 At the time of Maharaja Suraj Mal's death in 1763 Jawahar Singh was in Farrukhnagar.Maharani Kishori, wife of Maharaja Suraj Mal, who had adopted Jawahar Singh, was adept at political intrigues.She was pained to see that Jawahar Singh was not adopting a favourable policy towards the members of the family and the nobles.