The Sayyids, Qazis, and scholars were immediately ordered to present themselves at court to pay their homage to the newly anointed monarch.
He was summoned from his jagir at Bangash and provided with the support of an army to assert his legitimate claim to the throne of Ahmadnagar, which was currently occupied by his son.
When the Mughal Emperor was made to realise the follies of allowing a foreign army to accompany him—which might more likely cause his people to become hostile rather than favorable—he permitted the man to journey on alone and try his fortune in the Deccan.
In return, the Emperor gave him Hindia as a jagir and directed Raja Ali Khan, the ruler of Khandesh, and Mirza Aziz Koka, the governor of Malwa, to provide him with the necessary support.
Burhan II from Hindia wrote letters to the nobles of the Nizam Shahi kingdom filled with promising words to seek support for his cause.
He was given a good-sized force of Nizam Shahi soldiers this time and supported by Ibrahim Adil Shah and Raja Ali Khan.
Ibrahim Adil Shah came from Bumpur towards Ahmadnagar while Raja Ali Khan joined hands with Burhan II at Burhanpur, together marching into Berar.
Despite the loss of manpower caused by these defections, Jamal Khan remained resolute and launched an attack on the Adil Shahi army the following day.
[6] Jamal Khan, with a newfound confidence by the recent success, marched north to Berar to face Burhan II.
He arrived to find the mountain pass blocked by the combined forces of the Adil Shahi and Burhan II, so his army was surrounded.
[6] The intense heat and lack of water made the situation unbearable within Jamal Khan's ranks, so movement in any direction was impossible.