Many of the chiefs also felt humiliated and belittled by the grandeur and distance of Shuja’s ultra-royal style: “By the late ruler the nobles were treated very attentively, almost on equal terms and enjoyed much influence,” recorded Colonel Wade’s munshi, Shahamat Ali, “while now … they found it very difficult to obtain admittance to the royal presence; and those who by flattering the ushers could do so, were made to stand at a respectful distance from his Majesty with their hands folded in a most humble manner,
