Shah alam ii biography of michael

The emperor remained under the English guardianship from to But all the time he was very eager to go to Delhi, for in spite of settled income from the annual tribute of twenty-six lakhs of rupees from Bengal he felt it humiliating to continue to reside under the foreign domination. So when the Marathas returned to Northern India in the beginning of , the emperor opened negotiations with them and with their assistance proceeded to Delhi, where he reached on 6th January, He found the Delhi treasury empty and the imperial family reduced to poverty and starvation.

He had promised to pay forty lakhs of rupees to the Marathas as the price of his restoration. To get the money for fulfilling these obligations an expedition was organized against Zabita Khan, who was besieged in Pathargarh, but the money obtained from him and others was not adequate enough for the payment of Maratha dues and the latter attacked Delhi.

The emperor had to grant Kora and Allahabad to the Marathas. During the absence of Sindhia from Delhi there were intrigues against him and he was thrown out of court. He turned against the emperor, obtained possession of his palace and deposed Shah Alam on 30th July, Ghulam Qadir blinded the emperor. The blind old emperor sent frantic appeals to Mahadji Sindhia to return to Delhi and impose condign punishment on Ghulam Qadir.

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