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against each other and met between .Agrah and Dholpur, Curaman 
collected as many men as he could, and hung about the neighbourhood 
of both armies, ready to pillage the vanquished. In the end, so much 
plunder fell into his hands, that he became from that time forth a most 
formidable partisan leader, with whom it was necessary to reckon in 
such troublous times. While Bahadur Shah was at Agrah, Curaman 
came in, and professing to have repented of his turbulent ways, was 
granted the rank of 1500 zat, 500 horse. In Ramazan 1120 H., (Novem¬ 
ber 1708), he helped Riza Bahadur, the imperial faujdar, in an attack 
on A jit Singh, zamindar of Kama, where Curaman was wounded and 
Riza Bahadur was killed. In 1122 H. (1710) Curaman joined the 
Emperor at Ajmer, and took a part in the campaign against the Sikhs 
at Sadhaurah and Lohgarh. He went on with Bahadur Shah to Lalior, 
and was present during the fighting which took place there after that 
Emperor’s death (March 1712). He also seems to have fallen upon and 
plundered the baggage of both sides impartially, when Jahandar Shah 
and Farrukhsiyar met in battle array near Agrah in Zu-1 Hijjah 1124 
H. (January 1713). 1 
Early in Farrukhslyar’s reign Chabelah Ram, then subahdar of 
Agrah, received orders to march against Curaman, and efforts to reduce 
his power were continued for a long time without success, owing to the 
underhand opposition of the Wazir and his brother. The next holder of 
that Government, Samsam-ud-daulah, Khan Dauran, not feeling strong 
enough to use force, tried to make terms. Curaman agreed to come to 
Court, and on the 16th Ramazan (5th October, 1713), when he arrived 
at Barahpulah near the city, Rajah Bahadur, Rathor, son of*‘AzIm-ush- 
Shan’s maternal uncle, was sent out to meet and escort him. Curaman 
marched in at the head of 3,000 to 4,000 horsemen, and was conducted 
to the T)iwdn-i-Jchds by Samsam-ud-daulah in person. Charge of the 
royal highway from Barahpulah near Dihli to the crossing on the 
Cambal, was made over to him, and he soon returned home. But by 
slow degrees he fell into disfavour, the extent of the country he took 
possession of was thought excessive, his realisation of road dues was 
objected to, and his interference withya^ir-holders was disliked. All 
that a jdgirddr could collect from him was a little money thrown to him 
as if it were an alms. These things were repeated to the Emperor in 
detail, over and over again, until they produced an effect, and he resolv¬ 
ed that some action must be taken. The difficulty was to find anyone 
s ucceeded to the leadership of the Jats. Ma,asir-i-‘Alamgln, 311, 498, Danishmand 
Khan, under above date, Khafi Khan II, 316, Ma,asir-ul-umard, I, 809. 
1 Danishmand Khan, entries of the 28th Jamadi II, and 9th Rajab 1119 H. 
(27th September and 6th October 1707). 
