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AjMEER. 



Dehly. 



Lahoor. 



MULTAN. 



Tatah. 

 Cashmere. 



GANGETIC HINDOOSTAN. 



the Omrahs quarrelled among themfelves, which brought on 

 the ruin of their country. Akbar concluded v/ith the taking of 

 Sural in the fame year. 



Ajmeer was conquered by the emperor Akbar in 1567. 



Dehly was among the firft conquefts of the Mahometans. 



Lahoor was conquered by the firft Mahometan invaders, and 

 remained annexed to the empire till the great diflblution of 

 that vaft body in our days. It is at prefent the capital of the 

 Seiks. 



Multan had been frequently conquered by the emperors, and 

 finally and efFe6tually by Humaioon. 



Tatah was conquered by the troops of the fame emperor. 



The conqueft of Cajhmere, by Akbar ^ is related in the hiftory 

 of that happy valley. Cajhmere^ fays its hiftorian?, had its own 

 princes four thoufand years before its conqueft by Akbar in 

 1585. Akbar would have found difficulty to reduce this para- 

 dife of the Indies, lituated as it is within fuch a fortrefs of 

 mountains; but its monarch, 3 i//b/iirZ'<?w, was bafely betrayed 

 by his Omrahs. Akbar ufed his conqueft with moderation, and 

 allowed a penfion to the conquered Khan and his gallant fon. 



He took Cabul in 1581, but refigned it to Hakin, prince of 

 the country, whom he had defeated in battle juft before. This 

 was the fum of the Mogul empire under Akbar. It was referved 

 for his great grandfon to carry wrongful conqueft, fire, fuord, 

 and perfecution, among the remaining independent Hindoo na- 

 tions. No fed:s perfecuted with the violence and zeal equal 

 to the Mahometans. Every one of the invaders deftroyed with 

 fire and fword all fuch who refufed to receive the dodrine of 



their 



