Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c27.s13.1

v2.c27.s13.1

This fortified town commanded the ferry over the Jamunā on the road from Karnāl and formed a most convenient half-way house for the passage of reinforcements and provisions from Sarhind (then in Afghan possession) to Abdali's camp in the upper Doab. Its master was Nejābat Khan Ruhela, a *protégé* of Najib. During the Durrani invasion of January 1757, he used to dress his Indian followers like the Qizilbāshes and placed under N. S. 3,000 foot and 3,000 horse (evidently local recruits) and some materiel.