bat ▁Muhammad ▁Kh án ▁B á bi , ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁immediately ▁round ▁Á h med áb ád . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁through ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ár ája ▁A j í ts ing h , ▁N á h ir ▁Kh án ▁su pers eded ▁M í hr ▁Á li ▁Kh án ▁as ▁deput y ▁vic ero y . ▁N á h ir ▁Kh án ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁charge ▁of ▁D hol ka , ▁D ah od ▁and ▁Pet lad , ▁and ▁made ▁super int endent ▁of ▁custom s . ▁About ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁head ▁tax ▁was ▁repe aled , ▁and ▁orders ▁were ▁issued ▁that ▁its ▁le vy ▁in ▁Gu jar át ▁should ▁ce ase . ▁ ▁P í lá ji ▁G á ik w ár ▁at ▁Song a ḍ , ▁ 1 7 1 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁ 1 7 1 9 , ▁P í lá ji ▁G á ik w ár ▁march ed ▁on ▁Sur at ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁army ▁and ▁defeated ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁troops ▁commanded ▁by ▁Say ad ▁ Â kil ▁and ▁Muhammad ▁Pan á h , ▁the ▁latter ▁commander ▁being ▁taken ▁prisoner ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁heavy ▁r ans om . ▁P í lá ji , ▁finding ▁Gu jar át ▁an ▁easy ▁pre y , ▁made ▁frequent ▁inc urs ions , ▁and ▁taking ▁Song a ḍ ▁in ▁the ▁extreme ▁south - east ▁established ▁himself ▁there . ▁M í hr ▁Á li