Riyaz al-salatin 102.1

102.1

When Nawab Mu'azzam Khan was appointed Subadar of Bengal, he marched towards Bengal with a large army. As the passes of Teliagadhi and Sakrigali had been fortified by Shah Shuj'a, viewing the forcing of those defiles to be a difficult operation, with twelve thousand soldiers he swiftly marched to Bengal by way of Jharkand and the mountains. When the contending armies approached each other, Shah Shuj'a finding it impracticable to tarry at Akbarnagar (Rajmahal) caused 'Alivardi Khan, who was the root of all this mischief, to be slain, himself retired to Tandah, and erecting redoubts, fortified himself there. When the two forces approached each other, separated by the river Ganges, one day Sharif Khan, who was a source of mischief, and Fateh Jang Khan, getting into boats, crossed over to the northern bank, and they were similarly followed by others. From the northern side of the bank, as soon as Sharif Khan landed, the soldiers of Shah Shuj'a gave battle. Nearly seventy persons who had reached the banks were killed and slaughtered. The remaining boats retired from the middle of the river. Sultan Shuj'a ordered the wounded persons to be killed; but Shah Neamatullah Firuzpuri expostulated. Shah Shuj'a who had great faith in this Saint made over to the latter Sharif Khan together with other wounded prisoners. The Saint nursed them, and after their wounds had healed up sent them back to their army.