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Extinction of Afghan Power
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Afghans in battle formation at Shupaiyan. Dewan Chand let his troops rest for a few days. When the men were refreshed, he quietly surrounded the Afghan host. The battle of Shupaiyan was fought in the early hours of the morning of 3 July 1819. Punjabi superiority in artillery compelled the Afghans to charge and fight at closer quarters. The issue was taken up by the nihai:lgs. The Afghans were repulsed and fled into the hills. Jabbar Khan was severely wounded and barely escaped with his life. Kharak Singh and Misr Dewan Chand entered Srinagar the day after the victory of Shupaiyan. Kashmir was an important acquisition for the Punjab. Apart from the seventy lacs of rupees10 it fetched every year in revenue, it extended the frontiers of the state to the borders of China and Tibet. Dewan Moti Ram was appointed governor of Kashmir.
Dera Ghazi Khan, Hazara, and Mank.era ln February 1820 the Maharajah toured south-western Punjab. His first long halt was at Multan, where he paid homage at the tomb of his former adversary, Nawab Muzaffar Khan. From Multan,Jemadar Khushal Singh proceeded to Dera Ghazi Khan and expelled the Nawab, who had continued to associate with the Afghans. Dera Ghazi Khan was assigned to the Nawab of Bahawalpur at an annual payment of three lacs of rupees a year. The Maharajah was not able to complete the subjugation of the other southern states because of widespread disturbances in Hazara. The region had been loosely attached to Kashmir, but ever since the valley had been taken over by the Durbar, Hazara tribesmen had been restive. The mopping-up operations took several months, and many lives, including that of Ram Dyal, were lost before peace was restored. Despite the punitive expedition and the chain of forts the Punjabis built, the pacification of the tribes remained a major problem to the Lahore Durbar. 10 Both Sohan Lal (Daftar, rr, 269) and Amar Nath mention the revenue of Kashmir as about 70 lacs of rupees.
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Afghans in battle formation at Shupaiyan. Dewan Chand let his troops rest for a few days. When the men were refreshed, he quietly surrounded the Afghan host. The battle of Shupaiyan was fought in the early hours of the morning of 3 July 1819. Punjabi superiority in artillery compelled the Afghans to charge and fight at closer quarters. The issue was taken up by the nihai:lgs. The Afghans were repulsed and fled into the hills. Jabbar Khan was severely wounded and barely escaped with his life. Kharak Singh and Misr Dewan Chand entered Srinagar the day after the victory of Shupaiyan. Kashmir was an important acquisition for the Punjab. Apart from the seventy lacs of rupees10 it fetched every year in revenue, it extended the frontiers of the state to the borders of China and Tibet. Dewan Moti Ram was appointed governor of Kashmir.
Dera Ghazi Khan, Hazara, and Mank.era ln February 1820 the Maharajah toured south-western Punjab. His first long halt was at Multan, where he paid homage at the tomb of his former adversary, Nawab Muzaffar Khan. From Multan,Jemadar Khushal Singh proceeded to Dera Ghazi Khan and expelled the Nawab, who had continued to associate with the Afghans. Dera Ghazi Khan was assigned to the Nawab of Bahawalpur at an annual payment of three lacs of rupees a year. The Maharajah was not able to complete the subjugation of the other southern states because of widespread disturbances in Hazara. The region had been loosely attached to Kashmir, but ever since the valley had been taken over by the Durbar, Hazara tribesmen had been restive. The mopping-up operations took several months, and many lives, including that of Ram Dyal, were lost before peace was restored. Despite the punitive expedition and the chain of forts the Punjabis built, the pacification of the tribes remained a major problem to the Lahore Durbar. 10 Both Sohan Lal (Daftar, rr, 269) and Amar Nath mention the revenue of Kashmir as about 70 lacs of rupees.
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