The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c21.s1.57

v4.c21.s1.57

Early in 1748 Haibat Jang engaged in Bihār a force of Afghāns who had been dismissed by ‘Alī Vardī Khān owing to suspicions of their loyalty. It was believed that they might safely be employed in Bihār, where their opportunities for communicating with the Marāthās would be fewer; but the officers, on the occasion of their first reception, assassinated the governor, in revenge for the treatment which they had received from his father-in-law, ‘Alī Vardī Khān. They then plundered the town and seized the government of the province. A large force was soon collected and the leader, knowing that he could enjoy no safety so long as ‘Alī Vardī Khān retained the government of Bengal, made preparations for conquering that province.