 Their support gave the Benares ruler the capacity to mount an exhausting guerrilla war against the Avadh camp using his Bhumihar Brahmin clan levies which forced the Nawab to withdraw his main force.The Royal House of Benares is of an ancient Gautam clan of dating to the year 1000 that originated from Gangapur near Benares.In the late 17th century, one Raja, Mansa Ram of this family entered the service of the "Nazim" of Benares, Rustam Ali Khan.