▁but , ▁returning ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁comp elled ▁M ub á riz - ul - M ulk ▁to ▁confirm ▁his ▁prede cess or ' s ▁gr ants ▁in ▁their ▁favour . ▁The ▁em peror ▁refused ▁to ▁acknow ledge ▁any ▁c essions ▁of ▁re venue ▁to ▁the ▁Mar á th ás ; ▁and ▁the ▁vic ero y , ▁hard ▁pressed ▁for ▁money , ▁unable ▁to ▁obtain ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁receiving ▁little ▁help ▁from ▁his ▁imp over ished ▁districts , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁imp ose ▁fresh ▁tax es ▁on ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁Á h med áb ád , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁to ▁send ▁an ▁army ▁to ▁collect ▁their ▁t ribute ▁from ▁the ▁Mah i ▁chief s . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁between ▁M ub á riz - ul - M ulk ▁and ▁the ▁Mar á tha ▁chief s ▁P í lá ji ▁was ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁re venue ▁of ▁the ▁districts ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Mah i . ▁But ▁P esh wa ▁B aj ira o ▁Bal ál , ▁to ▁whom , ▁as ▁agent ▁of ▁his ▁rival ▁K hand er áv ▁D áb há de , ▁P í lá ji ▁was ▁ob no x ious , ▁sent ▁U d á ji ▁Pav ár ▁to ▁drive ▁P í lá ji ▁away . ▁In ▁this ▁U d á ji ▁was ▁successful , ▁and ▁defe ating ▁P í lá ji ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁seek ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁K ánt á ji . ▁K ánt á ji ,