The History of Bahawalpur; With Notices of the Adjacent Countries of Sindh, Afghanistan, Multan, and the West of India (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 Excerpt: ... INVASION OF SINDH BY AHMED VI. For five generations, the succession was maintained in Egypt in the direct line, commencing with Sultan Ahmed; but the last sultan, Ahmed, having first given up the throne in favour of his heir, set out on an expedition to Sindh at the head of a body of 12,000 horse, chiefly consisting of the Abbas race. He made Mekran the point of invasion. Rao Dhorang, of the Fatteh tribe, who then ruled the country, marched to oppose the approaching enemy; but was terrified by a horrible dream, which caused him to purchase peace at the sacrifice of a third of his territory, which was voluntarily made over to Sultan Ahmed. He, moreover, conciliated him by giving him his daughter in marriage. A fortified town was likewise built after his own name; the ruins of which are to be seen to this day. From this time, the historians seem to distinguish Ahmed by the title of Ameer. He had three sons by his Hindu wife: the eldest of whom was named Abu Nasir, otherwise Ameer Ibn, who succeeded his father on his death in his newly acquired principality. Rao Dhorang was succeeded by his son Jhokur. A serious misunderstanding took place soon after between the two young princes, and they appear to have immediately resorted to arms; but the young Rao, feeling his inability to cope with his antagonist with any degree of success in the field, retired to the fort of Tatta. The 8EKANDER KHAN. 9 Ameer demanded, as a condition of peace, that he should give him the hand of his daughter. The offer was rejected with scorn; and this led to a severe assault on Tatta, without, however, any decisive success. These operations at length terminated in a peace, through the advice of a mutual friend, when a matrimonial alliance was also arranged between the Ameer Ibn, and the...