Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c30.s3.13

v2.c30.s3.13

Before this, in the middle of March, when the prince arrived so close to Patna and no movement of a relieving army from Bengal was reported, Mr. Amyatt, the Chief of the English factory in Patna, vacated the city with his officers, after advising Ram Narayan to play for time and finally act as he received reinforcements or not. So, the Rajah, after taking assurances of safety, humbly waited on the prince and made presents. Through Md. Quli four *krores* of Rupees and all the artillery in Patna fort were demanded from him [*TALS.* 204*b*.] He had not even a hundredth part of this money. So, he went back to Patna after promising to collect the tribute there. The prince's supreme manager Md. Quli Khan was brave, but a fool and a pleasure-seeker. He now plunged into dissipation and the prince into daily hunting, as if the province had been already won.