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. 1849 Excerpt: ...the 15th of the same month, he marched towards the capital, Lahore, where he arrived on the 6th of Rabi'u-s-sani of the same year, after a journey of 20 days, amusing himself occasionally with hunting on the road. In the meantime, intelligence was brought that a battle had taken place between Mansing and the son and ...
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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. 1849 Excerpt: ...the 15th of the same month, he marched towards the capital, Lahore, where he arrived on the 6th of Rabi'u-s-sani of the same year, after a journey of 20 days, amusing himself occasionally with hunting on the road. In the meantime, intelligence was brought that a battle had taken place between Mansing and the son and brothers of Kathi Afghan, upon whose death the province of Orissa had come into their possession, and that the Royal party having been victorious.jthe extensive province of Orissa, which lies on the confines of Bengal, had been absorbed into his Majesty's possessions. Husain Khiin Tukriga.--He was called Tukriga, from the fact of his having issued an order, when he was Governor of Lahore, to the effect that Hindus should bear on their shoulders a discriminating mark, which being called in Hindi, Tukri, obtained for him the nicname of Tukriga. He was nephew and son-in-1aw of Imam Mehdi Kasim Khan, and was a mansabdar of 2000. He died A. H. 983. Amir Fateh-ullah Shiriizi.--In the year 990 H. corresponding with the 26th Ilahi, the Amir arrived at Court from the Deccan, and was received with royal favour. He was directed, in conjunction with the ministers, to examine the returns of the collectors, and to revise the system of accounts. On this duty he was engaged for many years, and, in token of the king's satisfaction, was honoured with the title of Uzdu-1-daulah. He was a very learned man, and was better versed in every kind of knowledge, practical and theoretical, than any man in Khorasan, Irak, or Hindustan. In short, in the whole world he was without a rival. He was also an adept in the secret arts of magic and enchantment. For instance, he placed a mil1-stone on a carriage, which produced flour by a self-generated movement, and he manufuc Some ...
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