A history of the Sikhs, from the origin of the nation to the battles of the Sutlej.

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CONTENTS

A. D. PAGE
1840. Dost Muhammad attempts Kabul, but eventually surrenders to the English.. 233
Sher Singh gains over the troops with Dhian Singh's aid 234
1841. Sher Singh attacks Lahore. 234
Chand Kaur yields, and Sher Singh proclaimed Maharaja 235
The Sindhianwala Family.. 235
The Army becomes uncontrollable.... 235
Sher Singh alarmed.. 236
The English anxious about the general tranquillity. 236
-undervalue the Sikhs... 236
- and are ready to interfere by force of arms. 237
The military disorders subside, but the people become
suspicious of the English...238
Major Broadfoot's passage across the Punjab. 238
The Sikhs further irritated against the English. 239
The changed relation of the'Lahore Army to the State. 239
Its military organization enables it to become the representative body of the ' Khalsa'.. 239
Negotiations with the English about inland trade. 240
Zorawar Singh, the deputy of the Jammu Rajas, takes
Iskardo......241
- and seizes Garo from the Chinese.. 242
The English interfere.... 243
The Sikhs defeated by a force from Lhasa... 244
1842. The Chinese recover Garo.... 244
Peace between the Chinese and Sikhs... 244
1841. The ambitious views of the Jammu Rajas towards the
Indus... 245
Clash with the policy of the English.... 246
The Insurrection at Kabul (November 1841). 246
The English distrustful of the Sikhs, but yet urgent upon
them for aid. 247
1842. An army of retribution assembled.. 248
Gulab Singh sent to co-operate... 249
Kabul retaken.. 249
Discussions regarding Jalalabad and the limits of Sikh
dominion. 250
The Governor-General meets the Sikh minister and heirapparent at Ferozepore.... 252
1843. - Dost Muhammad returns to Kabul... 254
Anxieties of Sher Singh.. 254
The Sindhianwala Chiefs and the Jammu Rajas coalesce 255
Sher Singh assassinated by Ajit Singh... 256
- who likewise puts Dhian Singh to death... 256
Hira Singh avenges his father..... 256,
Dalip Singh proclaimed Maharaja.... 257
The power of the Army increases.. 257
Raja Gulab Singh... 258
Sardar Jawahir Singh. 258
Fateh Khan Tiwana.. 258
1844. The insurrection of Kashmira Singh and Peshawara Singh 258
Jawahir Singh....... 259