Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c33.s5.11

v3.c33.s5.11

So, on 29th August, a Maratha force of 5,000 horse moved north towards the Ganges, but stopped soon, as the season did not yet permit any campaigning over long distances. During their enforced halt, Najib feeling the approach of death, settled the indemnity with the Jat envoys in private (*c.* 28 September) and publicly with the Maratha chiefs on 8th October in a darbar held day and night. Then he gave the Maratha generals their *congee*, sending his son Zābita khan in their company, and himself set out for his home, only to die on the way at Hāpur on the last day of the month. [*DC.*]