This successful raid followed a previous unsuccessful attempt in 1685 and resulted in an escalation of the conflict between the Mughals and the Jats.
His Jat force was confronted 10 miles away from Sikandra (a suburb of Agra) by the regional Mughal faujdar Mir Abul Fazl.
In response to the inaction of Mughal officials, Aurangzeb reduced the mansab of Khan-i-Jahan and his naib (deputy) by 1000 sawars and 500 respectively.
[6][8] Architectural historian Catherine Asher stated that the tomb's desecration "was perceived as a blow to Mughal prestige".
[7] Alarmed and angered by this incident, Aurangzeb summoned Raja Ram Singh to punish Rajaram and appointed him Mathura's faujdar.