Riyaz al-salatin 111.3.5

111.3.5

As Mir Sharif, brother of Mir Habib, together with the family treasures, dependants and children, was at Murshidabad, Mir Habib with seven hundred Mahratta cavalry swooped down on Murshidabad, in order to relieve his brother. Marching expeditiously, night and day, early at day-break, Mir Habib reached Dihparah and Ganj Muhammad Khan, to which he set fire. And opposite to the Citadel, crossing the river Bhagirati, Mir Habib reached his residence, and taking out Mir Sharif, together with his treasures, effects, followers, and dependants, he kept them in his company. Sweeping clean the houses of numerous residents of the City with the broom of plunder, and looting as much gold and silver coins as he could from the houses of Jagat Set, and capturing Murad Ali Khan, a son-in-law of Sarfaraz Khan, and Rajah Dulabh Ram and Mir Shujau-d-din, Superintendent of the Bajutarah Sair duties, he encamped at Tiratkonah, which was to the west of the City, at a distance of one farsakh. Haji Ahmad, Nawazish Ahmad Khan and Husain Quli Khan, who were in the City, at the very sight of the Mahratta cavalry, firing their guns once or twice, and closing the avenues to the City as well as the gates of the Citadel, entrenched themselves, but found it impossible to fight and disperse the enemy, or to defend the City. On the next day, Mahabat Jang, with his army marching night and day, entered Murshidabad.