Riyaz al-salatin 109.2.4

109.2.4

In short, as the good services of Shuja'u-d-daulah came to the notice of the Emperor through the medium of Khan Dauran Khan, in recognition thereof, the Nizamat of the Subah of Behar, on the transfer of Fakhru-d-daulah, brother of Raushanu-d-daulah Turabbaz Khan, was also conferred by the Emperor on Nawab Shuja'u-d-daulah. The aforesaid Nawab considering Muhammad A'li Vardi Khan to be a person of capacity and tact, appointed him to be his Deputy Governor of Behar, and sent him to 'Azimabad (Patna) with five thousand cavalry and infantry. A'li Vardi Khan, arriving in the Subah of Behar, associated with himself, in the administration, General Abdul Karim Khan, Chief of the Afghans of Darbhanga, and raised a levy of efficient troops. Entrusting the reins of authority over administrative and revenue affairs to the hands of Abdul Karim Khan, A'li Vardi Khan sent the former on an expedition against the Banjarah tribe, who were a class of marauders and murderers, and who in the guise of traders and travellers used to plunder the imperial domains and treasures. Abdul Karim Khan, subduing the Banjarah tribe, gained a large booty. Muhammad A'li Vardi, by chastising the Banjarah tribe, achieved a high reputation. And being aided by the Afghans, A'li Vardi advanced with his forces against the tracts of the Rajahs of Bitiah and Bhawarah, who were refractory and turbulent.