teen ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁capital . ▁At ▁K ai ra ▁they ▁enc amp ed ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁V át rak , ▁where , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁in cess ant ▁rain , ▁they ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁remain ▁for ▁about ▁a ▁month . ▁When ▁the ▁rain ▁ab ated ▁and ▁the ▁rivers ▁were ▁ford able , ▁M om ín ▁Kh án , ▁moving ▁to ▁Á h med áb ád , ▁enc amp ed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁the ▁K án k ari ya ▁tank ▁and ▁prepared ▁for ▁a ▁sie ge . ▁About ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ' s ▁manager , ▁V aj er ám , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁sent ▁to ▁Song ad ▁to ▁solic it ▁D ám á ji ▁to ▁march ▁in ▁person ▁to ▁his ▁assistance , ▁arrived ▁and ▁informed ▁him ▁that ▁D ám á ji ▁would ▁join ▁him ▁shortly . ▁Z or á war ▁Kh án , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁Mar á tha ▁camp ▁as ▁security ▁for ▁the ▁payment ▁of ▁the ▁t ribute , ▁was ▁re called , ▁and ▁instead ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Pr ant ij ▁was ▁formally ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁in ▁payment ▁of ▁their ▁dem ands . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ár ája ' s ▁guns , ▁which ▁were ▁being ▁sent ▁to ▁Á h med áb ád ▁by ▁his ▁agents ▁at ▁Sur at ▁through ▁Camb ay ▁for ▁facility ▁of ▁trans it , ▁were ▁about ▁this ▁time ▁captured ▁by ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ' s