The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c21.s1.65
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c21.s1.65
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‘Ālī Gauhar and Muhammad Qulī crossed the Karamnāsā late in 1758 and shortly afterwards camped near Patna, the governor of which, Rājā Rām Nārayan, feigned to submit. Though the invading force was contemptible, Clive himself marched from Murshidābād with a small force. The raja then shut the city gates and repulsed an attack, and ‘Ālī Gauhar fled to Rewah.