▁the ▁disturb ance ▁was ▁Mul la ▁Muhammad ▁Á li , ▁a ▁rich ▁Muslim ▁tr ader ▁of ▁Sur at . ▁This ▁man ▁who , ▁as ▁ Û m da - t ut - t uj j ár ▁or ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁mer ch ants , ▁had ▁already ▁a ▁special ▁rank ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁was ▁tempt ed ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁dis orders ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁raise ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁r uler . ▁With ▁this ▁object , ▁he ▁chose ▁as ▁his ▁headquarters ▁the ▁Pir am ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Camb ay , ▁near ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Gh og ha , ▁and ▁there ▁spent ▁considerable ▁sums ▁in ▁strength ening ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁tempt ing ▁sett lers ▁to ▁place ▁themselves ▁under ▁his ▁protection . ▁As ▁P í ram ▁was ▁not ▁popular , ▁Mul la ▁Muhammad ▁fixed ▁on ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ath wa , ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁T á pt i , ▁about ▁twelve ▁miles ▁from ▁its ▁mouth . ▁Here ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁fort , ▁but ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁des ist ▁by ▁So hr áb ▁Kh án , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Sur at , ▁from ▁which ▁city ▁the ▁proposed ▁strong hold ▁was ▁only ▁three ▁miles ▁distant . ▁Mul la ▁Muhammad ▁so ▁far ▁from ▁obey ing , ▁persu aded ▁Beg lar - B eg ▁Kh án ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁of ▁Sur at ▁to ▁side ▁with ▁him . ▁According ly , ▁next ▁day , ▁Beg lar - B eg ▁Kh án ▁bomb arded ▁the