Padshah-namah 24.2

24.2

These hateful practices were not confined to the lands they occupied, but they seized and carried off every one they could lay their hands upon along the sides of the river. These proceedings had come under the notice of the Emperor before his accession, * * and he resolved to put an end to them if ever he ascended the throne, that the coinage might always bear the stamp of the glorious dynasty, and the pulpit might be graced with its khutba. After his accession, he appointed Kasim Khan to the government of Bengal, and * * impressed upon him the duty of overthrowing these mischievous people. He was ordered, as soon as he attended to the necessary duties of his extensive province, to set about the extermination of the pernicious intruders. Troops were to be sent both by water and land, so that this difficult enterprise might be quickly and easily accomplished. Kasim Khan set about making his preparations, and at the close of the cold season, in Sha'ban, 1240 A.H., he sent his son 'Inayatu-ulla with Allah Yar Khan, who was to be the real commander of the army, and several other nobles, to effect the conquest of Hugli. He also sent Bahadur Kambu, an active and intelligent servant of his, with the force under his command, under the pretence of taking possession of the Khalisa lands at Makhsusabad, but really to join Allah Yar Khan at the proper time.