Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 19.12.3

19.12.3

and came to me, desiring to be of the voyage. I consented; we took, at first, to the road of Baky-pur; but struck, afterwards, into that which led to the Prince's camp. In the way, we met numbers of harcarahs and messengers, that carried to town hourly intelligence of the Shah-zada's motions. Being arrived about Arvel, I descried a man on an elephant, with a retinue of an hundred horses; it was Medar-ed-doula, who was going from the Shah-zada on an embassy to Ram-narain. I could not help being amazed to see that, with such a man in camp as my father, who was well known in the province, and universally respected, they should pitch upon a stranger for such a message. One of the troopers having asked of my people who I was, and whither I was going; these answered by mentioning the poor man's name, as well as that of my brother's, to which they added that of my father's. A moment after, a messenger came up from Medar-ed-doula, with his compliments, and some enquiries about my welfare and health; to which civility I made a suitable return; and then we advanced to Shimshir-nagar. There I was surprised to hear, that Naky-aaly-qhan, my other brother, had gone to meet my glorious father, upon that nobleman's request; and I could not help lamenting, that he had made himself obnoxious to the Navvab of Bengal, by such a hasty step. About two hours before sunset, we descried from afar the Shah-zada's army, which covered a plain that extended eastward of Daud-nagar;