A rebellion of Muslim clerics broke out in 1581 led by Mullah Muhammad Yazdi and Muiz-ul-Mulk, the chief Qadi of Bengal. The rebels wanted to overthrow Akbar and insert his brother Mirza Muhammad Hakim ruler of Kabul on the Mughal throne. Akbar successfully defeated the rebels, but he had grown more cautious about his guests and his proclamations. The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June, 1576 between Rana Pratap and Akber's forces led by Man Singh. After the defeat in this war Rana Pratap escaped. In 1600 , when Akbar was away from the capital on an expedition, Salim organised a coup and declared himself Emperor. Akbar had to hastily return to Agra and restore, order.