agreement made by Ahmad Shah and Hajji Jamal Khan to have to have one of Payindah Khan Barakzai's sons to be appointed as Wazir. The Royalists however, had multiple issues with their planned revolt, as the Royalists were unable to accept the fact that Shah Shuja was not a popular king, as well as the fact that Shah Shuja was reliant on British aid to keep his rule, as the British were paying stuff from army wages to civil service, as well as fighting their battles. Alongside this, cooperation with the Muhammadzais was an unrealistic prospect due to the tensions and already bad blood between the two lineages. 'Abd Allah Khan also had a vendetta against burnes, following tensions about a large debt he owed to a Hindu moneylender, Burnes demanded he repay the debt, to which Allah Khan refused. Alongside this, one of Allah Khan's concubines had escaped from his harem and took refuge with Burnes in his house. Another similar case occurred to Allah Khan's brother, where on this occasion a woman was pledged in marriage to his brother, however, she also had fled and took refuge with British officers. Allah Khan was concerned as this had hurt their honor, and as a result he made it his objective to attack the houses of Burnes and Trevor first. It was also public knowledge that Trevor had thousands of company rupees stored in his house, as well as both houses were guarded with a small amount of sepoys, was further reason to attack the houses as the treasure would be useful to raise further troops. News of the plot spread and the evening before the plot, Mohan Lal's spies informed him of the plot, and he sent a warning to Burnes to increase the amount of guards on his house. Afghan sympathizers also warned Burnes that an attack was imminent and that he should take refuge in the Bala Hissar until Shah Shuja could arrest the conspirators. Burnes however, ignored these warnings and refused to leave, however, he did further order to increase the guard upon his house. These, however, never arrived, leaving only a few sepoys to defend Burnes and Trevor's house. On the evening of 1 November 1841, Mir Masjidi Khan rode into Kabul and announced that Kohistan had rebelled. Fearing that the Royalists had lost the initiative, 'Abd Allah Khan decided to act. Early the following