▁his ▁men ▁giving ▁way ▁took ▁to ▁flight . ▁H ám id ▁Kh án ▁seeing ▁that ▁Sh uj á ât ▁Kh án ▁had ▁but ▁a ▁small ▁force , ▁march ed ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁capital . ▁A ▁battle ▁was ▁fought , ▁in ▁which ▁Sh uj á ât ▁Kh án ▁was ▁s lain , ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁sons ▁Has an ▁K ú li ▁and ▁Must af a ▁K ú li ▁were ▁taken ▁prisoners . ▁Sh uj á ât ▁Kh án ' s ▁head ▁was ▁cut ▁off ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁Saf dar ▁Kh án ▁B á bi , ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁I br á h ím ▁K ú li ▁his ▁son , ▁who ▁was ▁doing ▁duty ▁as ▁command ant ▁at ▁Á h med áb ád . ▁H ám id ▁Kh án ▁took ▁up ▁his ▁qu arters ▁in ▁and ▁got ▁possession ▁of ▁all ▁Á h med áb ád ▁except ▁the ▁city . ▁H ám id ▁Kh án ▁now ▁sent ▁a ▁message ▁to ▁the ▁em peror , ▁that ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁had ▁been ▁successful ▁in ▁defe ating ▁Sh uj á ât ▁Kh án ▁and ▁conqu ering ▁Gu jar át , ▁but ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁def ended ▁Á h med áb ád ▁against ▁them . ▁The ▁em peror ▁sent ▁him ▁a ▁dress ▁of ▁honour , ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁discovered ▁that ▁H ám id ' s ▁message ▁was ▁false . ▁The ▁Mar á th ás ▁now ▁march ed ▁through ▁the ▁country , ▁collect ing ▁their ▁ch auth ▁or ▁one - four th ▁and ▁their ▁s