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defeat spread alarm even in the Imperial Camp, but unfortunately the Afghans let slip a golden opportunity. Content with the loot, they made no attempt to follow up the advantage.
After the death of Pir Roshan and his valiant son, Jalal Khan, the war of liberation did not come to an end. It was continued by his successors with unabated fury, and dragged on during the reign of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. Shah Jahan was once faced with a national rising of a very serious form and the Afghans came very near to establishing an independent kingdom in Northern India. They flocked to the standard of Khan Jahan Lodi, son of Daulat Khan, one of Akbar's trusted officers. He (Khan Jahan) held the rank of Panjhazari (Five Thousand) in the Mughal army and was a successful governor of Gujrat and the Deccan in the reign of Jahangir, Akbar's son. Like many other patriotic Afghans he too, cherished the idea of establishing an independent Afghan kingdom in India. The Imperial Forces once more suffered many reverses. But finally Khan Jahan was much depressed at the loss of his sons and followers, who were either killed in the battle or taken prisoners by the
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