1 118 HISTORY OF THE PANJAB.
2 Therattemptto attempts to reduce it having failed, he raised the siege and retired to
3 reduce Lahore fal: Yslenaur, From that place he invaded Jammu, the réjd& of which had,
4 in the previous campaign, conducted the king’s army to Bisdl. Being,
5 however, unable to make any impression ou the r4jé and his dominions,
6 Jasrat retreated to the Bids to recruit his army. In the meantime Léhore
7 was reinforced with fresh troops under the Wazir Malik Sekandar, who
8 formed a junction with Malik Rajab, governor of Depdlpur, and Islam Khan,
9 governor of Sirhind, at the head of their respective troops, when the con-
10 federate armies marched against Jasrat, who was driven with considerable
11 loss across the Chindb and forced to retire again to his mountain retreat.
12 The Ghakkars, who were left without a leader, were now pursued by the
13 vigilant wazfr, who, skirting the Ravi, reached Kéldnaur, and, being joined
14 by the r4j& of Jammu, discovered vast numbers of the Ghakkars, who had
15 concealed themselves in various places, and put them all to the sword.
16 After these transactions the wazir with his troops returned to Léhore.
17 The emperor, highly pleased with the gallant conduct of the Wazir Malik
18 gate eae Mak, Sekandar, appointed him viceroy of Lahore, and Mahmid Hussan was
19 viecroy of Lahore. recalled to Delhi.*
20 No sooner had the royal troops withdrawn, than Jasrat Ghakkar again
21 appeared in the field. Collecting an army of 12,000 Ghakkars, he defeated
22 pineurstons into the and slew Rai Bhim, r4j& of Jammu, and ravaged the provinces of Ldéhore
23 are , " and Depdlpur. The governor, Malik Sekandar, marched against him from
24 Lihore, but Jasrat, on his approach, again fled to the hills with the spoil
25 which he had collected. Malik Abdul Rahim Ala-ul-mulk, governor of
26 Multdn, having died in the meantime, Malik Mahmtid Hussan was sent with
27 an ae aaa mae a time also Amir Shekh Ali, a Moghal chief
28 in the service of Shah Rukh Mirza, govern j instigati
29 Jasrat, invaded Bhakkar and Tata. - p eae ana a
30 _ In September, 1427, Jasrat Ghakkar laid siege to Kdldnaur, and having
31 inflicted a defeat on Malik Sekandar, compelled him to retreat to Léhore.
32 The emperor sent reinforcements under Zirak Khan, governor of Samana
33 and Islam Khan, governor of Sirhind ; but before they could join the armies
34 Their defert of : Pe Malik Sekandar inflicted a severe defeat on Jasrat, and de-
35 ak im of all the wealth which he had collected by plundering the
36 pti aon ok the Pik In the year 1429, the Panjdb was invade
37 ; d by Amir Shekh Ali, governor
38 pa ruref bul of Kébul, on behalf of Shah Rukh Mirza. He was wonea by the
39 Ghakkars and committed , . sd
40 ing Lihore, he im great depredations in the P anjab, On reach-
41 : posed a tribute equal to one year’s revenue on Malik
42 eg. ae governor, and then marched to Depdlpur, ravaging the
43 y as he went. According to Ferishta, 40,000 Hindus were massacred
44 on this occasion. An attem !
45 ay , pt made by Imad-ul-mulk, governor of Multén
46 ey surprise Shekh Ali at Talamba failed. Marohing along the bank of ite
47 Satie: vavj, the Moghals advanced to Kherabad, an
48 ' d from thence to Multan, which
49 OR a . ae pened ne May, 1480. The assault proving unsuccessful, Multin
50 under Fateh Khan ie cou ia the meantime arrived from Delhi
51 c £ Oo e e : ‘
52 was fought between the peinice ar Khan Gujrati, and a sanguinary battle
53 J les of the Moghals under Amir Shekh Ali, and
54 those of Delhi and the Panjaéb under Imad-ul-mulk, At ae paiset ‘the
55 Misei sof the
56 Hh tu
57 * Thi $ . .
58 north 1 a Eien ea ne importance which was always attached to the Panjab as the
59 ed as of secondary im ta 1e post of wazir at the seat of government was, it seems, tieat-
60 sliown, the tion a a ved nee to that of the Lahore viceroy. Indeed, as has already been
61 the fortunate possessors of t a in chive na never become supreme in India had they not been
62 future ctentuess. portant province, Which evertually paved the way to their
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