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I then ordered them to conduct the wazirzadi to the seraglio, and to take the wazir out of prison, bathe him in the bath, dress him in the khil'at of restoration to favour, and bring him quickly before me. When the wazir arrived, I went to the end of the farsh to receive him, and conceiving him my superior, I embraced him, and bestowed on him anew the writing case of the wazirship.
The farsh is the carpet or cloth which is spread in the room, where company is received, or the king's audience is held; for the king to advance to the end of the farsh to receive the wazir, is a mark of respect, which Asiatic princes seldom pay, even to their equals. The insignia of the wazir's office in India and Persia, is the kalumdan. The abode of a fakir is called a takiya.
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