The Life of Hafiz Ool-Moolk, Hafiz Rehmut Khan (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1831 Excerpt: ...when a certain annual tribute was agreed to, and the arrears were paid up. Hafiz and his son then returned to Bareilly. Sooraje-ood-dowla, grandson of Aliverdi Khan Muhabut Jung, the Nuwab of Bengal, had levied from the English higher duties on their merchandize than had been previously agreed to; which breach of faith they represented to their king, who sent a military force to their aid; but before its arrival, Sooraje-ood-dowla marched to Calcutta, when the English after a slight opposition quitted the town, and it was given up to plunder. The English had embarked on board their ships, and would have left the country, had not their king's troops arrived at this critical juncture; but even with this reinforcement they could not contend with Sooraje-ood-dowla, till Jaffier Ullee Khan proposed to join them, on condition of their placing him on the musnud: which being agreed to, he advised them to make a night attack on the Nuwab's camp. This proved successful, and the Nuwab's troops fled. On the following day Sooraje-ood-dowla was taken prisoner and put to death, w' and Jaffier Ullee Khan was placed on the musnud. Soon after this Jaffier Ullee Khan became insane, and his eldest son Meerun having been killed by lightning, the English raised to the musnud his son-in-law Kasim Ullee Khan, and from this time they refused to pay any duties on their merchandise. Kasim Ullee Khan fearing that they would soon deprive him of his power, treacherously murdered three hundred of their chiefs whom he had invited to an entertainment, and marched with all his forces to Calcutta, where he was opposed by the English, and being defeated, returned to Moorshidabad. Unable to retain his footing in Bengal, he fled to Oude, and solicited the aid of the Nuwab Shooja-ood-dowla, offer...