Letter to Clive from the Nawab Shuja ul Mulk.

Scope and Content

Bewailing the loss of Clive's support after his departure from India and reporting the battle between the armies of Major Caillaud and his son against that of the Shahzada. Clive is addressed using his full Persian title.

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Additional Information

From both Clive's title and the letter's contents it is clear that the letter was written in Feb 1760. However the Arabic date is 10 Rajab 1166, which approximates to 3 Jun 1753. Since Rajab fell in Feb in 1760, it seems likely that the final digits of the Arabic year were mistranslated.