Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c42.18

v3.c42.18

That Ruhela chief, after breaking camp at the Nur-afshān park opposite Agra, went to Aligarh, replenished his military strength by taking guns and munition out of its vast magazine, and marched to Shahdara (1st July 1788.) He mercilessly robbed the populous cities of Shahdara, Patparganj and Ghāziabād, which were rich emporia of the trade of the Doab coming to feed the capital. Ismail Beg here joined him and formed a new pact for the division of the lands and spoils seized in the proportion of two to one between them.