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After a short rest at the Mughal capital, Ahmad Shah sent Jahan Khan, one of his generals, against the Jats. This expedition was completely successful. The Afghans, driving back the Jats, took Bulamgar and proceeded as far as Muttra, which surrendered without much opposition.
Ahmad Shah, then finding it impossible to stay longer in India in consequence of the heat, made up his mind to return. He was about to leave, when the Emperor appealed to him for protection against his treacherous Vazier, who was in league with the Marhattas and Jats. Ahmad Shah, therefore, appointed Najib-ud-daula, a Rohilla noble of ability and good repute, to be the commander of the army, in the hope that he being an Afghan by origin, would work for the interests of his race.
After these precautionary measures and arranging a marriage between Timur Mirza, his son, and a daughter of Alamgir II, the Afghan monarch decided to return home. He left Timur and Sardar Jahan Khan to look after his newly-acquired dominions east of the Indus. Hardly had Ahmad Shah turned his back on India,
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