Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c30.s3.28

v2.c30.s3.28

Meantime, the battle of Pānipat had been fought, Delhi had been cleared of the Marathas, and the Durrāni conqueror had set out on his return home after nominating Shah Alam as Emperor and writing to him to come and occupy Delhi. So, the Emperor issued from Patna fort (12 April) at the invitation of Shujā-ud-daulah who undertook to escort him to his capital. The English refused to proceed with him beyond the western boundary of Bihār, and took a courteous leave of the Emperor on the bank of the Karmnāsā (22 May.) Shujā met his sovereign at Sarāi Sayyid Rāzi on 19th June and the two reached Jājmau on 23rd July, where the Emperor went into cantonments for the rainy season.