136 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
have been they soon overran the province. Mir Habib with a 
body of cavalry arrived at Murshedabad in the beginning of 1742 
and plundered the house of the wealthy Jagat Seth, capturing 
Murad Ali Khan and Raja Dulabh Ram.' Healso took back with 
him his own brother, Mir Sharif, who was then living at Murshi- 
dabad. The war continued with varying success for some years. 
In the cold weather of 1745-46 (1158 A.H.) Mir Habib again 
attacked Murshidabad, but he had only time to ravage the 
suburbs, Stewart tells us, before the Nawab’s army came up and 
forced him to retire. After this the Maharattas left Bengal for a 
time, which accounts for the entry in the diary of April 1746 
to the effect that there was no longer any fear of them. 
It is interesting to note that in 1740 the wives and chil- 
dren of Nawab Sarafaraz Khan were sent by Ali Verdi to Dacca, 
and a handsome allowance was settled on them. Up to 1820, at 
least, his descendants were enjoying that allowance in the shape 
of pensions. One of his daughters was Ladli Begum who in 
resunied by Govern $8 sons—pro- 
bably the eldest—was called Nawab Shukurullah Khan, who 
had the following children: Ejazzali Khan, Nasruddin Haidar 
Khan, Husain Bukhsh Khan, Hadi Ali Khan and Fakhrunnisa 
Begum. Of these Nasruddin hada son Mirza Ibrahim Ali Khan: 
- sai was apparently made just before the following 
— gins. In a general letter to the Court, dated 29th 
anuary 1737, we find the entry : ‘100, Refer it to the Com- 
TUS eT ne netics le sea i i aia nah cuataemn 
! This is Durlab Ram whose j ; F ae 
Government for his father’s Bate: ge 3h reaped ba acne 
