▁that ▁neighbourhood . ▁H ear ing ▁that ▁D ám á ji ▁had ▁left ▁Song ad , ▁and ▁crossing ▁the ▁Mah i ▁had ▁gone ▁to ▁Ar ás , ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁struck ▁his ▁camp ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁while ▁D ám á ji ▁going ▁to ▁D hol ka ▁march ed ▁from ▁that ▁to ▁Sor ath . ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁now ▁permitted ▁Sher ▁Kh án ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁lands ▁in ▁Gh og ha , ▁wh ence ▁he ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Jun á ga ḍ h ▁and ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁deput y ▁governor . ▁ ▁Sher ▁Kh án ▁B á bi ▁Deput y ▁Governor ▁of ▁Sor ath , ▁ 1 7 3 8 ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 8 , ▁M ír ▁H uz ab r ▁Kh án , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Sor ath , ▁died , ▁and ▁as ▁Sher ▁Kh án ▁had ▁occupied ▁Jun á ga ḍ h , ▁and ▁taken ▁into ▁his ▁employ ▁all ▁the ▁troops ▁of ▁Mir ▁D ost ▁Á li , ▁M ám ú r ▁Kh án ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁res ign ▁his ▁pret ensions ▁and ▁return . ▁The ▁em peror ▁now ▁appointed ▁Him mat ▁Á li ▁Kh án , ▁nep hew ▁of ▁M om ín ▁Kh án , ▁governor ▁of ▁Sor ath , ▁and ▁he ▁wrote ▁to ▁his ▁uncle ▁to ▁choose ▁a ▁fitting ▁deput y . ▁M om ín ▁Kh án , ▁as ▁the ▁Mar á tha ▁inc urs ions ▁into ▁Sor ath ▁increased ▁year ly , ▁and ▁as ▁Sher ▁Kh án