Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c36.s8.26

v3.c36.s8.26

So, immediately after the return of the Court from Jaipur, Ahad called up the Sikh sardars of the Karnal district to his side for maturing a pact with them. The Emperor refused to admit them to his audience, as it would be acting contrary to Najaf Khan's avowed policy. Just then Rajah Amar Singh of Patiala sent an envoy with rich presents to Ahad to beg for imperial support. He was in chronic antagonism with the other Cis-Satlaj chiefs, and particularly with Baghel Singh. But the Sikh sardars then present in Delhi deluded the minister with false promises of their support in case he marched to the region north of Delhi and in concert with Amar Singh tried to restore imperial rule in the Cis-Satlaj districts; they even held out a vision of reconquering Lahore and Multan for the Empire!