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Kamran and Vazier Fateh Khan. The city was taken without much opposition. Kamran was forced to seek safety in flight, while Fateh Khan decided to submit to Shah Shuja. The King, failed to avail himself of this opportunity and made no serious attempt to win over the powerful Sardar to his side. On the contrary, perhaps at the instigation of Mukhtarud-daula, he received Fateh Khan very coldy. Disappointed at the treatment meted out to him, the Vazier decided to make good his escape and avenge his insult. Shuja, after restoring order at Kandahar and appointing Kaiser, son of Zaman Shah, as the governor of the place, returned to the capital. Shortly afterwards he again set out with an army 30,000 strong to assert his suzerainty over Kashmir and Sind. Fateh Khan, who had accompanied the Shah as far as Tezin, excused himself on the plea of a physical infirmity, which had stood in his way to keep pace with the royal cortege, promising at the same time that he would follow by easy stages. The request was granted, but soon after that the royal party left for Peshawar, Fateh Khan returned to Kandahar to foment a rebellion. He instigated Kaiser to raise the standard of revolt,
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