Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c34.s9.3
Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c34.s9.3
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v3.c34.s9.3
The rise of Najaf Khan excited the jealousy of Hisām-ud-din, and that worthless favourite plotted with Tukoji Holkar and Visāji to get Zābita pardoned by the Emperor and appointed as Mir Bakhshi under Maratha patronage and thus set him up as a counterpoise to Najaf Khan in the official headship of the army of the Empire. Shah Alam rejected this demand, and his refusal brought down a Maratha attack upon Delhi at the end of the year.