Later Mughals v1.c9.s14.8

v1.c9.s14.8

The Rathor army was reported to be twelve *kos* south of Sambhar; rumour said they were hiding in ambush and intended to molest the imperialists while on the march. Not a trace of them, however, was seen between the capital and Ajmer; and as the imperial army passed through pargana Sambhar it destroyed Sanamgarh, a place of worship which had been erected at great cost. The march was conducted under great difficulties, the army suffering much in those sandy deserts from the want of water, in spite of the fact that they carried a provision of it along with them. On reaching Ajmer the camp was pitched for some days on the banks of the lake Anasagar, whence messengers were sent to the Rajah, on the principle that "Peace is better than War." After a time the Sayyid moved on to Puhkar, five miles north-west of Ajmer and thence to Mairtha, about forty miles further on, in Jodhpur territory; but Ajit Singh still fled before him further into the sandy desert. An armed post (thana) of two thousand men was placed in the town of Mairtha. [Kamraj 55a, Qasim 197, Ahwal-ul-khawaqin, 71.]