His activities were seen by the Russians as a threat to their own interests in the region, and in 1785, a force was sent to capture him.
פעילותו נתפסה על ידי הרוסים כאיום על האינטרסים שלהם באזור ובשנת 1785, נשלח כוח מזוין ללכוד אותו.