Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c25.s4.3

v2.c25.s4.3

But the defenders were hopelessly outnumbered. Famine was raging within the city, and “many men dispersed and only a few remained true to Najib.” At last he bowed to the inevitable. The next two days (1 and 2 September) passed in peace parleys; Malhar tried to soften Raghunath and Imād, while Majd-ud-daulah (Abdul Ahad Khan) pressed Najib hard. At last Najib consented to visit Malhar and accept any terms that the Maratha general might dictate.* On 3rd September first Qutb Shah visited Malhar to settle the preliminaries, aud, then about 3 P. M. Najib himself went to Malhar’s camp at Qudsiabad by boat and was welcomed. He accepted all the terms and returned to the city at night.