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Aalem Abdullah Abdullah-khan Acberabad Afghan Ajmere Amir-jumlah amongst appointed army arrived artillery Assed-khan attached Aurengzib Azim-ush-shan Bahadur-shah Bajy Rao Barha battle Bengal body brother Cabul camp capital cavalry chief command coss court Daud-khan Deckan Dehli elephant emperor empire encamped enemy enemy's favour fell Ferokh-siar fortress friends governor Guzerat Haji Ahmed hand head Hegira Heider Kuly-khan Hindoostan Hindu Hindu prince honour Hussein Ali-khan Hussein-khan Ilahabad imperial Jehandar-shah Kamer-ed-din-khan Khan Dowran Lahore latter Mahomed Amin-khan Mahomed-khan Mahrattas Malwa marched ment minister Moiz-ed-din Muharrem mulk Mussulman Nadir-shah Nizam-ul Nizam-ul-mulk nobleman nobles palace Patna Persian person plundered province Raja Raja Jye-sing Rattan Chand received reign repair resolved retired rupees Saadet-khan Seids seized sent Ser-efraz-khan Serbelend-khan servants Sevai Shah Shujah-khan slain soldiers thought thousand horse throne tion took translated troops Turany Verdi-khan vezir viceroy viceroy's victory whilst whole wounded zemindars Zilcad Zilhij Zulficar-khan
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