Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c8.s5.23
Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c8.s5.23
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v1.c8.s5.23
The English Company, in order to reopen their business in Bengal, Bihār and Orissā, were at last (Oct. 1744) glad to beat the Nawāb down to Rs. three and a half *lakhs*, besides which they had to pay Rs. 30,500 to his generals and officers in Murshidābād, Rs. 8,000 at Patna, and Rs. 5,000 at Dāccā. [Bengal letter, 9 February, 1745.]