▁city ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁A gra . ▁ ▁Mar á th ás ▁Capt ure ▁Pet l ád ▁Meanwhile , ▁R ango ji ▁continued ▁to ▁press ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Pet l ád ▁and ▁the ▁commander , ▁Á g ha ▁Muhammad ▁Hus ain , ▁after ▁in ▁vain ▁appe aling ▁for ▁help ▁to ▁J aw án ▁M ard ▁Kh án , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁surrender . ▁R ango ji ▁demol ished ▁the ▁fort ▁of ▁Pet l ád ▁and ▁march ed ▁upon ▁Á h med áb ád . ▁As ▁he ▁approached ▁the ▁city ▁J aw án ▁M ard ▁Kh án ▁sent ▁the ▁writer ▁of ▁the ▁Mir ăt - i - Á h medi ▁and ▁A j ab sing h ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁R ango ji , ▁who ▁demanded ▁all ▁his ▁former ▁rights ▁and ▁poss essions . ▁ ▁Mu ft akh ir ▁Kh án , ▁Fif ty - se vent h ▁Vic ero y , ▁ 1 7 4 3 – 4 4 ▁News ▁had ▁now ▁reached ▁Del hi ▁that ▁a ▁false ▁vic ero y ▁was ▁gover ning ▁Gu jar át , ▁and ▁accordingly ▁Mu ft akh ir ▁Kh án ▁was ▁chosen ▁fifty - se vent h ▁vic ero y , ▁the ▁order ▁explaining ▁that ▁Abd úl ▁Á z íz ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁appointed ▁vic ero y , ▁and ▁direct ing ▁J aw án ▁M ard ▁Kh án ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁affairs . ▁Mu ft akh ir ▁Kh án ▁was ▁per plex ed ▁how ▁to ▁act . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁in ▁persu ading ▁his