Tarikh-i Hindi 4: Seventh Year of the Reign.

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In this year a person, having assumed the name of Sabir Shah, went to Kumaon, and represented to the Raja of that place, whose name was Debi Singh, that he was one of the princes of the house of Timur, and thus obtained repeated orders on the functionaries below the hills at Kasipur and Rudarpur, to the effect that they should give him a red tent, such as is usual for the royal family, as well as some troops to accompany him. Having carried these orders into effect, they collected no less than forty thousand Rohillas. Shaikh 'Azamatu-llah Khan, who in those days was the governor of Muradabad and Sambhal, was sent to quell the insurrection, with a body of fifteen thousand horse and twelve elephants. In a single attack he overthrew the Rohilla army. The Afghans were dispersed, and many were put to the sword. Sabir Shah fled towards the east, and went to Burhanu-l Mulk, who, having captured him, sent him to the Emperor, under the custody of Murid Khan, a noble of high rank, and he was ordered to be imprisoned.