Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c47.11

v4.c47.11

In the meantime, Ismail Beg had lost all his allies in Hindustan. His father Munim Beg had surrendered his stronghold of Gokulgarh, on 16th July 1791, and was being kept as a prisoner in chains in Agra fort. His only possible helper Najaf Quli Khan, had died on 23rd August. Thus, when Ismail came back to Jodhpur at the end of September, he found himself alone in the wide world. His army had sunk to four thousand men, he had no hope of realising the pay of his troops either from Jodhpur or Jaipur.