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 Safdarjung and the other warlords eventually left the capital. However, the conflict left the emperor financially strained, contributing to his eventual dethronement six months later.<ref name="JP" />
+==Aftermath==
+The rebellion had severe financial consequences for the Mughal Empire. The emperor's army and its allies, numbering around 80,000 troops, cost the imperial treasury approximately 24 lakh rupees per month. The prolonged conflict, which lasted seven months, left the emperor indebted by 1 [[crore]] and 68 lakhs. Additionally, the imperial forces had not been paid for two years, and the emperor was only able to raise two lakhs by selling his personal jewelry.<ref name="JP" />
+Following the rebellion, Imad-ul-Mulk, the de facto ruler of Delhi, sought assistance from the Marathas and orchestrated an attack on Jat territory.<ref>{{cite book |author=Poonam Sagar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Av9HAAAAMAAJ |title=Maratha Policy Towards Northern India |publisher=Meenakshi Prakashan |year=1993 |pages=380}}</ref> In January 1754, the Marathas, led by [[Raghunath Rao]], alongside Mughal forces, [[Battle of Kumher|laid siege to the Kumher Fort]], ruled by Suraj Mal. Despite a strong resistance from Suraj Mal, the Marathas failed to capture the fort and eventually accepted 30 lakh rupees as compensation. Furthermore, Imad-ul-Mulk and Raghunath Rao extorted an additional two crores from Suraj Mal, which they had promised to deliver to the emperor as Peshkash (tribute).<ref name="JS">{{Cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Jadunath |url= |title=Fall of the Mughal Empire:vol one |publisher=Orient Black Swan |year=2007 |pages=326 |quote=Surajmal, too, professed the deepest sorrow for this issue of war and sent mourning robes for Malhar and Khande's son....the siege of Kumher dragged on for four months. At last in the middle of May, peace was made, Rupram, on behalf of his master, gave a written bond to pay the Marathas 30 lakhs by installments over three years. In addition to this, the two krores which had been previously imposed by Imad as peshkash due from the Jat rajah to the emperor, was now agreed to be paid to Imad and the Marathas instead. So the siege ended, Imad left on 18th May and Raghunath Rao on the 22nd, and both came to Mathura.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Pratik gupta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vqYiBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA64 |title=Maratha Generals and Personalities: A gist of great personalities of Marathas |publisher=Pratik gupta |year=2014 |pages=190}}</ref>
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