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the brother of Damaji with 10,000 horse advanced towards Ahmedabad. When intelligence reached RatanSingh Bhandari, he at first treated it as a mere ruse of the enemy to divert his attention from Viramgam to whose walls his mines had reached On further inquiry it turned out that the news was true He at once raised the seige of the town and returned to Ahmedabad.
Towards the year A. D. 1737, Muhammad Shah who was then displeased with Abbaya Singh appointed Momin Khan as Viceroy of Gujarat in place of Abhaya Singh. When Ratan Singh Bhandarı became aware of the change, he at once wrote to his master for orders. They reply of Abhaya Singh was that Ratan Singh Bhandari should resist Momin Khan if he could. The Bhandari prepared to defend Ahmedabad while Momin Khan commenced his advance towards it. After the cessation of the rains, the new viceroy took up the operations in right earnest and invested the city.
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"Ratan Singh Bhandarı" continues Col. Walter "determined not to leave the city and prepared to defend himself to the last. Damaji Gaikwad now joined } Momin Khan from Songad Momin Khan met Damajı at Isanpura, three miles from Ahmedabad and made great show of friendship, calling him his brother When Ratan Singh Bhandari heard of the arrangements made
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