Lakshminarayan returned to fight valiantly against Kirtichand, but failed to maintain the sovereignty of the kingdom due to sabotage from within.
The Mughal empire was on the decline, the law and order situation in the province of Bengal was worsening under the governorship of Ibrahim Khan.
Taking advantage of the situation in the mid of 1695, Shobha Singh, the zamindar of Chetua-Borda revolted against the Mughal empire and began to annex the neighbouring estates.
But the latter, irritated with Krisharam's activities and allegiance to the Mughals refused any kind of help and instead allowed Shobha Singh to pass through the Bhurishrestha territory and attack Burdwan.
[citation needed] After Murshid Quli Khan became the Naib Nazim of Bengal, he adopted a policy of expansion by which he planned to bring the independent Hindu states like Bhurishrestha and Bishnupur under the standard of Islam.
Kirtichand Ray, the successor to Krishnaram's son Jagatram was close to Murshid Quli Khan and he was entrusted with the conquest of Bhurishrestha.
At that time Rajavallabh engineered a rumour that a band of Bargis were approaching Bhurishrestha and were joined by ferocious dacoits from Telangana.