572 = Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [November, 1908. 
' Before the armies met there were many desertions from 
Muhammad Shah’s army, and the Scattered: soldiers of Husain 
yids’ vengeance. ‘The Jat brought in with him several elephants 
and horses that he had taken. This booty was nage ‘Abdul- 
Jah Khan but returned as a gift to the captor. ‘'o Curaman was 
confided the duty of harassing the imperial lt he plundering 
‘wherever he could. His orders were to blow es if persis the 
imperial powder magazines or carry off the draught oxen of 
gun carriages. But in this he was foiled by the ST care of 
Haidar Quli Khan.! . 
Section 19. ee sth Emperor MugamMap SHan’s ADVANCE. 
e left Muhammad Shah encamped (October 30th, 1720) 
families and dependants to the town of Mathura, over thirty 
miles away to thesouth. Onthe J1th Muharram camp was moved 
northwards six miles to near Shahpur, and again on the 12th 
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