▁H ám id ▁Kh án , ▁un ited ▁their ▁forces ▁with ▁his , ▁and ▁prepared ▁to ▁march ▁on ▁Á h med áb ád . ▁M ub á riz - ul - M ulk ▁deput ed ▁his ▁son ▁Kh án ah zá d ▁Kh án ▁with ▁an ▁army ▁to ▁opp ose ▁them , ▁and ▁made ▁several ▁appoint ments , ▁among ▁other ▁changes ▁raising ▁Á li ▁Muhammad ▁Kh án ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁minister . ▁ ▁De fe at ▁of ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁at ▁So j it ra ▁and ▁Kap ad van j , ▁ 1 7 2 5 ▁Kh án ah zá d ▁Kh án ▁met ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁near ▁So j it ra , ▁about ▁ten ▁miles ▁north - west ▁of ▁Pet l ád , ▁and ▁defeated ▁them , ▁purs uing ▁them ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁Mah i . ▁Then , ▁returning , ▁he ▁was ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Sh á h ▁N aw áz ▁Kh án , ▁and ▁march ed ▁against ▁the ▁Mar á th ás , ▁who ▁were ▁enc amp ed ▁at ▁Kap ad van j . ▁Another ▁battle ▁was ▁fought , ▁and ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁were ▁again ▁defeated ▁and ▁purs ued ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁hills ▁of ▁Á li - M oh an ▁now ▁Ch h ota ▁U da ip ur ▁in ▁the ▁extreme ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁Kh án ah zá d ▁Kh án ▁now ▁appointed ▁Has an - ud - d ín ▁governor ▁of ▁Bar oda , ▁B har