to Kabul, attempting to join Pollock, who was also advancing on Kabul. Assassination of Shah Shuja (April 1842) As Pollock and Nott were advancing to Kabul, the chaos inside the city grew further. Shah Shuja was pressured by Mir Hajji, who demanded he take command of the Kohistani troops and march on to defeat the advance made by Nott and Pollock. Shah Shuja did not trust Mir Hajji and did not leave the safety of the Bala Hissar. In early April, as Pollock was advancing to Jalalabad and relieve the siege of the city, Mir Hajji sent an ultimatum to Shah Shuja, demanding he take up arms against the British or he would be declared "an infidel and friend of infidels". Shah Shuja capitulated and agreed after Nawab Zaman sent his wife to him with an oath sealed on the Quran, vowing him protection from Harm. Two days later, on 5 April 1842, he left the Bala Hissar fort with some Indian retainers. However Shah Shuja was stopped by Shuja Al-Daula, Nawab Zaman Khan's son, alongside sixty other men who shot Shah Shuja and killed him. His body was left to rot in a ditch for three days before being buried in an unmarked grave near Timur Shah's tomb. According to Vincent Eyre, one of the British hostages held by the Afghans, Shah Shuja's killing was instigated by a Ghilzai chief, Dost Muhammad Khan on the account of retribution for an earlier attempt on Akbar Khan's life. Shah Shuja's assassination was condemned by the populace, especially since Nawab Zaman Khan swore an oath on the Quran to protect him. In an attempt to repair his reputation, Nawab Zaman Disinherited Shuja Al-Daula and banished him from his Prescence. Shah Shuja's son, Fath Jang succeeded his father in an attempt to hold rule under himself, however, his authority did not reach beyond the Bala Hissar. Chaos in Kabul (April 1842 - August 1842) Following the death of Shah Shuja, many of the rival factions in Kabul aimed for power themselves. Outside the walls of the Bala Hissar, Nawab Zaman Khan, Mir Hajji, and Aminullah Khan Logari fought each other for control of Kabul. Shah Fath Jang demanded that Aminullah Khan and Mir Hajji attack Nawab Zaman Khan to avenge his fathers death. However, Nawab Zaman Khan bribed Mir Hajji by handing over John Conolly as a form of compensation. Mir Hajji then