▁Kh án , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁acting ▁for ▁N á h ir ▁Kh án , ▁march ed ▁against ▁and ▁sub du ed ▁the ▁Kol is , ▁who ▁were ▁comm itting ▁pi racy ▁in ▁the ▁Mah i ▁est u ary . ▁ ▁Dec ay ▁of ▁Imperial ▁Power , ▁ 1 7 2 0 . ▁From ▁ 1 7 2 0 , ▁M ug hal ▁rule ▁in ▁Gu jar át ▁was ▁do omed . ▁P í lá ji ▁G á ik w ár ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Song a ḍ , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁an archy ▁that ▁en su ed , ▁the ▁great ▁Gu jar át ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁B áb is ▁and ▁J h ál oris , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁newly ▁arrived ▁M om ín ▁Kh án , ▁turned ▁their ▁thoughts ▁to ▁independence . ▁A j í ts ing h ▁so ▁h ated ▁M ug hal ▁rule ▁that ▁he ▁secret ly ▁fav oured ▁the ▁Mar á th ás , ▁and ▁stro ve ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁own ▁authority ▁over ▁such ▁port ions ▁of ▁Gu jar át ▁as ▁border ed ▁on ▁M ár w ár . ▁In ▁after ▁years , ▁Sar bul and ▁Kh án ▁made ▁a ▁vig orous ▁attempt ▁to ▁re assert ▁M ug hal ▁domin ion , ▁but ▁the ▁se eds ▁of ▁dissol ution ▁were ▁s own ▁and ▁efforts ▁at ▁recovery ▁were ▁vain . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 2 0 , ▁A j í ts ing h ▁the ▁vic ero y ▁sent ▁An op sing h ▁B hand á ri ▁to ▁Gu jar