Later Mughals v1.c6.s9.5

v1.c6.s9.5

When he had reached the neighbourhood of Ajmer, Bahadur Shah announced that he intended to march to Jodhpur. On hearing this, Mukand Singh and Bakht Singh, the representatives of Ajit Singh then in attendance on the Emperor, offered to bring in the Rajah to make his submission. At this time it was learnt that when Mihrab Khan, faujdar of Jodhpur, reached within seven kos of Mairtha, he had been attacked by Rajah Ajit Singh. The Rajah was defeated and fled, and Mairtha was then occupied. On the 12th February 1708 a *farman* was sent by messenger to Durgadas Rathor, but the advance continued. Three days afterwards when several marches had been completed, an answer arrived from Ajit Singh. It was not altogether unfavourable, but he professed to entertain grave doubts as to the Emperor's intentions. A written answer was sent off at once to Durgadas Rathor, by the hand of Rashid Beg, a mace-bearer. The next day the Wazir's son, Khan Zaman, accompanied by Rajah Budh Singh Hada and Nejabat Khan, was despatched to interview Rajah Ajit Singh at Jodhpur. (*Bahadur-Shah-nama*, 68.)