English Men of Action. Lord Clive

By the side of the Subadar stood two independent officials the Kadi who as in ail Moslem countries administered justice accordiitg to the sacred law ; and the Diwan (finance minister) appointed by the Crown who collected the royal share of the revenue and remitted it to the Imperial Treasury. [...] The Rajak ruled his hereditary state subject to the payment of tribute which was collected by the Subadar or by one of theTHE EMPIRE OF THE MOGULS 3 Nawabs and in accordance with the terms of the treaty made at the date of conquest. [...] His austerity of manner and his open censure of the profligacy of the Court rendered him obnoxious to the Padishah and his dissolute courtiers; and a quarrel with the Vizier in 1723 led to his witdrawal in anger to the Deccan. [...] The disgraceful surrender of Madras to the Frencn and the infraction of the terms of the capitulation by Dupleix mark a turning-point in Clive's career. [...] South of the town the rock is everywhere close to the surface and in this direction are the Sugar-loaf Rock and the Golden Rock about a hundred feet high ; while to the east are some low hills known as the French Rocks and the almost inaccessible rock of Elmiseram.