Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 33.13.6

33.13.6

From thence the Prince marched to Ilah-abad, where having attached Mahmed-culy-qhan to his cause, they marched together to Azim-abad, as we have mentioned at length in our account of the affairs of Bengal. Whether Shudjah-ed-dowlah would have followed the Prince, is not clear; but at any rate he had at that time much business of his own. We have already mentioned that the Vezir Abul-mansur-qhan, having got himself joined by a body of Marhattas, had ruined the power of the Afghan, Ahmed-bangash, and had given the country of Antervid, alias the Do-abah, to those people, for the purpose of insuring their pay and arrears. The Marhattas having extended their ravages throughout that country, had cast their eyes on the neighbouring province of Oud, and were biting the finger of regret for not having yet attacked and seized that fine region, as well as the rest of the Rohillah country. And they were yet brooding on their grief, when Umad-el-mulk, who was personally incensed against Nedjib-ed-dowlah, conceived the design of ruining him intirely; but as in spite of the Abdali-king's countenance, he had found means to drive him from the office of Prince of Princes, so he expected that without being apparently concerned in the matter himself, he would as easily drive him from his principality, by committing him with the Marhattas; his intention being to serve Shudjah-ed-dowlah in the same manner, as soon as he had finished Nedjib-ed-dowlah.