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Shah. But, the newly recruited soldiers of Rafiushan could not face the
well-trained soldiers of Jahandar Shah and began fleeing the battle-
field. When Rafiushan saw this, he himself came forward to encourage
his soldiers and manage the battle; soon, he too was killed. Thus, now
three of the four sons of Bahadur Shah were dead. Even after this, the
enmity between the princes did not come to an end; Jahandar Shah or
his companions did not bother even for the dead bodies of his brothers.
The dead bodies of the princes remained unattended on the tavi (hot
sand burning like a tava, i.e. hot plate for baking loaves) of river Raavi
for three days and on the fourth day Jahandar Shah ordered the burial
of the dead-bodies. 13
After finishing his brothers and nephews, Jahandar Shah’s first
action was to punish his enemies i.e. the officers, generals, helpers and
collaborators of his dead brothers. Jahandar Shah also decided to honour
his loyal companions. Amir-ul-Umraa Bahadur Kokaltash Khan, Khwaja
Hassan Khan, Shakar-ulla-Khan and some other umraa had been the
most faithful to Jahandar Shah; he bestowed liberal gifts upon them
and offered them high offices in his government.
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On the 20 of March 1712, he ordered the execution of Mohammed
Rustam Khan (Ghaznafar Khan alias Ghazi Khan, the former Governor
of Sarhind) and Mukhlis Khan (both of them were the associates of the
prince Khuzishta Akhtar); 14 Besides, Hamid-Ud-Din Khan Bahadur
Aalamgiri, Sarfraz Khan Bahadur (Behroz Khan) and his sons, Saif-ulla-
Khan, Rehman Yaar Khan, Musharaff Khan gurj-bardar and Fakirullah
Khan were also given death sentences. Seventeen persons, including
Hamid-Ud-Din Khan, Mahabat Khan (son of Khan Khana), Ahtiman Khan
and his son Lutfullah Khan (deputy of Khuzishta Akhtar), Rehman Yaar
Khan, Attaullah Khan, Fatehullah Khan, Mohtam Khan, Rai Raiyan, Jani
Khan, Fidvi Khan, Abdul Karir Khan, Aqidat Khan (son of Amir Khan),
Mohammed Ali Khan etc were immediately arrested and imprisoned in
Lahore Fort. Properties of all these seventeen persons were confiscated.
But, the very next day, Jahandar Shah announced amnesty for Lutfullah
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Khan, Rai Raiyan and Jani Khan. On the 21 of March 1712, Jahandar
Shah ordered that Mukhlis Khan and Hakim Moitmad-Ul-Mulk be