Riyaz al-salatin 114.1.10

114.1.10

The Nawab (Mir Qasim) now met the Nawab-Vizier Shujau-d-daulah and the Emperor near Allahabad, and induced them to help him in driving out the English from the Subahs of Behar and Bengal (Seir, Vol. II, p. 745). The Emperor, the Nawab-Vizier and the Nawab now marched to Benares where they encamped for some time, in order to invade Behar (p. 746 Seir). Dreading the approach of the Nawab-Vizier Shujau-d-daulah, the English with Mir Jafar, who had gone in pursuit of Mir Qasim, now retired from Baksar towards Patna. Shujau-d-daulah with his huge army and with Mir Qasim now overtook the English near Phulwari (p. 749, Seir, Vol. II). There were skirmishes, followed by a battle in which the English army reeled, but the result was indecisive, owing to absence of concerted action between Mir Qasim and Shujau-d-daulah (pp. 749-750, Seir, Vol. II). At the same time, Mir Mehdi Khan, who had before fought so bravely for Mir Qasim and re-captured the Patna Fort from the English, now deserted his old master, Mir Qasim, and joined the English (p. 750, Seir, Vol. II).