!['A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.' [‎116] (141/342)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023468774.0x000001/IOL.1947.b.531. vol. 1_0142.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.' [‎116] (141/342)")
'A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.' [116] (141/342)
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116
FORSTER’S TRAVELS,
with a large force. The Rohilla chiefs ultimately effected a cef-
fation of hoftility between the contending parties ; and being
chofen to decide on the claims preferred by Ghaze-ud-Dein, it
was ftipulated, that Shujah-ud-Dowlah Ihould appropriate certain
diftrifts of the annual value of five lacks of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, to the ule of
the Imperial family. Nor was this engagement acceded to by
Ghaze-ud-Dein, until Saud Ullah Khan had agreed to become
fecurity for its performance.*—-Saud Ullah Khan, in 1760, had
accompanied the Rohilla army to the relief of Najeb Khan, one of
the Rohilla chiefs, who was invefted by a body of Mahrattas at
Sookertal; + and this appears to be the laft public aft which Saud
Ullah performed.
That you may view more comprehenfively the fituation of the
Rohillas at the period of Saud Ullah’s death, it is neceffary to lay
before you a brief defeription of thofe officersj who at that time
held poffeffions in Rohilcund,.
Dhoondy Khan, in the partition of lands which were affigned
to the chiefs, obtained the diftricts of the Biflbuly, Morababad,
Chaundpore, and Sumbul.J He died previoufly to the Rohilla
war, 1774, leaving three fons, the eldefl: of whom, Mohuboullah
* It was on this occafion, I believe, that Shujah-ud-Dowlah and Saud Ullah made
an exchange of their turbans. This ceremony is obferved by the Mahometans in India
as a pledge of friendfliip, and fometimes it is pra&ifed in the ratification of treaties,
f The name of a village, and ford of the Ganges. — See, Rennell’s Map.
% Towns in Rohilcund.-—See Rennell’s Map,
Khan^
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A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.
Publication details: printed for R Faulder, New Bond-Street, London. 1798.
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- 'A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:16, 1:314, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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