The British and Foreign Review: Or, European Quarterly Journal, Volume 8J. Ridgeway amd sons, 1839 - English periodicals |
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Page 610
... Shah Shuja , a former king of Kabul , who has for thirty years been a fugitive from his patrimonial dominions . What is the meaning of all this ? what have we do with Herat ? what offence has Dost Mohammed offered that he should have ...
... Shah Shuja , a former king of Kabul , who has for thirty years been a fugitive from his patrimonial dominions . What is the meaning of all this ? what have we do with Herat ? what offence has Dost Mohammed offered that he should have ...
Page 617
... Shah , a distinguished officer in the service of Nadir Shah , made himself , upon the death of his master , king of ... Shuja , another son of Timur , whole brother of Zeman Shah . Mahmood fled to Kandahar , the government of his son ...
... Shah , a distinguished officer in the service of Nadir Shah , made himself , upon the death of his master , king of ... Shuja , another son of Timur , whole brother of Zeman Shah . Mahmood fled to Kandahar , the government of his son ...
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... Shah Shuja at the commencement of these civil broils . The Nawabs of Multan and Bahawalpore and the Amirs of Sindh were then feudatories of Kabul : the two latter are independent : Multan is incorporated with the domains of Runjeet Sinh ...
... Shah Shuja at the commencement of these civil broils . The Nawabs of Multan and Bahawalpore and the Amirs of Sindh were then feudatories of Kabul : the two latter are independent : Multan is incorporated with the domains of Runjeet Sinh ...
Page 620
... Shah Shuja , after his expulsion from Kabul , made sundry ineffectual attempts to recover his authority ; but ill - supported or betrayed by those who embraced his cause , he was obliged in 1812 to take refuge with Runjeet Sinh . Having ...
... Shah Shuja , after his expulsion from Kabul , made sundry ineffectual attempts to recover his authority ; but ill - supported or betrayed by those who embraced his cause , he was obliged in 1812 to take refuge with Runjeet Sinh . Having ...
Page 622
... Shah Shuja detrimental to his interests ; but he must have known that the British goverment was no party to it , and the mission of Sir Alexander Burnes afforded him a most favourable opportunity for propitiating it in his behalf ...
... Shah Shuja detrimental to his interests ; but he must have known that the British goverment was no party to it , and the mission of Sir Alexander Burnes afforded him a most favourable opportunity for propitiating it in his behalf ...
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