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sal, Harde Narayan and Jagat Rae. At length Harde Sah, Jagat Rae, 
Mohan Singh, Lachman Singh, and other sons and grandsons came in with 
their families ; and after a time, Chattarsal himself with ten thousand horse 
and fifteen thousand foot drew near, bringing his Rani and grandchildren. 
For three or four months (December 1728 to January and February 1729,) 
the Bundelas waited quietly in camp, expecting an answer to Muhammad 
Khan’s report to the Emperor, in which he craved leave to bring his pri¬ 
soners to Court. 
Although no answer came negotiations went on. Diwan Harde Sail* 
was more especially friendly with Muhammad Ivhan, they frequently made 
excursions and hunting expeditions together, and talked of setting out 
together on a “ mulkgiri.” The only difficulty was a want of carriage, and 
Kaim Khan was requested to send Yakut Khan with money for expenses, 
and carriage for fifteen hundred horsemen. Those men with Kaim Khan 
who had relations with the main army, were to procure and send carriage 
for them. 
For a long time no settlement with the Bundelas could be come to. 
When Muhammad Khan asked for the delivery of his jagirs, which they 
had long occupied, they replied that besides the troops with them they 
possessed nothing. At length they agreed to submit to the Imperial autho¬ 
rity, and hound themselves by all the oaths most sacred to Hindus never to 
rebel again, but to deliver up all the places they occupied, and to permit 
Imperial thanas or armed posts to he placed throughout their country. 
From Delhi no answer was vouchsafed, and three months passed by. 
The Bundelas made use of this interval to send messengers with overtures 
to Burhan-ul-mulk, who received them favourably. Letters came privately 
from Court inciting Chattarsal to resist and recommence hostilities. The 
Bundelas had by this time learnt that Muhammad Khan had powerful 
influences against him at Court, and were thus encouraged to renew the 
struggle. 
When three months had thus passed by, the time of the Holi festival 
approached. Chattarsal was brought by his sons in a palki to Muhammad 
Ivhan. They represented that from age, weakness, and confinement their 
father was extremely ill. If he died in camp, it would be said that he had 
been made away with. On these pretexts leave was obtained to remove the 
old Rajah to Surajmau, three /cos beyond the Muhammadan camp, which 
was then in the hills some distance south of Jaitpur. Jagat Rae and his 
brothers were also allowed leave to celebrate the Holi festival (February— 
March 1729). 
As there had been every prospect of a speedy end to the campaign, 
Muhammad Khan’s allies had returned to their homes, many of his soldiers 
had proceeded on leave, or had returned to Allahabad, and others were scat- 
* “ Diwan” seems to have been the title of the eldest son. 
