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was to release his brother Shah Zuman, and soon after Moollah Ashik 

 who had betrayed him, was apprehended and suffered the punishment 

 of his perfidy and ingratitude. 



When the Baurikzye Khans gained the ascendency over the Doo- 

 ranee monarchs, Azeem Khan placed his nephew Nuwab Zuman Khan 

 in the government of Nungnihar, and from the time of Azeem Khan's 

 death 1823, until the year 1824, the Nuwab enjoyed the entire go- 

 vernment collections of the province. Dost Mahomed insisted upon a 

 portion of them being made over to him ; this the Nuwab refused. 

 The Ameer collected a force and marched against him, and on his 

 approach the Nuwab withdrew his guns to Kameh, and there took up 

 a position near Abdoor Ruman's Fort; negociations took place between 

 the contending parties, the Nuwab having made some slight sacrifice 

 of his interests ; Dost Mahomed returned to Cabool. 



The Nuwab then commenced fortifying the town of Jullalabad, the 

 old fortifications being nearly on a level with the ground ; a great num- 

 ber of people were collected for the purpose ; the work advanced ra- 

 pidly, but ere a month had elapsed, the Ameer was again on his 

 march to Jullalabad, and the fort was still incomplete ; the Nuwab, 

 however, determined to defend it. After three days resistance a 

 mine was sprung, the town was taken by assault, and it was given up 

 to plunder. The Nuwab was taken prisoner and displaced from 

 power, and Sooltanpoor and the transit duties of Cabool were made 

 over to him for his maintenance. Dost Mahomed's brother, Ameer 

 Mahomed, remained a short time in charge of the province ; he was 

 succeeded by the Ameer's son Mahomed Afzool, who was recalled 

 after a few months, and succeeded by his younger brother Akbar ; he 

 continued in charge until the arrival in 1839 of the British Troops. 

 Meerza Aga Jan, a Kuzzilbash, was then on the part of the Shah 

 appointed governor. 



There are topes and extensive ruins to be found scattered over the 

 valley, which if explored attentively by learned antiquarians would 

 no doubt reward them for their labours. 



There are now no perfect buildings of any size, beauty, or antiquity 

 in the valley, 



The royal gardens of Char Bagh, Baghwanee, Bala Bagh, Neemla, 

 and Gundummuk, laid out by Sooltan Babur and Alee Murdan, and 



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