 On his way, he reached Mandsaur on 13 April, and passed through Rampura to travel up to Mukundara Pass, but changed his mind and returned to Ujjain ignoring the imperial orders.On 19 June 1720, the imperial forces were badly beaten and Nizam and his Maratha allies chased them and mercilessly looted them.With Malwa under his territory, Nizam had already returned to south on 28 April of that year.