Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c6.s6.18

v1.c6.s6.18

Muhammad Shāh agreed and wrote to Safdar Jang to that effect. The Oudh subahdār marched into Bihār, causing more alarm than relief to the people whom he came professedly to rescue. But by that time (January 1743) Alivardi had gained the upper hand of the invaders and no longer needed help from others. So, Safdar Jang returned from Patna to his own province (early in February.) This futile and short march was represented to the Emperor as a great achievement and a proof of Safdar Jang’s military capacity. Amir Khān induced the Emperor to summon him and Safdar Jang to Court. Similar invitations were issued in August 1743 to the other leading nobles of the provinces and Rājahs, to come to Court and advise the Emperor how to meet the annual Marātha threat to the eastern provinces. [Siyar, iii. 5; Imād 34.]