▁Um eta , ▁fifteen ▁miles ▁west ▁of ▁Bar oda . ▁As ▁R á i ▁K ish and ás ▁failed ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁sum ▁agreed ▁on ▁for ▁the ▁farm ▁of ▁Pet l ád , ▁an ▁order ▁was ▁issued ▁for ▁his ▁imprison ment . ▁To ▁save ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁ind ign ity ▁he ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁ ▁Ath va ▁Fort , ▁ 1 7 3 0 ▁When ▁K ánt á ji ▁returned ▁from ▁Sor ath ▁he ▁camp ed ▁at ▁San and , ▁and ▁his ▁advanced ▁guard ▁carried ▁off ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁vic ero y ' s ▁ele ph ants ▁which ▁were ▁gra zing ▁there . ▁Men ▁were ▁sent ▁in ▁purs uit , ▁but ▁in ▁vain , ▁and ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁escaped . ▁Meanwhile , ▁at ▁Sur at , ▁Mul la ▁Muhammad ▁Á li ▁continued ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁fort ▁at ▁Ath va . ▁At ▁last ▁his ▁accomp lice , ▁Beg lar - B eg ▁Kh án ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Sur at ▁fort , ▁began ▁to ▁perce ive ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁Ath va ▁fort ▁were ▁completed ▁the ▁Mul la ▁would ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁position ▁to ▁ob struct ▁the ▁trade ▁of ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Sur at . ▁He ▁consequ ently ▁ordered ▁him ▁to ▁stop ▁building . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this ▁the ▁Mul la ▁succeeded ▁in ▁persu ading ▁So hr áb ▁Kh án ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁with ▁his ▁fort ▁prom ising ▁in ▁return ▁to ▁get ▁him ▁confirmed ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁Sur at . ▁So hr áb ▁Kh án ▁agreed , ▁and ▁the