History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s1.t7.3

v5.c84.s1.t7.3

Immediately on hearing details of this rising and Ibrahim Khan's negligence, the Emperor dismissed him from the viceroyalty of Bengal and appointed his grandson, Azim-ush-shan to the post (middle of 1697, *M.A.* 387.) The prince was then in the Deccan, and pending his arrival Zabardast Khan (the son of Ibrahim and faujdar of Bardwan) was ordered to take the field against the rebels, with all the available imperial forces in those parts. Equipping an army as quickly as the previous neglect and administrative derangement of his father's rule would permit, Zabardast marched from Dacca with his artillery and infantry against Rahim, who issued from Murshidabad and formed an entrenched camp on the Ganges at Bhagawan-gola. Detachments of Zabardast Khan's cavalry made a rapid detour and recovered Rajmahal and Malda.