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2 of the camp. Muhammad Shah alighted from his travelling throne, embraced
3 the prince and seated him by his side. When the party reached the royal tent, -
4 Nadir Shah received the emperor at the door. Both their majesties embraced
5 each other, and, holding one another by the hand, they entered the audience
6 tent, where they sat down together on the same masnad. A repast was
7 prepared, and a waiter having first offered coffee to Nddir Shah, the latter, .
8 with his own hands, courteously offered it to Muhammad Shah, saying: “Since
9 your majesty has done me the honour of coming here, we are brothers, and
10 may you remain happy in the empire of Hindostdn.” The remains of the
11 repast were given to Umdat-ul-Mulk, Amir Khan Bahadur, Mutamidud
12 Doula, Muhammad Ishék Khan Bahadur, Bihr4z Khan and other nobles who
13 had accompanied Muhammad Shah. The conference lasted for several _ courtesy of Nadir
14 hours, and nothing which courtesy and friendship required, was omitted by Sb
15 Nddir Shah, He expressed his regret at the action of the Delhi emperor
16 in allowing the chauth to the Mahrattas, and permitting foreigners to invade
17 his dominions. On this latter point the Delhi emperor remarked to his vic-
18 torious companion: “If I had not been dilatory in complying with your .
19 majesty’s request, I could not have secured the pleasure of seeing your
20 majesty to-day.” This facetious remark of the Delhi monarch elicited asmile
21 from the stern Nadir.
22 The Delhi emperor was treated as a guest in the Persian camp, and _ The emperor a guest
23 received every mark of respect. After retiring to another tent, Nddir Shah ™'™? Pein camp.
24 had a long consultation with his wazir as to the future policy to be adopted,
25 He then returned to the royal tent, and made it formally known to
26 Muhammad Shah, that, as the imperial house of Tymur had given no cause
27 of offence to the Persian empire, it was far from his wishes to make Jndia a,
28 part of his kingdom, provided the Indian emperor would pay him an indem- _ Acrees to pry an
29 nity for the war. To this Muhammad Shah agreed, as also to Nadir’s troops imemnity:
30 remaining in the capital to recover from the fatigues of the campaign, until
31 such time as the money should be -paid.
32 The emperor was permitted to send for his harem, and, with all his
33 family members and Omerahs, remained in honourable confinement, being
34 constantly guarded by Persian horsemen, ‘The Indian army was left without remains in confine-
35 officers, and the Persians seized upon the ordnance, the military chest, the Jyoupin the Pesien
36 jewel office, the wardrobe and the armoury. The keys of all the establish-
37 ments in the fort of Delhi were politely demanded by the Shah, and quietly
38 made over by the emperor, being sent through Thamasp Khan to Latfullah _ revs of the nemi
39 Khan, the Delhi Killadar, or commandant of the fort. The officers of the ft surgnderel to
40 Persian king thus put themselves in posséssion of the fort and of all within it.
41 The two kings then marched towards Delhi. The emperor was con-
42 ducted by a rear guard of ten thousand Persian horsemen. His army was
43 divided into two irregular columns and marched on both flanks of the
44 Persians. Arrived at Delhi, Nddir Shah encamped in the luxuriant gardens _ xaaironters Dell.
45 of Shaldmdr. Muhammad Shah obtained leave to enter the city in order to
46 prepare his palace for the reception of the victor ; and, on the following day,
47 Néddir made his victorious entry into the city at the head of 12,000 horse.
48 He distributed his army over all the quarters of the town and the fort, __ His army distrivat-
49 placing the gates of the city and the citadel under guards of his own men, EES Eee LON
50 He gave orders that his troops should not in any way interfere with, or molest,
51 any of the emperor’s subjects under pain of being deprived of their ears.
52 Mubammad conducted his vanquisher to a magnificent apartment in
53 the royal palace, which was profusely decorated for the occasion. Nddir
54 Shah demanded twenty-five karors of rupees as the war indemnity, Mu- _ Nédirdenands an
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