In the early months of 1685, Pahar Singh Gaur, a rajput zamindar of Indarkhi was serving the emperor as Faujdar in Malwa. He was a man of matchless bravery and surpassed all his peers in chivalry. Lal Singh Khichi a zamindar close to the jurisdiction of his Faujdari was driven by the exactions & oppression of his overlord Anurudh Singh Hada (the Raja of Bundi and a general of Mughal emperor).

Lal Singh in order to suppress the oppressions of Raja made an alliance with Pahar Singh Gaur by marrying his daughter to him. Pahar Singh Gaur along with 5000 men arrived to Anurudh Singh Hada and sent him word to give up the demand of tribute from the oppressed wretch which was rejected by the Raja in pride of valour. After a fierce battle, Pahar Singh defeated the Bundi Raja and plundered all his camps capturing booty worth several lakhs in cash, property, cattle, horses and elephant releasing Lal Singh from the danger of his oppression. The Mughal Emperor on hearing it ordered Pahar Singh to send all the booty to him, a letter was sent to the governor of province of Ujjain commanding him to summon Pahar Singh to his presence, take away Anurudh Singh's lost property from him and send it to the imperial court. Pahar Singh declined to obey the command and took a life of plunder and rebellion against the Mughals. Aurangzeb then sent an imperial letter to Rai Maluk Chand to punish Pahar Singh, a larger and stronger army was commanded by Maluk Chand and after a severe closed quarter battle, Pahar Singh Gaur was slained in a village of Udaipur, 28 miles south west of Sironj. 

Pahar Singh's rebellion against the Mughal didn't end with him being slained. His son Bhagwat Singh assembled together a large body of ferocious villagers, plundered many parganas & became a rock in the path of Emperor's men. After several attempts, the imperial army slained him and proclaimed the rebellion to be over. However in 1690, Devi Singh Gaur another son of Pahar Singh joined Chhatrasal Bundela in battles and started plundering, looting the mughal territory. Gopal Singh the grandson of Pahar Singh too joined the rebel and captured Indarkhi fort, forcing Aurangzeb to send Safdar Khan. Safdar Khan laid a siege to the fort and during a night attack he was caught and killed, Mughals fled. 

Source: Gaekwad's Oriental Series, issue 175; A Short history of Aurangzib by Sir Jadunath Sarkar