Tarikh-i Muzaffari 3.7

3.7

After the retirement of Safdar Jang to his provinces, the new wazir, and Ghaziu-d din ('Imadu-l Mulk) the Amiru-l umara, endeavoured to establish some order in the State. But envy and animosity arose between them, and each one acted according to his own views and interests. Malhar Rao and Jayapa Mahratta now arrived at the head of 60,000 horse, and (Ghaziu-d din) 'Imadu-l Mulk, who was expecting them, resolved to attack and punish Suraj Mal Jat for the part he had taken with Safdar Jang in plundering the environs of Shah-Jahanabad. Intizamu-d daula, the wazir, desired to accept from Suraj Mal an offering of fifty lacs of rupees as the price of forgiveness, and to apply the money to the pay of the troops. 'Imadu-l Mulk, proud of his victory over Safdar Jang, and urged on by the Mahrattas, marched out, and besieging Suraj Mal in the fort of Kumbher, he took possession of his territory. In the course of three months Khandi Rao, son of Malhar Rao, was killed, and it became clear that the fort could not be reduced without heavy guns. 'Imadu-l Mulk then sent Mahmud Khan, who had been his atalik from childhood, * * to bring up the royal artillery. * *