Seeing that Akbar had attempted no treachery and that he could be useful, the Rathore leader Durgadas took Akbar to the court of the Maratha king Chatrapati Sambhaji Raje, seeking support for the project of placing him on the throne of Delhi. For fully five years, Akbar stayed with Sambhaji Raje, hoping that the latter would lend him men and money to strike and seize the Mughal throne for himself. But at that time, Sambhaji Raje was engaged in uncovering the conspiracy against him. After which, he was engrossed in wars against Siddhis of Janjira, Chikka Dev Rai of Mysore, Portuguese of Goa and Aurangzeb. In September 1686, Sambhaji Raje sent Akbar to Persia.