ú li ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁son , ▁equ ipped ▁an ▁army . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime ▁the ▁N iz ám ▁was ▁not ▁idle . ▁He ▁promised ▁to ▁K ánt á ji ▁K ad am ▁B ánd e ▁a ▁one - four th ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁re venue ▁of ▁Gu jar át , ▁provided ▁he ▁should ▁be ▁able , ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁H ám id ▁Kh án , ▁to ▁re - con quer ▁the ▁province ▁from ▁M ub á riz - ul - M ulk . ▁Sh uj á ât ▁Kh án , ▁who ▁was ▁now ▁at ▁K adi , ▁instead ▁of ▁following ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁his ▁minister ▁and ▁carefully ▁watching ▁H ám id ▁Kh án ' s ▁movements ▁from ▁Kap ad van j , ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁distant ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁H ám id ▁Kh án ▁seeing ▁his ▁opportunity , ▁un ited ▁his ▁forces ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁K ánt á ji ▁K ad am , ▁and ▁march ed ▁to ▁Kap ad van j . ▁Sh uj á ât ▁Kh án ▁hearing ▁of ▁this , ▁advanced ▁towards ▁Á h med áb ád ▁and ▁enc amp ed ▁at ▁D ab h oda ▁near ▁Á h med áb ád ▁and ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁M ota ▁Med ra , ▁about ▁six ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁capital . ▁When ▁he ▁came ▁so ▁near ▁Á h med áb ád , ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁soldiers ▁went ▁without ▁leave ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁visit ▁their ▁families . ▁The ▁Mar á th ás ▁attacked ▁his ▁rear ▁guard , ▁and