Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c36.s8.11

v3.c36.s8.11

An imperial force under Zain-ul-abidin Khan (the son of a nephew of the Mir Bakhshi) was despatched and joined the Jaipur army. A confused and wavering battle followed on 8th August 1778, in which, after an initial success, the Macheri chief was deserted by his Maratha allies, and each side fell back on its camp. Next day the Nāroka, after again heavily subsidising the Maratha mercenaries, set off to raid Kot-Putli and other places in the Jaipur dominion with their help. But he thought it advisable to come to terms with the imperialists first and then turn his undivided forces to making annexations at the expense of the Jaipur kingdom.