Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c24.s4.22

v2.c24.s4.22

But the negotiations for an offensive alliance dragged on for a long time and promised no agreement, because the Ruhelas shrank from provoking another attack of Shujā and the dreaded Marathas for the sake of a master who was impotent to help them. Sadullah Khan, the successor of Ali Muhammad Ruhela, was a personal friend of Shujā and worked at cross purposes with Hāfiz. Imād returned to the princes' camp after a visit to the Ruhela headquarters for talking their leaders over.