text:  Since the death of Shah-Shoojah the throne had been nominally filled by his third son Futteh-Jung the only one of the princes who was on the spot; but all the real power was vested with the rank of vizier in the hands of Akhbar Khan who had not only possessed himself of the Bala-Hissar and the treasure of the late king but had succeeded in recruiting the forces of the Affghan league by a reconciliation with Ameen-ullah Khan [30] the original leader of the outbreak with whom he had formerly been at variance