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But some of their chief men began to lose heart, and on pleas 
of sickness or other lame excuses declined to go on active 
‘Alim ‘Ali Khan. Husain ‘Ali Khan, still full of confidence, 
thought nothing of these desertions, holding that his troops and 
those of his near relations were sufficient for every emergency. 
urgent letters were sent by the hand of Sayyid Muhammad Khan 
son of Asadullah Khan, to i bart te of the —— Sayyids 
and the Afghans, calling u them to join the column at once. 
But the numbers did not rise peer fifty thousand ee inelud- 
ing both the old and the new troops. 
Section 12. Tar Emperor’s ADYANCE:TO THE DAKHIN. 
On the 13th Zu.l Qa‘dah (15th September 1720) the camp 
was at a place between Mahaur and Gopalpur; next day it was 
moved on to between Kanwari and Miminabad. Four days (15th 
to 18th) were spent in celebrating the anniversary of Muham- 
mad Shah’s enthronement, and on the 19th (2st September) a 
ay was made vi = shrine of Shah Salim, Cishti, at Fath- 
Sikri. The s eceeding marches were Jalwah wee Nabah- 
water was sweet and wholesome. In the two previous marches 
the rough country, full of thorny shrubs, and the want of water, 
had caused great suffering. Two days for rest were allowed. 
They marched thence on the 2nd Zu,] Hijjah Sats rie 1720), 
and arrived at a place between Mahwah and p Nex 
oy passed through the Lakhi darrah (or ade) ae encamped 
at the a of some hills in a very lonely and deso ie te country. 
toa pny between Jinnd and Biand, about byes ne the east 
of Todah Bhon (or Bhim), a place now in pees territory, about 
seventy-five ps south-west of Agrah and about sixty miles 
east of Jaipur.? 
uring these marches there were, to al outward a appearance, 
agreement and fSeabhn between the Mir Bakhsh and his 
mad Amin “Khan to 
or Niza es ulk, offerin ering himself a Sort ity that the 
Sayyid ‘Tadios and children would be brought Fons in safety. He 
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1 Khafi Khan, II, 897; Mhd. Qasim, Lahori, 328. 
2 Kamwar Khan, Mhd. Qasim, Lahori. 345, 346. Mhd. Qasim was with 
the army and serving under Rae Sirat Singh, Multani. The map of the 
ee eee States,’ 1859, marks the pass as Knrrailee Ghant, possibly 
e same as the Kariti of the Indian Atlas. Mahwah is on sheet 50 of the 
foaiad Atlas, as Mhow, six ote be of Bahadarpur, on the Gambhir 
river. Jiand (ona) is porptaths mi - of Mhow, Biind (Bond) 
about  Jond = gad Todah Bhon (Toda B heem) seven 
miles W. of ae 
