Riyaz al-salatin 110.1.3

110.1.3

Nearly one-half of Sarfaraz Khan's troops were in this way disbanded. Ali Vardi Khan, having completed preparations for war and mobilised a large army consisting of Afghans, Rohilahs, and Bhaliahs, set out for Bengal; whilst Haji Ahmad sent his and his sons' hoarded treasures amounting to several laks of rupees for the expenses of Ali Vardi's army. When Sarfaraz Khan, from the despatches of his Political Agents at the Court of the Emperor, and from informations of emissaries, came to be apprised of the machinations of the treacherous enemy, deeming it prudent to adopt remedy for the affair before it came to pass, he set himself to overthrow the traitors, and decided to bestow the Deputy-Governorship of Azimabad (Patna) on his son-in-law, Syed Muhammad Hasan, in supercession of Ali Vardi Khan, and the Faujdari of Akbarnagar (Rajmahal) together with the command of Sakrigali and Teliagadhi passes on Mir Sharfu-d-din Bakhshi, in supercession of A'tau-l-lah Khan, son-in-law of Haji Ahmad. Sarfaraz Khan also determined to appoint Munshi Jaswant Rai as Diwan in the place of the Rai Raian.