The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.77
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c20.77
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In 1706 a Marāthā incursion into Gujarāt was followed by a crushing disaster to the Mughul army at Ratanpur. Ajīt Singh and Durgā Dās again rebelled. Prince Bīdār Bakht, then deputy-governor of Gujarāt, defeated Durgā Dās and drove him into the Kolī country. But Ajīt Singh defeated Muhkam Singh of Nāgaur, a loyal vassal of the emperor, at Drunerā, and thus gained an increase of prestige and strength. When the news of Aurangzīb’s death arrived, Ajīt Singh expelled the Mughul commandant and took possession of his father’s capital. Sojāt, Pālī and Merta were recovered from the imperial agents, and the Rāthor war of liberation ended in complete success (1707).