Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 32.4.2

32.4.2

It was this treasure which Mahmed-yar-qhan undertook to carry off. Setting out with about two thousand Moghul horse, he made so much haste to overtake it, that on his arrival at Saherseram, he found himself with only seventy horse. With this handful of men he fell upon the enemy, killed some, threw the whole in disorder, and his troops following apace, he had already beaten the enemy before the whole of his force could arrive. He had killed numbers of them, made some prisoners, dispersed the rest, and seized the treasure, with which he returned to Benares. A service of that importance, instead of promoting his interest, ruined him in Saadet-qhan's mind. The Viceroy took umbrage at so much daringness, and a coolness took place between them; and the Officer, having parted from him in disgust, had now taken service with Fahr-ed-dowlah. The man, full of resentment, expected to be able to debauch the Moghul troops in Abool-mansoor-qhan's service, and to bring into his possession, by some means or other, his artillery also; after which, he doubted not, but under Fahr-ed-dowlah's name, he would drive the Marhattas from Gudjrat. Full of this scheme, he fell to work, and intrigued with the Moghuls.