▁gain ▁their ▁alleg iance . ▁H ush ang , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁brothers ▁T ah m uras ▁and ▁B ays ung har ▁all ▁proc laimed ▁their ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁prince , ▁with ▁B ays ung har ▁being ▁appointed ▁Shah ry ar ' s ▁Sultan ▁S ip ah ▁Sal ar ▁( comm ander - in - ch ief ). ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁As af ▁Khan , ▁Nur ▁Jah an ' s ▁brother ▁and ▁father - in - law ▁to ▁Shah ▁Jah an , ▁sent ▁word ▁to ▁the ▁latter ▁( who ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁De cc an ) ▁of ▁the ▁em peror ' s ▁death . ▁To ▁saf egu ard ▁Shah ▁Jah an ' s ▁succession ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁making ▁his ▁way ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁De cc an , ▁As af ▁Khan ▁named ▁Daw ar ▁B akh sh , ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Kh us ra u ▁Mir za ▁and ▁brother - in - law ▁to ▁H ush ang , ▁as ▁a ▁stop - g ap ▁em peror . ▁As ▁As af ▁Khan ▁led ▁his ▁arm ies ▁towards ▁L ah ore , ▁Shah ry ar ▁sent ▁his ▁troops ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁B ays ung har ▁across ▁the ▁R avi ▁River ▁to ▁meet ▁them . ▁However , ▁B ays ung har ' s ▁soldiers ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁opp ose ▁them ▁and ▁were ▁defeated ▁after ▁a ▁single ▁charge . ▁Shah ry ar ▁retre ated ▁to ▁the ▁cit adel ▁of ▁L ah ore , ▁but ▁was ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁men ▁and ▁brought