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2 CHAP. IL
3 ADlilNISTBATION OF TU£ GOV£KNM£NT.
4 ^ I ^HE genawl administration of the government is conducted by
5 the King* with the assistuice of the visier aurim (Grand
6 Vizier).
7 Tliis offiror lias the entire direction of the revenue, atid the
8 management of the political atfairs ot the frovernment, at home and
9 abroad. He has also the eoTTtrol of all the other depart nu nts.
10 The vizier ought to be app ointed from the eian of Baiunizye, and
11 from the family of Shauh wullee ivhaun ; but this rule was departed
12 from by Shauh Zemaun, who made a buddozj e * vizier ; and by
13 Mahmood, who has bestowed that office on Futteh Khaun
14 Bflurikaye.
15 Tliese innovations give great disgust, and used generally to be
16 avoided, by aUowing the office to remain in the Bands of the heredi^
17 taij claimants, but transferring tlie greater part of the powers to
18 some officer more in the Sng^s confidence; an expedient which
19 * The fi ]]ri .nn rr remark of SSjt John Mdcohn on dut mUfJeot, u ilhiitratiTO of the
20 A%tMiin notion of govemmmL
21 ** The appointoiaat of Reiumit IJIUi KliHui, eommonly oaDod WdUv Khnn, wat
22 " ^oken of with gnat diMpprabitioii, when I was in Penia in iSoOh h waa conaidcred
23 ** M « depsrtnrp from nil usage; and tlic ground of objections were: • that though it
24 ** tnt proper the King should be a Siuldoitye^ and have his person held sacred, from be-
25 « lem^ag to dut vnentad triU^ lib vadar o«gbt not tob» of AeMUM tribes nlthe
26 " nlso wrts =atV from attack, no one would he rc^pon^'Vilc for thv ncti >'\' cruelty nnt? op-
27 *' pre&sion that Diij;ht be committed :' othet-s deemed the King impolitic in appointing a
28 •* ftiddosye to bt Ui iUm^ m MdliODdkw might aspire to dwoMnm»<n 4* gnwi'
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