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counted as thirty Jcos from Burhanpur, Nizam-ul-Mulk hoped soon to reach 
the Narbada. 
He does not appear to have hastened himself much, for it was not till 
Sunday, the 17th Sha’ban (14th Feb. 1731), that leaving behind his large 
guns, artillery and heavy equipage he started from Burhanpur. On the 22nd 
(19th Feb. 1731), he was at Salganw, a distance of twenty-two Jcos from 
Burhanpur, and intended to march via Grhargun to the Narbada. Muham¬ 
mad Khan was recommended to come by the pass (Jcanal?) of Naubahra, 
which was the usual route. On Saturday the 23rd, Nizam-ul-Mulk was 
within twenty Jcos of the ferry of Akbarpur* on the Narbada, the advanced 
tents would go on next day, and on the 25th (22nd Feh. 1731), he hoped to 
reach Akbarpur. The darogha, however, came back and reported that 
Muhammad Khan was still above the ghats. Although professing to be 
burning for an interview, Nizam-ul-Mulk thought that his dignity re¬ 
quired him to divide the remaining distance into two marches. Mu¬ 
hammad Khan, in answer to one of the letters, had complained that the 
allies Kanhaya Ji, Chimna Ji and others had sent him no men. Nizam- 
ul-Mulk reassures him by pointing out that they were far away near 
Mandavif in the zila? of Surat. Some further time was occupied by 
Nizam-ul-Mulk going oft to take a fort, and the desired interview did not 
take place till some time afterwards. We have no report of what took 
place, further than that the two Subahdars agreed to act in concert to put 
down the Mahrattas. Muhammad Khan in his report to the Emperor is 
loud in his praises of Nizam-ul-Mulk as an obedient and dutiful subject of 
the State. Muhammad Khan finally left Akbarpur on the 1st Shawwal 
1143 H. (29th March, 1731). 
Nizam-ul-Mulk went from Akbarpur to reduce the forts of Rajaur and 
Nadawali, the residence of Mohan Singh on the other side of the ferry. By 
the 4th Shawwal (1st April, 1731), the besieged were suing for terms, the 
fort was to be evacuated and made over to Nizam-ul-Mulk’s envoys. This 
noble was, however, threatened by a new danger, which hastened his depar¬ 
ture from that part of the country. He heard that Baji Rao leaving the 
Narbada had gone towards Surat and Nurpurah. This made it necessary 
for him, he said, to provide without losing a moment, for the safety of 
Aurangabad and other parganahs and important forts. His own spies con¬ 
firmed the news, saying, that they had left during the night, when it was 
said that Baji Rao would march next day. Chimna Ji Damodar having 
been released, had reached Dobhoi, twenty miles south-east of Baroda ; and 
he had written to his son that Baji Rao had moved and gone towards the 
Ghat of Nanabyari. 
* About 35 miles S. of Indur and 40 miles S. E. of Dliar. 
f On the Tapti about 32 miles east of Surat. 
