The Book of Jahāngīr's Fortune 10.6

10.6

Darab Khan had hitherto been kept in confinement, but he was now released; and after being bound by an oath, was made governor of Bengal; but his wife, a daughter, a son, and a son of Shah Nawaz Khan, were kept (as hostages). Raja Bhim, son of Rana Karan, who had never left the Prince in any of his troubles, was sent forward in command of the advanced force towards Patna. The province of Patna was in the jágír of Prince Parwez, and it had been left in charge of Mukhlis Khan, the Prince’s diwán, and of Iftikhar Khan and Sher Khan Afghan, his faujdars. But before even Raja Bhim arrived, they were frightened; and giving up all hope of support, they did not even set the fort of Patna in order, and wait a few days for the approach of the army; they abandoned the place, and made off to Illahabas, setting their own safety above the loss of such a country. So Raja Bhim entered the fort of Patna, and took possession of the province of Bihar without resistance.