Tarikh-i saʿadat-i jawid 2.3

2.3

Be it known that heaps of paper would have to be written were I to give an account of the battles which the deceased Nawab fought, or were I to attempt to describe the acts of his generosity, patronage, and liberality. The Almighty God, by virtue of the excellent character of that great noble, whose rank was as high as the heavens, and who possessed the qualities of Rizwan the doorkeeper of Paradise, has opened the gates of prosperity to his descendants even to this very time. May the holy God preserve the foundation of the wealth, dignity and authority of this house to eternity, and give victory to its well-wishers; and may the wicked enemies of his family, from which the whole of Hindustan is benefited, be confounded and punished! May the desolated world be filled by his noble descendants to the day of resurrection! An account of the death of Nawab Burhanu-l Mulk, which happened at the time of the invasion of Nadir Shah, by a disease in his legs, has been given above. After his death it was found by his accounts that his army had received two krors of rupees in advance. Nawab Safdar Jang, his son-in-law and successor, expunged that enormous sum, and resigned all claim to it. An account of Nawab Safdar Jang, and of his accession to the post of Wazarat in the time of Ahmad Shah, son of Muhammad Shah, will be given hereafter.