The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.303
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.303
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The emperor and the courtiers, on learning that Ahmad Shāh Abdālī had crossed the Indus, made preparations to resist the invader. A large army was assembled under the nominal command of prince Ahmad, the emperor's son, who was placed under the tutelage of Sādāt Khān, Zu-'l-fiqār Jang, and the great *amīrs*. Safdar Jang, Qamar-ud-dīn Khān, and others joined it with their contingents. On this occasion many of the chiefs of Rājasthān assisted in the defence of the empire.