The Court And Camp Of Runjeet Sing

W G Osborne · 1840 · Licence to be verified · archive.org ↗

1INTRODUCTION.

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3officers of his court, who ha^’ing learnt that

4they were marked out for his destined vic-

5tims, to save themselves, resolved upon,

6and accomplished his destruction.

7In the confusion which followed upon the

8death of Nadir, Ahmed Khan, one of the

9bravest of his officers, got possession of a

10part of his treasure, with which he escaped

11into Khorassan ; there he made himself

12master of a large sum of money which was

13coming from India for Nadir, proclaimed

14himself king, and after a slight opposition

15was crowned at Candahar, assuming the

16title of King of the Affghans. The warlike

17and independent people over whom Ahmed

18now established his sovereignty, had never

19been united under a native king, and from

20the love of equality which was conspicuous

21in their character, they were not likely to