ISBN: 9781154151008

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: . Dourani, originally the head of a frontier tribe, had extended his influence over the neighbouring tribes and country, and in A.D. 1747 had been declared King of Candahar. He modelled his court on that of Nadir Shah, with whom he had formerly served, and at the time referred to This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: . Dourani, originally the head of a frontier tribe, had extended his influence over the neighbouring tribes and country, and in A.D. 1747 had been declared King of Candahar. He modelled his court on that of Nadir Shah, with whom he had formerly served, and at the time referred to reigned over Balkh, Scinde, Cashmere and Beloochistan, and he now determined to invade Hindoostan. He soon occupied the Punjab, but was met by Ahmed Shah, the heir-apparent, and driven back to his own territory. A Viceroy was appointed over the Punjab, and Ahmed Shah turned homewards just in time to take possession of the throne, as Mahomed Shah expired soon after the battle that had been fought at Sirhind. A.D. 1747-Ahmed Sluih-This sovereign made Sufter Jung, son of Saadut Khan, his vizier; and a force was immediately organized to put down the Rohillas, whose power had become formidable; but Sufter Jung was defeated, and the Rohillas penetrated as far as Allahabad and set the Emperor at defiance. Sufter Jung then called in the aid of the Mahrattas, and with their assistance, the Rohillas were speedily driven back to the Himalayas, and in payment of the Mahrattas' services, they were allowed to levy their subsidy from the conquered territory, and many years elapsed ere the country recovered from their ravages. Ahmed Shah Dourani now again invaded the Punjab, and he not only obtained complete possession, but sent an ambassador demanding the cession of the province. The Moguls remembered the horrors of Nadir Shah's advance on Delhi, and complied with the demand. Sufter Jung made this a ground of complaint, but his real reasons for annoyance arose from his having been supplanted in the Emperor's favor by a eunuch named Jawid, and this man he cruelly assassinated in a very Books, , new-guide-to-Delhi~~Alfred-Frederick-Pollock-Harcourt-Pollock, 999999999, The New Guide to Delhi, Alfred Frederick Pollock Harcourt, 115415100X, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

2011, ISBN: 115415100X

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[EAN: 9781154151008], Neubuch, [PU: General Books], (00080 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. {Publisher's Publication Date = 2010-03-01 00:00:00} [ships from USA takes 8-14 days to Europe] (This is a black and white Optical Character Recognition (OCR) reprint of an original book using Print on Demand. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text, this is not a set)illustrated Lang=English accessory:NO ACCESSORY (Paperback )<