When Shah Shuja first came to power in 1803, he had gone out of his way to try and end the blood feud with the Barakzais and bring them back into the fold. The Barakzai brothers were forgiven and welcomed to court, while to seal the new alliance Shuja married their sister, Wa’fa Begum. At first all seemed well; but the Barakzais were merely waiting for their opportunity to avenge their father,
