- CR9/15/6.
- Item
- [1759, late March].
Part of Robert Clive Papers
News reports from Rajah Ram Narayan's camp, dated Rajab. Raja Ram Narayan traveling in a palanquin, wearing expensive clothes and accompanied by a company of horsemen went to Phulwari to meet the Prince. He reached Mihrpur early in the morning and stopped at Yakbagh. From here he sent Diwan Shitab Rai to Nawab Madar al-Daulah and asked him to wait for his instructions. The aforesaid Diwan replied to all the questions put forward by Nawab Madar al-Daulah. After this Rajah Rama Narayan came to see Nawab Madar al-Daulah. Shah Shakir Khan and Shitab Rai, Diwan of Sikhs came from the camp of the Prince to Rajah Ram Narayan and accompanied him to see Madar al-daulah Bahadur. Shah Shakir Khan, Shitab Rai and Mustafa Ali Khan sat in one place. Shaikh Hamid al-Din Jamadar presented five rupees and Murad Khan jamadar two rupees as nazar to the Nawab. After a ghari had passed Rajah Bahadur, Nawab Madar al-Daulah, Nawab Mustafa Ali Khan and Shah Shakir Khan and Khudad Khan and Shitab Rai Diwan all sat on an elephant and went towards Phulwari. Here they went to see Nawab Muhammad Quli Khan who had camped there. After a while Nawab Muhammad Quli Khan and Nawab Madar al-Daulah came out and took Rajah Ram Narayan to see the Prince. He took with him two elephants, four horses, five trays of clothes, some ashrafis, etc., as a nuzr for the Prince. A contemporary translation of the contents is CC2/10, item no. 401. It also includes a translation of the covering letter.