Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 16.3.1

16.3.1

We have said that Aaly-verdy-qhan, after his victory over the Afghans, was returning to M8rsh8d-abad ; this opportunity was seized by Seif-qhan, hereditary Governor of PSrania, who conceiving that he had acquired some merit with the Viceroy, not only by sending presents to him on his passage on the other side of the Ganga, but also by assisting with a detachment of useful troops, thought he had a right now to invite him over to his own side of the river, where he had made magnificent preparatives. It must be observed, that as he had already invited and received successively, both Hadji-ahmed, brother to the Viceroy, and Sayd-ahmed-qhan, his son-in-law, on their occasionally passing up and down the river ; and had engaged them to accept entertainments at Carangolah, which belongs to the dominions of PSrania ; he concluded that Aaly-verdy-qhan himself would come over, and accept the entertainment he had prepared for him at the above place. He had set up a number of magnificent tents, and prepared a quantity of rich and curious presents ; but these preparatives were not taken notice of by the Viceroy, who knew that the Fodjdar had always paid visits, both to Djaafer-qhan, and to Shudjah-qhan, his two predecessors in the viceroyalty of Bengal, to both which he thought himself vastly superior, either in military talents or in extent of dominions.