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oppose them; several of the hostile troops were killed, and the 
remainder fled. 
On the 16th [20th October], I’tiqad Khan having heard of 
Zabarclast’s advance, ordered ’Abdullah Najm i sani, Bakhshi of 
Cdbak Bihar, to march, with Darya Bai and a strong corps, to 
the support of Zabardast Klian, and prepared himself to follow, 
should it be necessary. 
By the help of the good luck which so signally furthers the 
policy of the imperial government, it happened that on the 3rd 
Bamazan [5th November, 1643], Tej Bai left Fort Palamau with a 
hunting party. During his absence, purat Sen and Sabal Sen, 
sons of the vakil Madan Singh Thakurai, declared for Pratab, 
took off his fetters, and having brought over the garrison, put him 
in possession of the fort. Some of Tej Bai’s companions returned 
afterwards to Palamau and were let in, others fled, whilst Tej, who 
now stood between two fires, concealed himself in the jungles. 
Madan Singh Thakurai and two or three other chiefs who lay 
encamped in front of the imperial army, fled in the middle of 
the night with a great number of their men. 
On receiving this information, Zabardast Khan left Dharnidhar, 
the Ujjainiyah, with a detachment of his own men as garrison in 
Deogan, and marched on the 5th Bamazan [7th November, 1643] 
upon Palamau. He passed through a dense jungle, forced several 
difficult passes, and arrived at Mangarh. 
Pratab seeing that resistance was useless, wrote to Zabardast 
Khan that the arrival of the imperialists was a deliverance sent 
him by God; he willingly submitted to the government, and would 
be glad to be allowed to wait on him. Zabardast had occupied 
Mauza’ Barf, 3 /cos from Palamau, and replied to Pratab’s message 
that the Bajah would have to come with him to I’tiqad Klian ; if he 
should not like that, he ought to remember that the Bakhshi of 
the pubah was about to arrive with a strong corps, when escape 
would be impossible. Pratab answered that when Shaistah 
Khan ere this had come with a large army to the walls of Palamau 
with the object of taking it, he had not been obliged to wait on 
him, Shaistah ..having contented himself with receiving the 
pesh/cash , when he returned; he had no objection to wait on 
