sentences:  He was sent by the emperor against the Maratha stronghold of Raigarh against Raja Ram Bhonsle.But the widow of Sambhaji, Yesubai and her minister Ramchandra Bavdekar "Pant Amatya" sent young Raja Ram Bhonsle to the stronghold of Pratapgarh through Kavlya ghat from where he escaped to the fort of Jinji in present-day state of Tamil Nadu arriving on 1 November 1689.Muhammad Ismail was given the title Itikad Khan and sent along with the naval commander Siddi Qasim Yaqut Khan besieged Raigarh in March 1689 till 19 October 1689 when Yesubai and her minister Ramchandra Bavdekar "Pant Amatya" surrendered on the promise that Itikad Khan swear on the Quran that he would protect her and Shahu II against any cruelty.