' To prolong his pleasure, he used to limit himself to one large
glass every hour, till he got dead drunk. Two or three sets of
dancing women and musicians used to relieve each other in amusing him
during this interval. He died, of course, soon, and the poor old
Emperor was persuaded by his mother, the favourite sultana, that he
had fallen a victim to sighing and grief at the treatment of the
English, who would not permit him to remain at Delhi, where he was
continually employed in attempts to assassinate his eldest brother,
the heir apparent, and to stir up insurrections among the people. He
was not in confinement at Allahabad, but merely prohibited from
returning to Delhi. He had a splendid dwelling, a good income, and
all the honours due to his rank.[12]
In another enclosure of the same kind are the Emperor Muhammad
Shah,[13]--who reigned when Nadir Shah invaded Delhi--his mother,
wife, and daughter; and in another close by is the tomb which
interested me most, that of Jahanara Begam, the favourite sister of
poor Dara Shikoh, and daughter of Shah Jahan.[14] It stands in the
same enclosure, with the brother of the present Emperor on one side,
and his daughter on the other.
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