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hand. But unfortunately it got dark, and the storming party had to 

 retire. 



In the end of Sha'ban, Bahadur Khan was ordered by his Majesty to 

 move from Islampur to Pathan, where he met the Prince with 3000 horse 

 and the same number of foot. On the last of Sha'ban [23rd November], 

 Damtal [south of Pathankot] was taken by Bahadur Khan, and T i h a r i 

 by Allah Virdi Khan. The emperor also sent orders that Agalat Khan 

 should hasten to Nurpur and take part in the siege ; and Sayyid Khan 

 Jahan, Bustam Khan, and others, together with Bahadur Khan as harawal, 

 should attack Mau byway of Oanga-thal [y-%> v_£«) ; for when Mau 

 was conquered, it would be easier to reduce Nurpur. The Prince should 

 leave Rao Amr Singh and Mirza Hasan C*afawi in Pathan, and march upon 

 Mau, and encamp in the pass, where, in former days, 'Abdullah Khan 

 Bahadur had encamped. 



On the 1st Ramazan [21th November], the Prince left Pathan for Mau. 

 Jagat Singh began now to doubt of success, and requested Allah Yirdi 

 Khan to beg the Prince to allow Rajrup an interview : the Imperial 

 commanders, from envy and hatred towards him, had forced the war on 

 him, and their only object was to rob and kill him and his people. As 

 Rajput, he had to defend his military honor ; but as the Prince had now 

 himself come, he wished to submit and send his son to settle affairs. 



On the 5th Ramazan [28th November, 1611], Rajrup with a halter 

 round his neck appeared before the Prince, who promised to intercede on 

 Jagat Singh's behalf with his Majesty. But the emperor, to whom the 

 Prince sent a report, demanded an unconditional surrender, and Murad 

 Bakhsh had to send Rajrup back. 



Sayyid Khan Jahan and Bahadur Khan were now sent by the Prince 

 over Gangat'hal to Mau. They moved slowly forward cutting down 

 the jungle, and drove away the enemies wherever they found them. 

 When they approached strong barricades, they dug trenches, and thus 

 succeeded in overcoming all obstacles. When they reached Mau, Jagat 

 Singh, with the best men of his own elan, engaged them in sharp 

 encounters for five days. Neither Bahadur Khan, nor Khan Jahan, 

 spared their men ; in fact, the men of Bahadur Khan used the dead 

 bodies of the slain to step over the trenches dug by the enemies. But 

 during these five days, no less than 700 men of Bahadur Khan's contingent 

 were killed and wounded, and the same number of the other corps. A large 

 number of the enemies also ' went to hell.' All officers fought gallantly, 

 Sayyid Khan Jahan, Rustam Khan, and others, but especially Bahadur 

 Khan, Sayyid Khan Jahan's harawal. 



But as the war made slow progress, his Majesty ordered that the attacks 

 upon Mau should be vigorously continued at the place where Khan Jahan 



