▁Their ▁bomb ard ment ▁did ▁so ▁much ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁that ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁rep ented ▁having ▁called ▁them ▁to ▁his ▁aid , ▁and ▁for es aw ▁that ▁if ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁once ▁gained ▁any ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁easy ▁matter ▁to ▁drive ▁them ▁out . ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁now ▁sent ▁the ▁writer ▁of ▁the ▁Mir ăt - i - Á h medi ▁to ▁Rat ans ing h ▁B hand á ri , ▁in ▁hopes ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁withdraw ▁peace ably , ▁but ▁Rat ans ing h ▁refused ▁to ▁listen ▁to ▁any ▁terms . ▁After ▁some ▁time ▁the ▁people ▁under ▁K áz im ▁Á li ▁Kh án ▁and ▁others , ▁and ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ▁under ▁B á bur áv ▁endeav oured ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁city ▁by ▁storm , ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁blo ody ▁contest ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁Next ▁day ▁Rat ans ing h , ▁seeing ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁long ▁hold ▁the ▁city , ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁neg ot iation ▁with ▁M om ín ▁Kh án , ▁and , ▁on ▁receiving ▁a ▁sum ▁of ▁money ▁for ▁his ▁exp enses , ▁and ▁on ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁ret ire ▁with ▁the ▁hon ours ▁of ▁war , ▁left ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ▁entered ▁Á h med áb ád ▁On ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁M om ín ▁Kh án ' s ▁eng agement , ▁half ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁handed ▁to