Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c8.s3.29
Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c8.s3.29
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v1.c8.s3.29
After visiting Patna city and viewing its fort (*c.* 7th December, 1742), Safdar Jang encamped at Bānkipur, five miles west of it, and began to act as if he were already the lawful master of the province. On receiving the news of Alivardi’s return from Orissā and the report that the Peshwā Bālāji Rāo, was rapidly coming to Bihār to aid Alivardi, Safdar Jang beat a hurried retreat from Patna. Crossing the Ganges at Munir by a bridge of boats (*c.* 15 January, 1743), he re-entered his own province. [*Siyar*, ii. 127-129.]