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when Shahab-ud-din who had fled to Farrukhabad
and taken shelter with the Marhattas, returned
to Delhi and laid siege to it. Najib-ud-daula was
forced to retire towards Saharanpur. The Vazier
immediately made Ahmad Khan Bangash the
Commander-in-Chief of the Mughal Army. Not
content with this, he invited the Marhattas to his
help, for he knew that without their support he
could not keep up his position at Delhi.
Meanwhile Ahmad Shah was busy in other
quarters and could not pay his attention to what
was going on at the Mughal capital. A serious
disturbance had broken out in the Panjab.
Adina Beg, who had fled from Lahore on the
approach of the Afghan king, now reappeared
on the scene and instigated the Sikhs to rebel.
He also invited the Marhattas to assist him in the
recovery of the Panjab.
Ragunath, the brother of Peshwa, availing
of the opportunity, advanced on the Panjab at
the head of a formidable force. Timur Mirza
was forced to fall back. After appointing Adina
Beg to his former position, the Marhatta chief
retired to the Deccan.
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