Rebellion of Mohammad Yaqub Khan [‎162v] (14/174)

wanderings or ahmeEj zeman, aei> oougu khan. [18CO—1870.
lmf . n0 severity of any kind would be practised against them, and they
11 u-T i-Wwl with such consideration as was consistent with the;,
would be treated with safety _ And t]ie A ^ t ^ t Wr
* Political, a., March 1871, No. 315 . told* that, altliougli the Government of India
would view with regret and displeasure any attempts that may be made against
the Ameer’s authority, yet the reception and mode of treatment of either p 0 li.
ticfl l refugees or prisoners from Afghanistan must be decided m each case
aeoording'to the peculiar circumstances thereof.
987 The Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. altogether declined! the Ameer’s offer, and begged for
^ leave to go to Turkey or Arabia, said they
+ Political, a., March isrn No. 332 —39A. had no faith in the Ameer’s promises, and
that they would prefer either that they he permitted to leave British territory,
or that they be allowed to bring their families into British territory, receiving a
suitable maintenance allowance from the British Government.
288 When the cholera epidemic broke out in Kohat in the autumn of
1868 and the Extra Assistant Commissioner appointed as their Mehmandar, and
three of their attendants died, the Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. took flight, and on the 16th October
rode off towards Teerah. The Government of India, on hearing of this, expressed
(No. 1594 dated 11th November 1819) their opinion that sufficient vigilance had
not been shown by the local authorities, drew attention to the conditions laid
down in its letter'of 27th January 1865, No. 82, under which the privileges of
asylum in British territory was to he granted, and desired that these conditions
should bo enforced for the future j and that the local authorities should detain
all refugees under proper surveillance until the orders of Government regarding
them were received.
289. The property which the three Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. had left behind them was
j Political Proceedings, March 1871, No. Sold, £ and the proceeds, Bs. 2,686-13-3 invested
37l—88. in the joint names of the Eoreign Secretary
and the Commissioner of Peshawur in case they should ever make their
Diary ending 18th April.
appearance again.
290. On the 13th December a letter from them reached the Ameer,
written from Swat, accounting for their flight from Kohat by the fear of cholera,
and begging to be forgiven and allowed to come back to Cabul. The Ameer
refused, saying that their object was to seize the opportunity of Abdool Rahmans
arrival in Toorkistan, and to raise disturbances in Cabul.
291. On the 29th February a letter from Swat reported that these brothers
had gone to Bajour.
Thence they wrote § again to the Ameer,
vainly beseeching forgiveness.
292. In June 18701| Bnkshee Radhakishen reported to the Maharaja of
k. w f Political Proceedings, March 1871 , No. Cashmere the arrival at Gilghit of Ahmed
389—414. Khan and his brothers. They had passed
through Bajour and Swat, and were now anxious, they said, to proceed to the
Maharaja’s presence.
The Maharaja told the Bukshee to detain them where they were, till he
heard about them from the Punjab Government, to whom he referred the matter.
The Punjab Government begged the Maharaja to detain the refugees for
the present, and asked for orders.
293. The Ameer was informed of the detention of the Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. with the
expression of a hope of a reconciliation between him and them. But 6
decidedly objected to their return, and expressed his desire that the British
*;i K. W. Political Proceedings, March 1871 No vn /w-i f Trrrvnlrl mnlrA fl WflU tTGlllCll-lS il
Government would make arrangerm
for their residence and maintenance.
“He
himself, it was added, “ has nothing to say on either of these points.. p 011
soquently the request. of the Maharaja of Cashmere, that he might
allowed to send them into British territory, was granted; the Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. wei
allowed Rs. 25 a day, Umballa being fixed for their residence ; and in ansM el