126 A Geographical Notice of the Valley of Jullalabad, [No. 122. 



town. The following is an inscription on a marble slab, taken from an 

 old fort, and placed in the principal musjid of the town, shewing that 

 the fort was built by Itimam Khan, in Shah Jehan's reign, a. d. 1638 : — 



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In the year a. d. 1735, Nadir Shah sent Sooliman Yeesawul, (stick 

 bearer,) from Cabul, at the head of a mission to Mahomed Shah of 

 Delhi. On the fifth day, Sooliman and his party reached Jullalabad. 

 Abaidoollah, the son of Meer Abbas of Kooner, whose power extended 

 over the whole of Nungnihar, desired Sooliman to be slain, and he was 

 killed with much cruelty. Nadir Shah on hearing of the treatment that 

 Sooliman had met with, immediately left Cabul with his army, and 

 marched to Gundummuk via Chareekur, Nijral, and Tugore ; thence he 

 sent on to Jullalabad, Sirdars Jillayer and Vyaz, with the vanguard. 

 Abaidoollah evacuated Jullalabad, and fled to Kooner : he was pursu- 

 ed by the Sirdars, and fled to Swat. Many of his followers were 

 slain, and his sister and women made prisoners, and brought to Nadir 

 Shah. 



The monarch with his main army went from Gundummuk, (where he 

 describes the water to be good, and the air delightful,) to Behai ; thence 

 to Jullalabad, where he remained only thirty-one days, his Sirdars 

 mean while having captured Kooner and Bajore. He proceeded via 

 Chara to Peshawur, where Naisir Khan, the governor, submitted with- 

 out making any defence. 



To enumerate all the important events which have taken place 

 in this district since that period, would take up too much space. I 

 will only briefly allude to a few of them. 



On the 10th of September 1801, Shooja-ool-moolk marched from 

 Peshawur to attack Cabool. At Heshpan, he found 

 Mahmood's force, consisting of three thousand men 

 drawn up, the Soorkh Rood being in their front. 



Elphinstone thus describes the battle : " Shooja had at this time at 

 least 10,000 men, but they were Burdooranees, and though accustomed 



