1 94 MEETING OF RUNJEET AND FUTEH KHAN VUZEER A. D. 1812.
2 was a necessary preliminary. The Sikh army defeated
3 the confederated Chiefs with great loss, and Runjeet
4 Singh pushing his success, occupied both Bhimbur and
5 Rajaoree, in the early part of November, and received
6 the submission of the discom6ted. Mohummedan Chiefs
7 of both places on the 13th of the month. The rest of
8 the confederates were compelled to fly into Kashmeer,
9 where they were received by the Governor, Ata
10 MoflUMMUD.
11 FuTEH Khan, the Vuzeer of Shah Muhmood, was
12 at this time upon the Indus, whither he had come to
13 punish the two brothers, who held Attuk and Kashmeer,
14 for the assistance they had rendered to Shah Shooja,
15 and to recover the two provinces for Kabool. He had
16 sent forward a detachment of 8000 Afghatis to Rohtas,
17 and was already planning operations against Ata Mo-
18 hummud of Kashmeer, when Runjeet obtained his
19 successes against the Bhimbur and Rajaoree chiefs. It
20 became essential, that engaged as the Labor and Kabool
21 forces were so closely upon the same field, the two leaders
22 should come to a mutual explanation of their views and
23 intentions; accordingly Runjeet Singh sent agents
24 with an overture for this purpose, and invited the Vuzeer
25 to an interview upon the Jihlum, in order that they might
26 concert a joint expedition against Kashmeer. Futeh
27 Khan being no less desirous to come to an understand-
28 ing with the Sikh, the meeting was agreed upon, and
29 took place on the 1st December, when it was settled that
30 Runjeet Singh should place a force, under his Dewan
31 MoHKUM Ciiund, at the Vuzeer's disposal in the expe-
32 dition he meditated, and should give every facility for the
33 passage into Kashmeer, by thepasses of Rajaoree, which