Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 15: SECTION VII

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Strange conspiracy of a son against his father — Seradj-ed-doula's ascendance on his uncle's mind — Dissensions creep in the Viceroy's family — Amazing fortune of Ata-ollah-qhan — The Viceroy carries with him to his Capital a number of learned men of Azim-abad — The author finds his grand-uncle, Abdol-aaly-qhan, disgraced, and in misery — And all his relations and friends gone to the Court of M8rsh8d-abad — Seif-qhan, hereditary Governor of P8rania, is slighted by the Viceroy, and soon after dies — Ill conduct of his son and successor, who has the folly to take a journey to M8rsh8d-abad — The Marhatta Prince, Djano-dji, attempts to plunder that city — The Viceroy marches against him — A whole Brigade mutinies, and is broke and disbanded — The Viceroy pursues Djano-dji — Infamous usage offered to the willing garrison of Bara-bati — That fortress surrenders — Description of the City of Catec — The Viceroy returns to his Capital, through an infinity of difficulties — First campaign of Seradj-ed-doulah — Strange infidelities in the Bengal army — Strange behaviour of a Zemindar who had offered himself for a guide — Seradj-ed-doulah elopes and revolts — The old Viceroy passionately doating on his grandson — Strange attack on the City of Azim-abad by sixty men — Singular combat between two noblemen, equally stout and brave — The Viceroy recovers his nephew, and then falls dangerously ill — The Viceroy again, at the head of his troops, forces the Marhattas to retreat — The two parties tired of a Twelve Years' War — Peace concluded — An immense balance, long forgotten, recovered for the treasury by a Gentoo Minister — Some account and death of Mir-habib, a famous Marhatta General — Death of the Gentoo Minister, Djankiram; and some account of Ram-narain — Death of young Ecram-ed-doula — Which in time causes that of his adoptive father, Nevazish-mahmed-qhan — Infamous conduct of Seradj-ed-doula, in his private hours — His person detested — He for his coup d'essay, murders two illustrious noblemen brothers —