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the innocent, men and women, old and young.
At last the Emperor himself was forced to inter-
cede on behalf of his people through Asif-Jah, who
with dangling sword in his neck, is said to have
spoken to the tyrant in these words: “None has
survived the general massacre. If still the
greed of your soldiers is not satiated and they
are bent on continuing their gruesome work,
you have to revive the dead first so that,
you may be in a position to kill them again.”
(Zindakuni wa baz kushi). Nadir, accepting
his request, gave an order to his soldiers to refrain
from further action which, to his credit, was
instantly obeyed.
Nadir now began to exact his tribute of
money and Jewels. The possessions of the
nobles and wealthy merchants were con-
fiscated. Out of this he richly rewarded his
officers and men and dispatched a firman to
Persia exempting all the provinces from taxation
for three years.
The work of collecting levy on the citizens
took sometime. When all returns were com-
plete and Nadir had taken possession of the
imperial treasures and jewels, including the
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