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Punjab Monarchy and Imperialism
sooner were the Puajabi troops withdrawn, when Dost Mohammed, one of the Barakzai brothers who had become the chief actor on the Afghan stage, expelled Jahan Dad from Peshawar. Dost Mohammed offered to pay revenue of one lac of rupees a year and accept the Maharajah's sovereignty over Peshawar. The Durbar agreed to accept the offer and spare its troops another troublesome campaign.
Capture of Kashmir, July 1819 Azim Khan, the governor of Kashmir, was a brother of Wazir Fateh Khan Barakzai. He had gone to Afghanistan to avenge the murder of the Wazir, leaving his younger brother, Jabbar Khan, with a small force to defend the vale. Jabbar Khan thought the best policy under the circumstances was to rule with an iron hand. His treatment of the non-Muslim Kashmiris was particularly harsh and many Hindus were compelled to leave the valley. Among the refugees wasjabbar Khan's revenue minister, Pandit Birbal Dhar. He came to Lahore to complain of the plight of his countrymen and advised the Durbar that this was the opportune moment to take Kashmir. The Punjabis had already cut off Kashmir from Afghanistan, and were in possession of tl1e passes leading into the valley of the Jhelum. In April the Punjab army, led in person by the Maharajah, encamped at Wazirabad. Ranjit Singh stayed at the base to organize the supply of rations and war material to the advancing columns. The rest of the anny moved up to Rajauri, where it split into two columns: one under the command of Misr Dewan Chand and the other under Prince Kharak Singh. They were to make a pincer movement towards Shupaiyan, where they expected to meet the Afghans. Sporadic fighting began at Rajauri, whose raja deserted the Punjabis to go over to the Afghans. The chief of Bhimbar guided the Durbar troops, and Kharak Singh advanced without much opposition through Baramgulla. From the other end, Dewan Chand crossed the Pir Panjal range, and the two columns came in view of each other and ofJabbar Khan with twelve thousand
Punjab Monarchy and Imperialism
sooner were the Puajabi troops withdrawn, when Dost Mohammed, one of the Barakzai brothers who had become the chief actor on the Afghan stage, expelled Jahan Dad from Peshawar. Dost Mohammed offered to pay revenue of one lac of rupees a year and accept the Maharajah's sovereignty over Peshawar. The Durbar agreed to accept the offer and spare its troops another troublesome campaign.
Capture of Kashmir, July 1819 Azim Khan, the governor of Kashmir, was a brother of Wazir Fateh Khan Barakzai. He had gone to Afghanistan to avenge the murder of the Wazir, leaving his younger brother, Jabbar Khan, with a small force to defend the vale. Jabbar Khan thought the best policy under the circumstances was to rule with an iron hand. His treatment of the non-Muslim Kashmiris was particularly harsh and many Hindus were compelled to leave the valley. Among the refugees wasjabbar Khan's revenue minister, Pandit Birbal Dhar. He came to Lahore to complain of the plight of his countrymen and advised the Durbar that this was the opportune moment to take Kashmir. The Punjabis had already cut off Kashmir from Afghanistan, and were in possession of tl1e passes leading into the valley of the Jhelum. In April the Punjab army, led in person by the Maharajah, encamped at Wazirabad. Ranjit Singh stayed at the base to organize the supply of rations and war material to the advancing columns. The rest of the anny moved up to Rajauri, where it split into two columns: one under the command of Misr Dewan Chand and the other under Prince Kharak Singh. They were to make a pincer movement towards Shupaiyan, where they expected to meet the Afghans. Sporadic fighting began at Rajauri, whose raja deserted the Punjabis to go over to the Afghans. The chief of Bhimbar guided the Durbar troops, and Kharak Singh advanced without much opposition through Baramgulla. From the other end, Dewan Chand crossed the Pir Panjal range, and the two columns came in view of each other and ofJabbar Khan with twelve thousand
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