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2 MiaCXJMDUCT OF SBAUH mUXJV*^ fAflPPWi(.
3 Seestuin ; who gave his daughter to prince Caumraun. e{jin}i|)cil Mahmood's
4 frieadfl, already- worn out witii their ioog march in the desart* aud proposed
5 tOMrirt Ihat prince widi the fiuoe «f Ins prorinise. Hit oflerim rejected,
6 In ponuance of Tlittah KliMiii's phn, and Mabmood «Dt««ed the Doowiu— e
7 caiutxy vith the remsnu of hit eduuiited pMlgr*
8 His adviser had not misjudged tlie disposition of his countrymen : thf
9 Dooraunee^ flocked to Mahmood, and on his advance to Candahar, he as.
10 sembled so preat a force as to be able to face tlie Meer Akhor *, who had
11 been left in command of tlie province. That oflicer encamped under the
12 place till he was ao much distxeased by the partial but fi'equ^t fittacks pf the
13 eoenij, that ht wh obl^ed to retire within die trtdlSt
14 Tbe pbuw wee Aen inveited by Mahmood, wImm amy continiied to in*
15 crease till the forty-second day of the siege, when Ftitteh Khaun contrived
16 to get himself int roduced, almost alone, into the town, and immediately threw
17 himself on the honour of Abdoolla, a powerful chief of tlie garrison. The
18 force of tliiii method of sohcitatioii is explained in anotiier place; it had
19 complete efiect in tiiiti instance, Abduoiia dechiied for Mahmood, the Meer
20 AklM|r was compelled to fly i and Candahar. opened its gates to the lebeia.
21 While these, things weie pessing;. and. even after aocounts of theur oem-
22 sqcoieenient had reached him, Shauh Zemaun was assi<jhioiisly eoaployed in
23 latcparations for another invasion of Hindostan. It was not till he heard
24 the fail of Candahar, by which time he had arrived at Peshawer, that he was
25 ronsed troin tins mfatuation. He then gave up his plans on India, andr^
26 turned to Caubul.
27 Hte did not, however, leave Eeshawer without oonunittiqg eeeae.^ital ada
28 of impradeoce^
29 AbdooUah Khaun Alekkoaye^ die governor of Cashmev, had oooie. to
30 court, and was seized and tortured} on which his brother Sydaul Khaun
31 who was at Candahar, went over to Mahmpod with his whole clan (the A!pk-
32 kozyes). Zemaiin next detached an army of iiiteeu thousand men against
33 Cashmeer, under Mooilaii Ahmed and Mee;' Vise Noorzye. Thi& i'orce
34 whkb nvight have been so wdl employed in quelling Mahmood's rebellion,
35 was dispersed before it reached Casbmeor, by the imprudaoee of its ^onw
36 mander Moollah Ahmed.
37 Shaoh Zemaun left a coosideiiaUe fi»oe at Peahaiwer, under his fanilber
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