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CONTENTS XXXV A. D. . . PAGE .105 1781. Amar Singh of Patiala dies 1776. Zabita Khan, son of Najib-ud-daula, aided in his designs on the Ministry by the Sikhs The ravages of the Sikhs in the Doab and Rohilkhand under Baghel Singh Krora Singhia 1783. The Sikhs defeated at Meerut The Rajputs of the Lower Himalayas rendered tributary . . 105 . 105 1781-5. .105 ...... . . . 1784-5. Jai Singh Kanhaya pre-eminent Rise of Mahan Singh Sukerchukia 1785-6. The Kanhayas reduced Jassa the Carpenter restored, and Kangra made over to Sansar Chand of Katotch 1785-92. Mahan Singh pre-eminent among the Sikhs 1792. Mahan Singh dies 1793. Shah Zaman succeeds to the throne of Kabul 1795-6. Invited to enter India by the Rohillas and the Wazir of Oudh 1797. Shah Zaman at Lahore 1798-9. The Shah's second march to Lahore 1799. Ranjit Singh rises to eminence and obtains a cession of Lahore from the Afghan . . . . . . . . . . ...... — 1785. . . . . . King The power of the Marathas under Sindhia Upper India ... . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 107 108 108 109 109 109 109 109 110 Ill Ill .111 ....... . 107 .110 and George Thomas 1798. George Thomas establishes himself at Hansi 1799. Engages in hostilities with the Sikhs 1800. Thomas marches towards Ludhiana 1800. Opposed by Sahib Singh Bedi . 107 108 ... . 106 107 107 in Sindhia's alliance with the Sikhs 1788. Ghulam Kadir blinds Shah Alam Sindhia masters Delhi and curbs the Sikhs 1797. General Perron appointed Sindhia's deputy in Northern India Sindhia's and Perron's views crossed by Holkar . 108 106 106 106 . Retires to Hansi, but afterwards masters Safidon near Delhi 1801. arms . . . . . .111 . 1802. Surrenders to Perron 1802-3. The Marathas under Perron paramount among the Sikhs of Sirhind Perron forms an alliance with Ranjit Singh . Is distrusted 1803. ill Thomas rejects Perron's overtures, and resorts to Flees to by Sindhia the English, . then . . the Marathas First intercourse of the English with the Sikhs 1715-17. The Mission to Farrukhsiyar detained by the . campaign against Banda 1757. Clive and Omichand 1784. Warren Hastings tries to . . . 112 112 .112 113 guard Oudh against the Sikhs 113 1788. The Sikhs ask English aid against the Marathas Early English estimates of the Sikhs Colonel Francklin The traveller Forster 112 112 .112 . war with at 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 .114 .114 .114