The Nabob proposed to pay it by taxing the jaghires of his family, and taking some money from the Begum.
The disposable revenue was still further reduced by the jaghires which Mr. Hastings granted, but to what amount does not appear.
Your Lordships know that Mr. Hastings, by his guaranty, had secured their jaghires to the Nabob's own relations and family.
Your Lordships have seen, amongst the various pretences by which this man has endeavored to justify his various delinquencies, that of fearing to offend the Nabob by the restoration of their jaghires to the Begums is one.
The first article that occurs in the treaty of Chunar is a power given to the Nabob to resume all the jaghires not guarantied by the Company, and to give pensions to all those persons who should be removed from their jaghires.
But Mr. Hastings recollected that some of thesejaghires (as they are called, and on which I shall say a very few words to your Lordships) were guarantied by the Company.
As it could answer no other purpose, so it could be intended for no other, than that of getting possession of these jaghires by fraud.
Let me have my jaghires as formerly; otherwise, leaving this place, I will wait on you at Benares, and thence will go towards Shahjehanabad, because he has not adhered to his engagement.
But now, when it was determined to despoil them of their jaghires and their money, it was thought expedient to devise some means of colouring over the transaction, so as to save his honour and reputation.
But this was not sufficient for the support of the ruinous war in the Carnatic; and Hastings laid claim to the revenues of the jaghires which the nabob had seized as his portion of the robbery.
He consented, indeed, to seize the treasures for the use of the company, on condition that he should possess the ladies' jaghires himself; but when he returned to Lucknow his heart misgave him.
The result was certain: a partial judge and false swearing convicted the accused, and by their deaths justified the deed which stripped them of their jaghires and money.
The jaghires [lands and estates] on which they subsisted were disallowed.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "jaghires" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
