The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.136
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.136
- Language
- English
v4.c20.136
Farrukh-siyar left Patna on 18 September, 1712, at the head of 25,000 men, and advanced to Khajuhā (where Shujā‘ had been defeated by Aurangzīb in 1659), his forces swelling on the way. Here he encountered (24 November) prince ‘Azz-ud-dīn, who had arrived with 50,000 men to bar his path. Chhabelā Rām Nāgar, the commandant of Karā-Mānikpur, deserted to Farrukh-siyar, and his money loans most opportunely relieved the serious distress of that prince and his army.