ABSTRACT
Comptroller of the Household], or second Baksci, one of the moft important officers at court, as he is head of the secret chambers of the Emperor, and the Emperor’s liberty and life depend on him. The Seom-Baksci [Suvum Bakhshi] or Third Baksci, also belongs to the secret Councils of State, and when necessary takes the place of the Firft Baksci. There are a great number of other Minifters called Ombrai [Omras] or Princes of the Empire, who are either employed at court or sent to govern provinces. Inferior to them are the numerous Manseldar [Mansabdars, commissioned officers] in the immediate service of the Emperor, who receive large monthly salaries. Besides the Ombrai and Manseldar, innumerable others persons are employed about the court. To give some idea of the wealth and magnificence of the Great Emperor of Mogol I shall only say that many pagan kings who are in his service, and all the Ombrai, Manseldar, and other officials live in extraordinary luxury and splendour, with an infinite number of soldiers and servants, and that (excepting the merchants and their dependents) the whole enormous population, not only of Delly but of the vaft Mogol Empire, live at the expense of the Emperor. They receive monthly pay either direftly from him or through the Ombrai, Manseldar, and other officials.
