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measures, had not long before passed through Agrah on his way from 
Ahmadabad to Dihli, where a very hostile reception awaited him. On 
arriving at Akbarabad he propitiated Grhairat Khan so effectively that 
through him he gained the good offices of Ratn Cand, the wazir’s chief 
advisor. As soon as the disturbance broke out at Agrah, he was sent 
off in great haste from Dihli to the assistance of Grhairat Khan. In a 
short time the activity he displayed in the operations at Agrah so won 
for him the good opinion of Husain ‘All Khan, that he made an inti¬ 
mate friend of him, and finally obtained his pardon from Qutb-ul-mulk, 
the wazlr. 1 
Meanwhile the rebellion had made no progress : it had not spread 
outside the walls of the fort. Rajah Jai Singh had, indeed, come out 
several stages from Amber as far as Todah Tank, 2 but before declaring 
himself further, he awaited news from Kizam-ul-mulk and Chabelah 
Ram. From a letter which fell afterwards into Husain ‘Ali Khan’s 
hands, it would appear that Kizam-ul-mulk gave no encouragement; 
while Chabelah Ram was detained in his province by the revolt of 
Jasan Singh, a zamindar of Kalpi, who was encouraged to resist by 
messages from the wazlr conveyed through Muhammad Khan, Bangash. 
Meanwhile, although unable to make any impression on the fort, 
Grhairat Khan held his own. Curaman, Jat, had managed to collect 
men of his own tribe, the chief leaders being Grobind Singh, Jat, and 
the sons of Kanda, Jat. Sayyad Hasan Khan from Gwaliyar and the 
Rajah of Bhadawar had also joined the besiegers. There was some 
fighting, but Safi Khan, owing to the arrest at Dihli of his children and 
brother, was dejected, and did not act with much vigour. Still, some 
sorties were attempted. One night the Jat and other peasant levies 
made an attack on the camp. Suddenly a store-house for the grain and 
grass which had been brought in from the surrounding country, was set 
on fire, but before the flames reached any height, heavy rain began to 
fall, and little damage was done. Deserters from the besieging force 
began to make their way into the fort. One day four of them were 
caught. Gaidar Quli Khan condemned them to be blown away from 
guns in the presence of the whole army. 3 From that time Haidar Quli 
Khan in person took the roll-call of the army, and further desertions 
ceased. 4 
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1 Khaf! Khan, II, 823, 824, 828. 
2 This must mean the Todah about sixty miles east of Jaipur and eighty 
miles south-west of Agrah. 
3 For the providential escape of one of these men, see Khaf! Khan, II, 834. 
4 Shvanih-i-Jchi ? r h and Mhd. Qasim, Labor!, 269. 
