New History of the Marathas v2.c28.11

v2.c28.11

This was a reasonable proposal and should have been readily accepted. But Najib Khan had made himself so odious to the Emperor that the latter preferred Ghazi-ud-din to him. The Marathas entered the Doab and soon captured not only all the territory up to Saharanpur, but easily took possession of Delhi itself in August, after a fortnight’s struggle. Najib Khan was captured with all his friends and followers by Vithal Shivdev, who for that achievement was rewarded by the Emperor with dresses and ornaments and given the title of Umdat-ul-mulk and a jagir near Nasik, which his family still holds.