1 WiOt WITH THE Kim Of HOKHWBJ^
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3 « vidi llie Bubjecti of toother on account of their religion | iOd then points
4 '< out the inconabtency d' Shauh Moraud's aeal on this occaaion, with hty
5 ** detaining Timoor Shauh bv encroachment'* from clearing India of Hin-
6 *• doo«k Jews, Christians, and otlu'r iiiiL>elir\ urs ; atn.l wjUi his wars against
7 (< the people ot Shehr SuUc, aad ivixojend and tiie Toorciiuin^, wiio were uth.
8 *• doubted Sooonege." Timoor Shauh says " these nations imve i^^pealed Ui
9 <« U^, and he hM 1^ dcteradiied by ahanh IfoModr* ooadMl UmmdB
10 hiiiiMl^ to take up their 4|iia»al: be tlwD aniwmifiait hia iqt^Btipii of
11 « moving inuBediately to Toorkistan. and recpnni Shiiifailigcaiid tocuneto
12 him ia paVMML to settle their difierences."
13 In the spring of 1789, Timoor Shauh marched from Caubul with an army
14 which his subjects reckon at a hundred thousand men. He went by short
15 marches, to allow Ume tar oveituras iVooi ^hwh Moraud i and he wui> de<
16 layed for a short time by a march towards Coondooa^ after which he advanced
17 to Aukeboh, the naanat town of the tarritocy aeind Igr the UMn. On
18 tlii% Shanb lfenHidcroaiedtheOziiaetKW wtthtMO|^ dbmm ftoai aOi
19 parts of hla denmions and their dependendea. He a^ «n Ua brother Ommr
20 Kooshbegee to Aukcheh with a light &roej while Alhtverdee, Tana of
21 Kooighan Tippeh, cut off the provisions »nH foragers of the Dooraiinee
22 army. Some partial and indecisive actions took place at Aukcheh, and Shauh
23 Moraud had met witii no serious cliLck, when he perceived that it wa« for
24 his interest to ui^ke peace ; he accordiugly opened a ut^ocuitiou, wlucU he
25 eoMdiiGledwiththeskiU^iicleMieMlbrwbidi be hm cdabinlad, mm!
26 coBBplele awMMa*
27 He vea aware that 'nnoor Shauh entered 1900 Ae mur with raiofilanoih
28 and would be happy to withdraw from the fatigue and danger of an UdldB
29 campaign, if he could do so without losing his reputation. He therefore
30 gave him the credit of a victorv and sent the principn) Moolbhs imd rclipnns
31 men of Bokhaura to huu to conjure him, by the Kuranii, ami tlu ir commoa
32 faith, to spare tiie blood of the Musauhnan* by yielding 10 his supplicationa
33 fir poaeau leeee wm aceeedingly made, and Shauh Monnid'a aan waaant
34 to l^noor'a can^ iAuxc he ivaa hauotAlty received, and nunadiately die*
35 miawd. Xhioug^ the vhoile traneaction* Shauh Moraud iheired tike utnaet
36 aeqteei end submission to Timoor. Shanh ^ bathe retained all his conqneilaalr
37 the pence ; while the other failed in every object of his eipoditiont BKioefit
38 that of securing his remaining dominions.
39 The winter was so iar advanced betore Timoor marched on his retun^
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