The Residency is situated in the city near the Furra Buksh Palace, in which the King resided.

The Resident intended that five companies of this force should be sent in advance of the main body and guns, for the purpose of placing, sentries over the palace gates, treasuries, and other places containing valuables within the walls.

But this intention was not unfortunately made known to the Brigadier.

Captain Magness, who commanded a corps of infantry with six guns, and a squadron of horse, had been ordered by the minister at half-past eight o'clock, to proceed with them to a place near the southern entrance of the palace, and there to wait for further instructions, and he did so.
This was three hours before the minister made any report to the Resident of the King's illness, and Captain Magness was told by the people in attendance that the King was either dead or dying.
[* Gholam Yaheea Khan was the maternal uncle of Shurf-od Dowlah, who was, afterwards, some time minister under Mahommed Allee Shah.] Having given these orders, the Resident proceeded to the palace, attended by Captain Paton, the first Assistant, and Dr.Stevenson, the Residency Surgeon.

They found the King lying dead upon his bed, but his body was still warm, and Dr.Stevenson opened a vein in one arm.