1 AND TO KHOBAMAim
2 that tlie Dooraunees were obliged in their turn to stand on the defensive, *
3 and tinaiiy to retreat with precipitation during the night.
4 . 8oon«ft<rtli% ivhoD the IiidiaB Mnjrhaditt cff oa its raCnto to IMfy ,
5 IfahoaimadSliaiih died, and hit wii,fy^
6 Ubi: Siifiliir Jung was made viziav and ICaw Hunnoo left in the govern*
7 'ment of lihe Pui^miIi^ while the new King oontinMd hit madi lo hii-
8 Otpital.
9 As «!f>on as this intolljji'rnce reached Ahmed Shaiih, he countennanded the
10 retreat of his army, and marched witii liis usual expedition against Lahore.
11 Meer Muimoo» finding hinisdf exposed t» the Doonunee enny* without the
12 prospect cf immeAietft ewittence Aom DeUj; Mid bdag, periiepi, diigiNted
13 with the fudtoenee ihewn hy hit new ecwwe^ toSnMnr Jnngb
14 Ahmad* and consented to hold the government of llie Fu^Mib in hn BMa%
15 end to pay him tlie rcfrnlnr tribntp of that province.
16 The affairs of the Punjaub bciu^' thus satisl'actorily arranged, Ahmed
17 marched back to Caudahar. Ou ins way, he settled the governments of
18 Dera Ghauzee Khaun, Dera lamael Khaun, ^hikarpoor, and Muuitauiu
19 It wall probably, at tliii time alto^ the MNrthcni Ai||hMBttftci aekaiMb
20 ledged A&ned fiir King. Hm winter at tfaie bMy year mnek hnve nettly .
21 ei^ired before Ahmed wached Candahar.
22 In the spring of 1749. Ahmed Shauh awembled an army (^twenty^fivethouk
23 sand men, from the western part of hk dominions. He first marched ac^ainst -
24 Hemit, which surrendered within a fbrtnigiit after it was attiicked. He
25 then advanced towards Meslihed, reducing all the places on his route.
26 . Shanh Bohh Mhcaa, the aon ef Nfliidir Shnnh, waa then in pnwtiwimi of
27 Jieahbed. He came out to meet Ahmed ihenh, who leceived him wHi
28 tmp^tt, and left him in posseasion of hit city and tenitoiy.
29 From Meshhed he marched against Neeshapoor, and detat^ed Shauh
30 PuRund Khaun Ishaukzye against Muzeenaun and Subzwaur. Neeshapoor
31 held out obstinately, and, while Ahmed was besieging it, hv received iiiteib-
32 gence oi' the iuUuie of his attack on Muzeenaun, and ot the deliest of his •
33 deteduBtft. Being now appNheiaive of m attMk ftom willioa^ be fe>'
34 aolved to make a deqwrate attempt on Neethapoor. H« aoeotdlni^ difeeled
35 it to be aaiaulted by eacalndt^ aad naebeal fliT with great km. Bdbre he
36 liad reconaed this disaster, a strong force assembled by some other Khaont
37 of Khora«i«!«nn r;tme to the relief of Neeshapoor, and, while he was en-
38 jgi^ed with them, a vifgoroui mUy was made from the place* Tbe result irat
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