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Puajab Monarchy and Imperialism
The English tried to make capital out of the tension between the Punjabis and the Afghans. The Russians were pushing eastwards and had won the Persians over to their side. Their agents were reported to be active in Kabul. The governor general sent Alexander Burnes to Afghanistan to try and draw Dost Mohammed into the British camp. 11 Dost Mohammed made the recovery of Peshawar a condition precedent for hisjoining the English. The governor general, Lord Auckland, now had to choose between Dost Mohammed and Ranjit Singh. He chose Ranjit Singh and, with the Durbar's help, elected to remove Dost Mohammed from Afghanistan and put Shah Shuja on the throne. The Durbar was divided in its reactions. The chief minister, Dhian Singh, and the majority of ministers were for rejecting the British proposal. Fakir Azizuddin was for co-operation with the English. After some hesitation, the Maharajah agreed with the Fakir and persuaded the Durbar to suppon the British expedition. A British delegation consisting of Macnaghten and Wade, among others, came to the Pwtjab and settled the terms of the Tripanile Treaty between the Durbar, the English, and Shah Shuja. The formal ratification was to take place at Ferozepur in the last week of November I 838 when the Durbar and British contingents, which were to form the 'Grand Army of the Indus,' as it came to be called, would be reviewed by the Maharajah and the governor general.
Grand Army of the Indus A month before the Ferozepur meeting, the ostensible reason for the campaign ceased to exist. On 22 October 1838, the Persians raised the siege of Heral and the danger of Perso-Russian infiltration into Afghanistan was removed. The English nevertheless went ahead with their plans to take Afghanistan. H the country had to be saved from the Russians, why could it not be 1 J Burnes' mission to Kabul was aL'iO to counteract Russian attempts to win O\'er Dost Mohammed. The Russians had gained influence in Persia and ac their instance Mohammed Ali had invested Herat. The British sent Pottinger to help io the defence of Herat and Burnes 10 Dost ~ohamm ed.
Puajab Monarchy and Imperialism
The English tried to make capital out of the tension between the Punjabis and the Afghans. The Russians were pushing eastwards and had won the Persians over to their side. Their agents were reported to be active in Kabul. The governor general sent Alexander Burnes to Afghanistan to try and draw Dost Mohammed into the British camp. 11 Dost Mohammed made the recovery of Peshawar a condition precedent for hisjoining the English. The governor general, Lord Auckland, now had to choose between Dost Mohammed and Ranjit Singh. He chose Ranjit Singh and, with the Durbar's help, elected to remove Dost Mohammed from Afghanistan and put Shah Shuja on the throne. The Durbar was divided in its reactions. The chief minister, Dhian Singh, and the majority of ministers were for rejecting the British proposal. Fakir Azizuddin was for co-operation with the English. After some hesitation, the Maharajah agreed with the Fakir and persuaded the Durbar to suppon the British expedition. A British delegation consisting of Macnaghten and Wade, among others, came to the Pwtjab and settled the terms of the Tripanile Treaty between the Durbar, the English, and Shah Shuja. The formal ratification was to take place at Ferozepur in the last week of November I 838 when the Durbar and British contingents, which were to form the 'Grand Army of the Indus,' as it came to be called, would be reviewed by the Maharajah and the governor general.
Grand Army of the Indus A month before the Ferozepur meeting, the ostensible reason for the campaign ceased to exist. On 22 October 1838, the Persians raised the siege of Heral and the danger of Perso-Russian infiltration into Afghanistan was removed. The English nevertheless went ahead with their plans to take Afghanistan. H the country had to be saved from the Russians, why could it not be 1 J Burnes' mission to Kabul was aL'iO to counteract Russian attempts to win O\'er Dost Mohammed. The Russians had gained influence in Persia and ac their instance Mohammed Ali had invested Herat. The British sent Pottinger to help io the defence of Herat and Burnes 10 Dost ~ohamm ed.
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