CHAP. IX.] NO CASH HELP GIVEN. 1 85
fluence the Emperor by accusing Aurangzib of picking out for himself the best villages in each mahal and leaving to them scattered possessions. Aurangzib refuted the calumny and asserted that he had taken entire mahals, as, in his opinion, a mahal divided among a number of owners could not be well administered or made to flourish. So, the Emperor at last confirmed the transfer of lands. ■•^•'
Aurangzib's second prayer, that the cash por- tion of his pay should be sent to him from the province of Malwa and the port of Surat, was not granted. He was told to select productive mahals in the Deccan either from the Crownland or from the fiefs of the officers. The Prince, accordingly, asked for Elichpur and Ankot, his cash allowance being reduced by the amount
of the revenue of these two dis-
Shah Jahan's . t-, 1 t- r j
refusal to give tncts. but the Emperor tixed
H*!^ r financial the standard revenue of Elichpur relief.
greatly above its real collection,
and then Aurangzib naturally demanded cash
payment as before, instead of taking such a
losing jagir. The Emperor was displeased and
made caustic remarks about the Prince in open
Court. "j" In 1654 twenty-five lakhs of rupees were
- Adah, 25a, 29a, 326, 33a, 36a, 41a, 366.
t Adah, 2'ja, 28a, 29a.
