Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 24.3.4

24.3.4

It must be mentioned that Lord Clive, after a short stay at Moor-shood-abad, had landed in the garden of Saadut-bagh on his way to Ilah-abad, where he had been complimented by Nedjm-ed-dowlah and Mahmed-reza-qhan, who had accompanied him so far. On Lord Clive's departure, these noble persons were returning to their palaces, when on a sudden, Nedjm-ed-dowlah was assaulted by some sharp pains in his bowels, which finding no vent at all, became so excruciating, that the young Navvab on his alighting at his palace, departed this life. It was on the twenty-fourth of Zilcaad, in the year of the Hedjra one thousand one hundred and seventy-nine. He was succeeded in the government of the country by Seif-ed-dowlah, his second brother, a young man of gentle manners, and who shewed himself inclined to do good and to oblige; but he too in a few days hastily quitted his life and government, leaving a good name behind. His power did not extend far; but so far as it went, he never suffered it to fail, whenever there was an act of benevolence and commiseration to be performed. Shytab-ray had attended Lord Clive to Ilah-abad by order; but on that nobleman's departure from thence, he of his own accord took his leave for a certain time, under promise of returning soon, as he had some particular business of his own.