Riyaz al-salatin 112.1.5

112.1.5

Saulat Jang, Faujdar of Purniah, that year, previous to Mahabat Jang's death, in the month of Jamadi-l-Awal, had died, and his son, Shaukat Jang, who was a cousin of Siraju-d-daulah, had succeeded his father. At this time, Siraju-d-daulah desiring to displace Shaukat Jang demanded the revenue of Purniah. Shaukat Jang replied: "You are lord of three Subahs (Provinces), whilst I am fallen in this corner, and am content with a bit of bread. Now it does not become your high aspiration to set the teeth of your avarice on this bit of bread." Siraju-d-daulah, on receipt of this reply, which did not satisfy his designs, despatched Diwan Mohanlal, together with other Generals such as Dost Muhammad Khan, Shaikh Din Muhammad, Mir Muhammad, and Jafar Khan, &c., with a large army, to fight with Shaukat Jang; and he also wrote to Ramnarain, the Subahdar of Azimabad, to march quickly to Purniah. From the other side, Shaukat Jang detailed for fighting Shaikh Jahan Yar and Karguzar Khan, the generalissimo, and Mir Murad Ali and others, and subsequently he himself set out and assaulting and sacking and burning Haiatpurgolah returned to Purniah. On arrival at Manihari, Siraju-d-daulah's army encamped, whilst Shaukat Jang's army at a distance of one Karoh at Nawabganj entrenched itself. On the next day, Shaukat Jang also arrived and joined his army; and on the same day, Rajah Ramnarain, the Subahdar of Azimabad, with his contingent of troops, joined Siraju-d-daulah's army.