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and returned to Delhi. In 1633 Shabjahan despatched Muhabbat 
Khan from Agra, Khan Jahan, 1 from the Deccan and Khwaja Abdul¬ 
lah from Prayag. These three armies converged on Orchha, and a 
severe conflict took place in which Salivahan the son of Champat Rai 
Jagirdar of Mahewa was killed. In the night after the battle when 
both armies were in their camps, Champat Rai took with him a body 
of Jujhar Singh’s troops and unexpectedly fell upon the enemy. Baki 
Khan and Shabar Khan the general were both killed, but in spite of 
the loss of their leaders the Imperial army gallantly opposed the Raja’s 
forces and succeeded in separating the Raja from his allies; finally 
Jujhar Singh was completely defeated and fled to the Deccan, but fell 
ill and died in Gondwana. Champat Rai continued a guerilla warfare, 
while the Imperial army returned to Delhi, and in 1635 the whole of 
Bundelkhand except Datia and Chanderi was annexed. For six years no 
one was appointed Raja of Orchha, and during the anarchy consequent 
thereon Champat Rai continued to ravage the country; he collected many 
of the late Raja’s army, possessed himself of Orchha, plundered Sironj, 
captured Bhilsa and defeated the Subadar of Ujjain. In short he 
ravaged the country from Jhansi to Mahewa. In 1633 Shahjahan 
sent an expedition commanded by Muhammad Shah, Wali Bahadur 
Khan, Nausher Khan, and Abdullah Khan. Champat Rai was be¬ 
sieged in the fort of Orchha, and after a gallant resistance was defeat¬ 
ed and his brother Pahar Singh was sent for from Dhamoni 2 * and set 
up in his place. He was not however entrusted with the whole of 
Bundelkhand, but only with such a portion of it as yielded a revenue 
of 60 lakhs, for Datia and Chanderi had long before this been annexed 
and made over to other rulers. Besides these two, several other small 
states were retained. Champat Rai succeeded however in escaping from 
the besieged fort, and continued his ravages as before. 
Pahar Singh had two sons Sujan Singh and Indraman. In 1651 
Sujan Singh was installed as Raja on the death of his father. The 
famous tank at Arjar s was constructed in his time. The Imperial 
Gazetteer states that the town of Ranipur, 4 which is close to Mau, was 
1 There would seem to be some mistake here, as the only Khan Jalian ap¬ 
parently known at this time was Khan Jahan Lodi, who revolted but was defeated 
and killed in 1631. 
2 In Sagar district, 25 miles N. of Sagar. This was later the most important 
seat of Muhammadan rule in South-Western Bundelkhand, and there are fine ruins 
of a very extensive fort externally somewhat of the style of that at Agra, and also 
ruins of a large walled town. The place now is almost entirely uninhabited and 
over-grown with jungle. 
8 Half in Jhansi and half in Orchha, 18 miles E. S.-E. of Jhansi. 
4 According to the Gazetteer it was founded by his mother, the Rani Hiradeva 
