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arrived with presents and cash. Strict orders were then issued to 
refrain from injuring the crops. On the contrary, when they passed 
into the lands of JEtajah Jai Singh Sawae, the offering brought by one 
of his principal officers was refused, while many villages with their 
crops and cattle were pillaged by the camp followers. Even the women 
and children of the cultivators were looked on as lawful plunder and 
carried off. 1 
Another effort was now made by Farrukhsiyar, on the 1st Rabi‘ T., 
1131 2 H. (21st, January, 1719) to conciliate Husain ‘All Khan through 
‘Abd-ul-ghafur. This man was married to a sister of Ptiqad Khan’s 
(Muhammad Murad’s) wife. Early in this reign he had joined Husain 
‘All Khan, was admitted to his intimacy, and made the confidant of his 
secrets. When his brother-in-law rose into favour, he asked permission 
from Husain ‘All Khan and returned to Court. Through Ptiqad Khan 
he was made a Vuhazari (2,000). He was now promoted to 2 500 zat 
with a standard, and deputed to interview Husain ‘All Khan, his 
former friend. By this time even Farrukhslyar’s intimates began to 
despair of him. Amln-ud-din wrote: “ The complexion of affairs 
“changes here daily, fickleness prevails, sense is absent, and every 
“ moment one futile device is succeeded by another. It reminds one of 
“ the fable of the mice and the cat. In a deserted spot there were 
“ many mice, and every day the cat came and took two or three of 
“ them. The mice met in council and resolved to hang a bell to the 
“ cat’s neck, so that having warning they might flee in time. The bell 
“was got. But who was there able to attach it to the cat’s neck ? ” 
Farrukhsiyar’s projects were of this sort, from wdiich nothing but 
failure could.result. He is represented as still believing that the storm 
would blow over as it had done before. He did not seem to see that 
“to heal an estranged heart was as hard as to mend a broken glass,” 
and advice was thrown away upon him. 3 
When ‘Abd-ul- gh afur had started, Farrukhsiyar recollected that 
for a long time past Qutb-ul-mulk had urged that, until the office of 
Daroahah or Superintendent of the Privy Audience had been made 
over to one of his brothers, he and his brother could not feel themselves 
safe. As Husain ‘All Khan’s arrival grew nearer, the Emperor felt 
sure he would make the same request, nay, would never come to an 
audience till it had been granted. But if such an appointment were 
made, Samsam-ud-daulah would be ousted. He had long taken Farrukh- 
1 KhafI Khar, II., 803. 
2 Miriza Muhammad, 443, says it was on the 4th. 
3 Kamwar Khan, 187, Dastur-ul-Insha, 30. 
