Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c40.s3.4

v3.c40.s3.4

In a few months’ time Daulat Rām contrived to win the Rajah’s confidence and caused his patron the Bohrā to be thrown into prison (end of July. CPC. v. 1573.) But before the year was over, there was another turn in Fortune’s wheel at Jaipur: the Haldiā brothers fell into disfavour and had to flee to Najaf Khan to save their lives. From April 1780 to February 1781, Daulat Rām accompanied Mahbub Ali Khan in his invasion of Jaipur [Ch. 31. § 4], while his brother Khush-hāli Rām II attended at Delhi. This led to the release of the Bohrā, as he was found to be the only faithful and able diplomat left to the Kachhwas. On 8th March 1780, the Bohrā was deputed by the Jaipur Court as their wakil to negotiate with Najaf Khan for the tribute due and to stop the encroachments of the Narukā. But evidently he could do nothing with his limited powers and in the face of constant obstruction behind his back by his rivals at Court. Therefore, as Mahbub Ali’s invasion developed and he began to hammer at the gates of Jaipur, the Rajah bowed to necessity and on 18th October created the Bohrā the supreme regent of Jaipur with full authority over all the sardars, great and small. [Br. Mus. Or. 25,020 f. 50a, 25,021 f. 313b.]