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After this the task of its demolition was taken up by the Mughals.
According to a report on 29 November 1713, about 900 Sikhs were
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killed in this battle. Abdus Samad Khan severed the heads of the dead
Sikhs and sent his son Zakaria Khan to present these before Farukhsiyar.
Zakaria Khan reached Delhi on the 29 th of November 1713.
Farukhsiyar inspected these heads and ordered that those (heads)
should be hanged on spears and exhibited in the Chandni Chowk in
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Delhi. On the 3 of December, Farukhsiyar presented a special robe of
honour, an aigrette and an insignia to Zakaria Khan; Farukhsiyar also
increased the mansab of Abdus Samad Khan from two and a half
thousand to three thousand foot-soldiers and one thousand horses; 10
besides, a ceremonial nagara (drum) was also presented to him.

Abdus Samad Khan Honored as ‘Great Victorous’
Like Bahadur Shah and Jahandar Shah, Farukhsiyar too considered the
Sikh issue as the most important and always gave it special
consideration; due to this he had a special regard for Mohammed Amin
Khan and Abdus Samad Khan who had been leading campaigns against
the Sikhs. In the last week of February 1714, the Emperor received the
message that Abdus Samad Khan would visit him on the 24 of February;
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he asked his ministers and advisors ‘how a great victorious general
should be greeted in the Emperor’s court?’ He sought details as to which
officers had welcomed and escorted Asad Khan to the court of the then
Emperors after the victory of Jinji and Khan Jahan Bahadur after the
victory of Bengal. 11
Having received information, Farukhsiyar gave instructions to his
courtiers to grant a befitting welcome to Abdus Samad Khan; he asked
Mir Jumla to welcome Abdus Samad Khan at the gate of Diwan-i-Khas
and escort him to his (Emperor’s) presence. When Abdus Samad Khan
presented himself before the Emperor, he (Emperor) patted his back
and presented him an aigrette with his own hands. 12
On the 3rd of March 1714, Isa Khan Manjh too presented himself
before the Emperor. The Emperor rewarded him also for his campaign
against the Sikhs by permanently granting him the Faujdari (chief of