Riyaz al-salatin 110.1.5

110.1.5

In consequence, no news of A'li Vardi Khan's movements had reached Sarfaraz Khan. It was only when the vanguard of A'li Vardi Khan's army had actually reached Akbarnagar (Rajmahal), that all of a sudden the news of A'li Vardi Khan's movement reached Sarfaraz Khan. This news threw both the City of Murshidabad and its Bazaar into commotion. Perplexed by this news, Sarfaraz Khan instantly imprisoned Haji Ahmad. Although the Rai Raian treacherously explained that A'li Vardi's arrival was for the purpose of waiting on Sarfaraz Khan, this explanation had no reassuring effect. Detailing Ghaus Khan and Mir Sharfu-d-din, who were his old officers, to lead the vanguard, and leaving his son, Hafizu-l-lah surnamed Mirza Amani, together with Yasin Khan Faujdar, to guard the Fort and the City, Nawab Sarfaraz Khan together with Ghazanfar Husain Khan and a son of Muhammad Taqi Khan, (both of whom were his sons-in-law), and with Mir Muhammad Baqir Khan, Mirza Muhammad Iraj Khan, Mir Kamil, Mir Gadai, Mir Haidar Shah, Mir Diler Shah, Baji Singh, Rajah Ghandarab Singh, Shamshir Khan Qurishi, (Faujdar of Silhat), Shuja Quli Khan, (Faujdar of the port of Hugli), Mir Habib, Murshid Quli Khan Faujdar, Mardan A'li Khan (the late Shuja Khan's Bakhshi) and other Generals and Mansabdars and Zamindars of Bengal, marched out from the City with a large army and fire-pouring artillery, and encamped at Bahmaniah, which is two Karoh distant from Murshidabad.