Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c28.s1.24

v2.c28.s1.24

Secure from the dread of any enemy attack northwards up to the Sarhind border, and, after Jawahir’s decisive repulse early in 1765, equally safe southwards to Ballabhgarh, Najib turned to imposing his authority upon the ever-refractory landlords of the North Delhi region, and then expanded his possession and rule over the Hansi-Hisar districts immediately west of the above tract. Southwest of Delhi lay the Baluch settlements in the modern Rohtak district,—such as Jhajhar, Bahadurgarh, Farrukhnagar and Tauru,—the petty barons of which, as his brother-Muslims and fellow trans-Border men, clung to Najib for protection against the growing menace of the Jat expansion through Mewat towards them. "The parganahs of Hariana,—such as Gohana, Rohtak, Dadri, &c.—came into Najib's possession. The Baluch zamindars of that district became obedient to him,"—Musavi Khan of Farrukhnagar joining him with a force of over 2,000 men. "Day by day Najib's power increased. From the faujdari of Saharanpur he realized 75 lakhs of Rupees [a year.] In the Doab places like Mirat, Sikandrabad, Dasna, Baghpat &c., and seven mahals belonging to the Marathas, came into his possession." [Nur. 55b-56a. SPD. ii. 144.)