whofe avarice was in- 
fatiable. Such was their cruelty in gratifying it, that 
numbers of the unfortunate inhabitants put thepfelves to 
death, with their women, to elcape difgracr. A whole 
month paffed in terror and alarm. The houl’es of the no¬ 
bility were plundered ; and thofe families who had been 
fortunate enough to efcape the rapacity of Nadir Shah, 
were now alfo involved in ruin. 
Shah Abdallah next proceeded to plunder the provinces, 
and marched againfl the rajah Soorauje Mul, after taking 
Bullumgur, and inflicting a general maffacre on the un¬ 
happy inhabitants of Muttra, a city venerated as holy 
among the Hindoos, and the refort of pilgrims from all 
parts of the empire; but a plague breaking out in’ his 
camp, obliged him to retreat. He accordingly returned 
to Delhi, near which he was met by the wretched Aulum¬ 
geer, who entreated him not to leave him in the power of 
his oppreflive minifter Ghazee ul Dien. At his requeft, 
Nujeeb ul Dowlah was appointed emir ul omrah; and 
enjoined to proteft his matter againfl the power of the 
vizier. At this time, the two widows of the late Mo- 
T ‘ hammed 
