ʿIbrat-namah 3: Transactions of the year 1173 A.H. (1759-60 A.D.). Martyrdom of 'Alamgir II.

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'Imadu-l Mulk (Ghazi-ud din Khan), who was very apprehensive of Najibu-d daula, excited Datta Sindhia and Jhanku Mah- Mahratta to hostilities against him, and promised them several lacs of rupees, on condition of their expelling him from the country which he occupied. The Mahratta chiefs accordingly, at the head of their southern armies, attacked Najibu-d daula with impetuosity, and he, as long as he was able, maintained his ground against that force, which was as numerous as ants or locusts, till at last, being able to hold out no longer, he took refuge in the fort of Sakartal. The southrons laid siege to the fort, and having stopped the supplies of grain, put him to great distress. Sindhia, seeing Najibu-d daula reduced to extremities, sent for 'Imadu-l Mulk from Shah-Jahanabad, in order to complete the measures for chastising him.
'Imadu-l Mulk, suspicious of the Emperor, and knowing that 'Intizamu-d daula Khan-khanan was his chief adviser, murdered that noble in the very act of saying his prayers. He then treacherously sent Mahdi 'Ali Khan, of Kashmir, to the Emperor, to report that a most saintly darwesh from Kandahar had arrived in the city, who was lodged in the kotila of Firoz Shah, and that he was well worth seeing. The Emperor, who was very fond of visiting fakirs, and particularly such a one as had come from the country of Ahmad Shah, became extremely desirous of seeing him, and went to him almost unattended. When he reached the appointed place, he stopped at the door of the chamber where his assassins were concealed, and Mahdi 'Ali Khan relieved him of the sword which he had in his hand, and put it by. As he entered the house, the curtains were down and fastened to the ground. Mirza Babar, son of I'zzu-d din, son-in-law of the Emperor, beginning to suspect foul play, drew his sword, and wounded several of the conspirators. Upon this the myrmidons of 'Imadu-l Mulk surrounded and took him prisoner; and having taken the sword from him, placed him in a palankin, and sent him back to the royal prison. Some evil-minded Mughals were expecting the Emperor in the chamber, and when they found him there unattended and alone, they jumped up, and inflicting on him repeated wounds with their daggers, brought him to the ground, and then threw his body out of the window, stripped off all the clothes, and left the corpse stark naked. After lying on the ground for eighteen hours, his body was taken up by order of Mahdi 'Ali Khan, and buried in the sepulchre of the Emperor Humayun. This tragedy occurred on Thursday, the 20th of Rabi'u-s sani, 1173 A.H. (30th Nov. 1759 A.D.). On the same day a youth named Muhiu-l Millat, son of Muhiu-s Sunnat, son of Kam Bakhsh, was raised to the throne with the title of Shah Jahan II.
'Imadu-l Mulk hastened to Sakartal, and came to an understanding with Najibu-d daula. In the mean time, the report of Ahmad Shah Durrani's invasion spread among the people. 'Imadu-l Mulk, in fear of his life, saw no other means of safety than in seeking the protection of Suraj Mal, and accordingly departed without delay for that chief's territory. Please God, an account of the arrival of Shah Durrani shall be related hereafter.