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pont ye at the foot of the north side of the fort. In the 
same way, Shah ‘Ali Khan and the leaders with him drove those 
in front of them back to the very foot of the walls. aid 
Khan, accompanied by Sher Afkan Khan, brought up the scal- 
ing ladders, hoping to make an entry, but after much struggle 
and effort he was compelled to abandon the attempt. Since the 
river flows close under the fort, and a number of boats were 
moored below the walls, it was feared that if the enemy saw the 
day going against them, they would use this means of escape. 
To prevent this manoeuvre, ne ati: ad Khan sent out his men 
and took possession of all the boat 
was lost, made overtures through P praaenentl Khan; in these 
negvcintions a long time was consumed. Girdhar Bahadur then 
f out that Muhammad Khan had received a promise of the 
Allahabad province, if he, Girdhar Bahadur, could be ousted 
from it, Ceasing to believe any longer in that noble’s imparti- 
ne a Bahadur said he would treat through no one but 
atn Can 
The ora of Allahabad in hostile hands was most detri- 
mental to the Sayyids’ power. It formed a centre round which 
oo could rally and grow cepaislenntne In itself it was 
ong a ai as Akbarabad, but in other ways many times 
eae ccsayne to overcome. Instead of a revolted garrison 
competent leaders, it wa h ld b 6 well: tried and 
opte ; 
Safar ‘ape pean aig) he mobhme his ca mp a at Bagh Dahr- 
Avae, and proceeded ved boat to the garden of Jahan-araée Begam. 
pi 
faith i in i ths o Sayyids ‘aii could not cent 4 their or give u 
the place of refuge that he held. Several mere elapsed, but 
no settlement was arrived at.! 
At length, on the 23rd Jamada I, 1132 H. (1st = nee 
Husain ‘Ali Khan resolved to march on Allahabad; 
the paten of Jahan-érée, his tents were put up on the cae 
grounds of Bagh Buland.* But ‘Abdullah Khan did not approve 

1 Mubammad Qasim, Lahori, 30: 
2 Khushhal Cand, Berlin MS. "me 495, f. 1,0008, names Moti Bagh, 
idle toes setae: Mendealis the fort, as the place of encampment. 
