Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c28.s12.13

v2.c28.s12.13

These negotiations took months to mature and could not be kept a secret from Najib. The Ruhela tried to pacify the Jat king by arguing, “What was predestined has happend to your father. If by fighting me you can bring him back to life, then fight me. I have not seized any part of your territory. Why then are you vainly worrying yourself against me? God alone is the Giver of victory or defeat." But it was a point of honour with the entire Jat nation to punish the slayer of their great king. If they peacefully digested that injury and made no attempt at retaliation, their prestige in the Indian world would be totally lost.