Later Mughals v1.c9.s18.12

v1.c9.s18.12

On the 26th Zul Qada 1125 (13th Dec. 1713) Zakariya Khan, son of Abdus-samad Khan, brought to Court a report from his father, accompanied by a number of heads. A few months afterwards, Abdus-samad Khan came in person. Mir Jumla was sent out to escort him into the capital and he was presented on the 20th Safar 1126 (6th March 1714), receiving the usual gifts. Four days afterwards he was posted to the army then proceeding to Rajputana under Husain Ali Khan. On his return from this service, he was ordered back with his son to the Panjab, where the Sikhs had again raised their heads near Rupar on the Satlaj. The two nobles were sent off on the 14th Jamadi II. 1126 (26th June 1714). Not many months after Abdus-samad Khan's departure, a report was received, on the 16th Shaban 1126 (26th Aug. 1714) that a body of Sikhs, estimated at 7000 in number, had attacked the town of Rupar. Khwaja Mukaram, deputy of Zain-ud-din Ahmad Khan, the faujdar, made a good defence, although his force was small. He killed about two hundred of the enemy and cut off their heads. The rest of the Sikhs then retreated.*