On the north lay the Ghaggar river which separates it from the lands under Sikh occupation; the west the country of predatory Bhatti tribes, beyond which lay the deserts of Bikaner. The south was bounded by the Rewari district." He raised an army of eight battalions of infantry comprising 6000 men, fifty pieces of cannon, 1000 cavalry, including the Jats who made up two battalions of Infantry and one-fourth of his cavalry (paid pensions to them and encouraged them to settle in Haryana, colonisation of land through pensions to sipahis contributed to Haryana becoming a stable military labour market in the 1790s), 1500 Rohilla Muslims and 2000 soldiers guarding his several forts.
Adjacent to the north was the Ghaggar river, separating it from the areas under Sikh control; to the west lay the territories inhabited by fierce Bhatti tribes, followed by the deserts of Bikaner. The south was defined by the Rewari district. He formed an army consisting of eight battalions of infantry with 6000 men, fifty pieces of artillery, 1000 cavalry, including the Jats who made up two battalions of infantry and one-fourth of his cavalry (which received pensions and were encouraged to settle in Haryana, contributing to the colonization of land through pensions to sipahis, which helped establish a stable military labor market in Haryana during the 1790s), 1500 Rohilla Muslims, and 2000 soldiers guarding his several forts.