from the King, using such to buy the loyalty of the Qizilbash and Nawab Zaman's Barakzais. Following the fall of the Bala Hissar, Nawab Zaman's followers deserted him, forcing him to appeal to Mir Hajji to recognize his right to the throne by reading his name in the Khutbah. Mir Hajji only agreed to do this if he took charge of the Ghazis who had been doing little at But Khak for over three months, and march against Pollock who was now in control of Jalalabad. Nawab Zaman refused this and argued for negotiations instead with the British. However, Mir Hajji rejected any attempts of a compromise. A few days later, Akbar Khan called his own Kabul "Ulama" and proclaimed Shah Fath Jang as King-regent, with himself as Wazir as they waited for the return of Dost Mohammad from British India to restore him on the throne. Nawab Zaman Khan and Khan Shirin Khan Jawanshir boycotted the meeting. As a result, Muhammad Shah's Ghilzais attacked Nawab Zaman, Hamza Khan of Tezin, and Khan Shirin Khan Jawanshir, who all eventually surrendered. Nawab Zaman Khan's life was spared, but he and many other sardars, specifically rivals of Akbar Khan, were imprisoned. Khan Shirin Khan Jawanshir was deposed as head of the Jawanshir Qizilbash and was forced to surrender Mohan Lal Kashmiri to Mullah Jalal Achakzai, the mir'wais of Pul-I-Khesti mosque, who tortured Mohan Lal and extracted large sums of money from him. Mohan Lal still continued to spy on Afghan affairs to report to Pollock who was advancing on Kabul. Pollock's Campaign (August 1842 - October 1842) When Akbar Khan heard the news of Pollocks advance on Kabul, he began assembling an army to march out and meet him. This mobilized force included the British trained Janbaz and Hazarbashi corps. Since Akbar Khan had already drained Fath Jang of his wealth, he forced him to abdicate and replaced him with his younger brother, Sultan Shahpur. Akbar Khan also imposed a Jihad tax on shopkeepers in Kabul. Akbar Khan attempted to negotiate with Pollock over the hostages he had as a bargaining chip. However, his negotiation attempts were rejected. Despite this, conditions of the hostages improved and even some of their seized property was restored. On 20 August 1842, Pollock set out for Kabul after subduing the Shinwaris, also accompanied by Robert Sale. Sale's experience in fighting the Afghans proved valuable to Pollock,