 After 1716, the Mughal government began a campaign of genocide against Sikhs led by Abdus Samad Khan and later his son Zakariya Khan that was carried out by in the form of a standing army dedicated to eliminating Sikhs, daily public executions, and monetary rewards for the heads of killed Sikhs.The Dal Khalsa "reataliated by killing government functionaries and plundering Mughal posts, arsenals, and treasuries".In 1733, because of the failure of the Mughal government to subdue the Sikhs they were offered a jagir in 1733.