History of India . as far as the environs of the city of Delhi. Inthree days he captured Balamgarh, situated at a dis-tance of fifteen leagues from Delhi, which was furnishedwith all the requisites for standing a siege and waswell manned by Suraj Mais followers. After causinga general massacre of the garrison, he hastened towardsMathura, and having razed that ancient sanctuary ofthe Hindus to the groimd, made all the idolaters falla prey to his relentless sword. He then returned toAgra, and deputed his commander-in-chief, Jahan Khan,to reduce all the forts belonging to the Jat thi
History of India . as far as the environs of the city of Delhi. Inthree days he captured Balamgarh, situated at a dis-tance of fifteen leagues from Delhi, which was furnishedwith all the requisites for standing a siege and waswell manned by Suraj Mais followers. After causinga general massacre of the garrison, he hastened towardsMathura, and having razed that ancient sanctuary ofthe Hindus to the groimd, made all the idolaters falla prey to his relentless sword. He then returned toAgra, and deputed his commander-in-chief, Jahan Khan,to reduce all the forts belonging to the Jat this time a dreadful pestilence broke out with greatvirulence in the Shahs army, so that he was forced toabandon his intention of chastising Suraj Mai, andunwillingly made up his mind to repair to his ownkingdom. On his return, as soon as he reached Delhi, the Em-peror Alamgir went forth with Najib-ad-daulah Baha-dur, and had an interview with him on the margin of theMaksudabad Lake, where he preferred sore complaints. HOSTILITIES AND WAKFARE 229 against Imad-al-mulk ahazi-ad-din Khan Bahadur, whowas at that time at Farmkhabad, engaged in excitingseditious tumults. The Shah, after forming a matri-monial alliance with the daughter of his late MajestyMuhammad Shah, and investing Najib-ad-daulah withthe title of Amir of amirs and the dignified postof paymaster-general, set out for Lahore. As soon ashe had planted his sublime standard on that spot, heconferred the government of both Lahore and Multanon his son Timur Shah, and leaving Jahan Khan behindwith him, himself proceeded to Kandahar. Jahan Khan despatched a warrant to Adina BegKhan, who at that time had taken up his residence atLakhi Jangal, investing him with the supreme controlof the territory of the Doab, along with a robe of inves-titure of immense value, and adopted the most concilia-tory measures towards him, whereupon the latter, es-teeming this amicable attention as a mark of goodfortune, applied himself zealously to th
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