History of the sikhs; containing the lives of the gooroos; the history of the independent Sirdars, or Missuls and the life of the great founder of the sikh monarchy, Maharajah Runjeet Singh. vol.1

MʼGregor, W.L. · 1846 · Public domain (published pre-1930) · archive.org ↗

1A.D. 1818.

3Ilunj eet Singh

4meditates the

5conquest of

6Feshawur.

7Cruel beha¬

8viour of Ka m-

9ran to Futteh

10Khan,

111S2 HISTORY OF THE SfKlIS.

12CHAPTER XIV,

13THE MAHARAJAH CROSSES THE ATTOCK.

14Having made himself master of Mooltan, the

15Maharajah was desirous of seizing on Peshawur,

16more particularly as the Sikhs had met With a sig¬

17nal reverse at that place. At this juncture, the

18wuzeer, Futteh Khan, who, by liis bravery and

19talents had supported Mahinood on the throne

20of Cabul, and made the Seindians pay tribute, as

21well as conquered Cashmere, was made prisoner by

22Karnran, who put out his eyes. This cruel.apt. was

23said to have been perpetrated by Prince Kamritn

24without his father's knowledge; and there appears

25to he reason for believing that jealousy alone was

26the motive that urged the son to remove a man

27who had, no doubt, great influence; but the latter

28was exerted in maintaining Mahmood on the

29throne, which he otherwise had not the ability to

30fill. ■

31When the brothers of Futteh Khan heard of the

32cruelty practised on him, and his death, which