Riyaz al-salatin 114.2.9

114.2.9

The English, thus freed from anxiety, made a night-attack, and broke the Nawab's army, which fled. A severe defeat was thus sustained by the Nawab. The defeated army in a worsted condition retreated to Monghyr. Nawab Qasim Ali Khan, on receiving news of this defeat, lost heart, and was thrown into consternation. In view of the disloyalty and treachery of the traitors who had eaten his salt, the Nawab felt himself unequal for a contest, and abandoning all ideas of warfare he set out in an anxious mood for Azimabad. The Nawab now killed Gurgin Khan on account of his treachery, and also slew Jagat Set and his brother, who were the plotters of this treacherous conspiracy, and who had sent out secret messages inviting Jafar Ali Khan and the Christian English, and whose treasonable correspondence had been intercepted. The Nawab also killed other Zamindars, &c., who from before were in prison, and each of whom was unrivalled in his day for hatching plots and intrigues. After arrival at Azimabad, there, too, not finding himself secure, the Nawab sent his Begams to the Fort of Rohtas, whilst he himself proceeded to the Subah of Oudh to the Vazirul-Mulk Nawab Shujau-d-daulah Bahadur. There also he fell out with the Nawab-Vizier, who confiscated much of his treasures. From thence departing, the Nawab retired to the hills, and in those tracts he lingered some years in various mishaps, and at length died.