á h id - ud - d ín ▁Kh án ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁his ▁deput y . ▁Through ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Mul la ▁Muhammad ▁Ali , ▁So hr áb ▁Á li ▁was ▁now ▁confirmed ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁Sur at , ▁and ▁Must af íd ▁Kh án ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Á h med áb ád . ▁ ▁P í lá ji ▁G á ik w ár ▁as ▁the ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased ▁K hand er áv ▁D áb há de ▁Sen á p ati , ▁as ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁fort ▁of ▁Song ad , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁al ly ▁of ▁the ▁Bh í ls ▁and ▁Kol is , ▁was ▁naturally ▁a ▁th orn ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁vic ero y ▁Ab he ys ing h . ▁The ▁recent ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bar oda ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁strong ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁D ab ho i ▁had ▁made ▁Pil á ji ▁still ▁more ▁form id able . ▁Under ▁these ▁circumstances , ▁Ab he ys ing h , ▁who ▁had ▁long ▁wished ▁to ▁recover ▁Bar oda ▁and ▁D ab ho i ▁determined ▁to ▁assass inate ▁Pil á ji , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁effect ed ▁by ▁a ▁M ár vá di ▁at ▁the ▁holy ▁village ▁of ▁Dak or . ▁The ▁Mar á th ás ▁sle w ▁the ▁assass in ▁and ▁with d rew ▁across ▁the ▁Mah i , ▁burning ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁Pil á ji ▁at ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sav li , ▁four teen ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁Bar oda