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The Emperor was so pleased with the manly bearing and evident promise of young Jai Singh that he gave him a rank of 1000 zat and 500 horse and honoured him with the grant of an elephant.
When Jehangir died Jai Singh was still in the Deccan commanding his own troops under Khan Jehan Lodhi.
When the Khan with sinister intentions moved into Malwa Jai Singh helplessly accompanied him but soon on hearing the news of Shah Jehan's arrival at Ajmer, separated and took the road to Jaipur.
An army under Prince Shuia was sent to strenzthen the garrison of Kandhar and Jai. Singh went with this force.
_ In 1652 Jai Singh was summoned to court and was posted to the army proceeding against Kandhar under Prince Aurangzeb.
1 '' On gth Rajah while I was encamped on the Talab-i-Chauki, Mahesh Das came from Raja J aswant Singh and informed me that the imperial firman intimating my appointment to pursue and capture Dara reached them three days late and by that time Dara had passed out of their territory.
' Sivaji's fangs having been removed, the Emperor ordered Jai Singh to march against the 'Adil Shahi Kingdom of'Bijapur, 'Adil Shah had proved to be as uncomfortable a thorn in the side of the Mughals as Sivaji.
Jai Singh had to fight for every mile that his army marched and there was no rest for him till he re-entered Mughal territory.