revenue of the entire empire, for absolutely no return.[1]
The moral loss was even greater than the material. The Emperor of Loss of Mughal prestige.Delhi might dazzle the eyes of foreign ambassadors and travellers by displaying his Peacock Throne and Kohi-noor, or the superb marble edifices with which he had adorned Agra and Delhi. But henceforth his military prestige was gone throughout the world. The Persian king could rightly boast[2] that the rulers of Delhi knew how to steal a fort by means of gold, but not how to conquer it by strength of arm. Shah Abbas II. had conquered Qandahar in less than two months; but two Mughal princes in three long and costly campaigns could not recover it, though they were opposed by mere generals and not by any member of the royal blood of Persia. Naturally the military fame of Persia rose very high. The
- ↑ The Revenue of the Mughal empire in 1648 was 22 krores of rupees. (Abdul Hamid, ii. 710.)
- ↑ For his exultation at the capture and retention of Qandahar, see Ruqat-i-Shah Abbas Sani, 106—120, (his exact words are different).
expedition for driving away the Persians, and 5 lakhs more were spent on the fortifications. (Abd. Ham., ii. 40, Waris 21a and 26a).
