Indian Antiquary Vol 16

SR No.: 032508
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 408
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 18 MB

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[SEPTEMBER, 1887.
place till he had crossed the Indus and reached with the confusion in Hindustân, he collected Peshwar, whence he sent a despatch on the the forces of Qandahår and Kabul, and marstate of affairs to his father. When the flight ched in all haste to Peshawar to wage a holy of the Shahzada became known to Adina war (ghard] against the infidels, and to Beg Khan and to the Marathå army, they at deliver Lahôr and Debli from their power. once mounted their horses, entered the encamp-So when Tatpal, the Mârâţha, who had made inments of the Shahzada, and, after slaying mostquiries about the Afgban army, and was guardof the Musalmans, plundered it. Those Musaling the banks of the Indus near Atak, heard mans who had been left alive were driven in that Ahmad Shah was approaching, he retreated bonds and with gibes to Amarsir, where they towards India. Meanwhile Adina Beg died were compelled to clean out all the rubbish with of a mortal disease, and when Imadu'l-Mulk which Ahmad Shah had filled the large (sacred] GhAzlu'ddin Khan heard of the coming of tank. The Shahzâda was pursued as far as Ahmad Shah he immediately entered Debli and the banks of the river Indus, where Tatpál slew 'Azizu'ddin Muhammad Alamgir left several thousand sawars to guard and II., and Intizamu'ddaula, the son of Qamarprevent any one entering India. Adîna Bega'ddin Khån, alleging that they were in corKhan returned with the Marath army and respondence with the Padshah." He then premarched to Sarhand; and having appointed pared to fight Ahmad Shah, and having desSadiq Beg Khan to be governor of it, went patched Janka and the Marathas with namerto the Daâba. Meanwhile the Maratha ous troops for a vanguard, he followed in the army, having gone to Hindustan, beleaguered rear, joining them after he had crossed the Najibu'ddanla in the town of Sakartal, with Jamnâ in the vicinity of Kunjpúr. He also the aid of 'Imádu'l-mulk and others, and a joined Tatpål, who had returned from Atak great confusion arose in various parts of the after ascertaining the intentions of Ahmad country. At this time Gháziu'ddîn Khan Shah, and having halted in the same locality, had asked aid from the Nawab Shuja'au'ddaula, constructed a strong sangar around his camp. and Najibu'ddaula did the same, but the said After crossing the river Indus, Ahmad Shah Nawab refused it to both. At last, however, he appointed the ShAhsade Timor and Sardar determined to aid the latter, as a measure of Jahan Khan to the command of the vanguard precaution, for fear of the acts which Ghazia'd. of his army, and marching after them with his din Khån had committed against Jangbar vengeance-breathing troops, entered the city of the Afghán; and marching with a numerous Lähôr, where he obtained possession of the force defeated the Maratha army by his great person of Khwaja Mirsa Jan, and where were bravery, during a hot battle in the fort of many Afghan Sirdars and Amirs, such as Aflg Sakartál.:
Rahmat Khan and Inayat Khan his son, and The War of Ahmad Shah in India with the Dondi Khan Khatri, and others. They met Maráthds.
with an honourable reception and were by royal When reports from the Shahzada Timur, command sent to join the camp of the Shahzada Sardar Jahån Khan, and Nawab Najibu'd- Timur, whence they sallied forth with the daula 'had acquainted Ahmad Shah Durrani Rohela troops towards the sangar of the
This was the third invasion of India by Ahmad Shah marched out of the city and enor.mped a few cose beyond during his reign, or even the fourth wooording to Grant it; where he waited for the execution of his plot, which Duf, Vol. I. p. 180 foot-note; but neither his nor our WAS offeoted in the following manner :-Ballabaggrow. An text supports that number unless we count also the cam- emissary of the vizir, went to the king, and informed paign of Timor, the ShAhsAds, before the war with the him that fakeer of great sanctity had taken up his Marathla as one, on the ground that during it undoubtedly quarters at the tower of Feroz ShAh; and partly by perreinforcements from Afghanistán arrived, although not suasion, and partly by force, carried the deluded king to led in person by Ahmad Shah.
see him, and in the way caused him to be murdered. The 17 This murder was committed on the 29th November vizir having thus accomplished his execrable design, 1759 as already mentioned in a preceding foot-note, and ordered the palace to be plundered, and the sons and the following account of it is given on p. 15-16 by W. relations of the deceased monarch to be stripped of all Franklin Fearing to leave the king behind him in their jewels, which were converted into money for his the city, and suspecting that he had leagued with his urgent necessities. Mehdee Collee Cawn and Coja enemies, and intended to restore Intocamo Dowla in his Bussent were left with the charge of the kella, or fort. absence, he desired the king to accompany him on the The former, by the direction of his master, took a grandexpedition, which he refused; and the vizir in conse- son, Cambuksh, the youngest son of Aurengseeb, out of quence resolved to rid himself at once of his fears by the palace and proclaimed him king by the name of patting him to death. The bloody resolution being Shahjehan the Second." Grant Duffs account of this takon, he affected to be satisfied with the king's exouse, event is very brief, Vol. II. p. 188.