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left the government in the hands of Buddur-ood-deen his Naib, 

 but returned the following year. He was a very splendid ruler, 

 by which perhaps he incurred the Emperor's displeasure, as the 

 following year, he was superseded by Mahomed Khan Jewan 

 Shere who, on arriving at the Sheregurrie, imprisoned Kaffyat 

 Allie. The latter's party, however, headed by his kinsman Meer 

 Khan, rebelled and released him shortly afterwards. (A. D. 1795). 

 Things being in this state at Cashmere, Shah Zeman himself 

 visited the country, accompanied by his Wuzzeer Sher Mahomed 

 Khan Mooktar-ood -do wlah, and made prisoners of all the contend- 

 ing parties. After remaining eight days the Emperor departed, 

 leaving the government in the hands of Abdoola Khan Kasijie, who 

 ruled with judgment for the space of one year ; when he went to 

 pay his respects to Shah Zeman. It was about this time that 

 the "Wuzzeer WufFadar Khan, who had in fact been instru- 

 mental in placing Shah Zeman on the throne of Kabool, defeated a 

 conspiracy and put to death Sirfraz Khan (father of Dost Mahomed) 

 and twenty-two others of the principal chiefs of the Barukzyies ; 

 Eutteh Khan, eldest brother of Dost Mahomed, and a younger 

 brother named Azim Khan alone escaping the massacre to Herat. 

 Abdoola Khan having paid his respects at court returned to Cash- 

 mere, and cultivated the friendship and alliance of the nobles of 

 that country. 



A. D. 1796.— He also gradually entertained an army of 30,000 

 men, by which measures he incurred the jealousy of WufFadar Khan 

 "Wuzzeer, and was suddenly recalled to Kabool, and imprisoned in 

 the Bala Hissar : (A. D. 1800). On his road to Kabool he had 

 married a daughter of the Eajah of Mozaiferabad, to which chief, 

 as well as his younger brother Attar Mahomed Khan, (whom he had 

 left as Naib during his absence) he now wrote, ordering them to 

 hold out the country against the new Naib Moola Ahmed Khan. 



A. D. 1801. — Shah Zeman shortly afterwards invaded Hindustan, 

 and had penetrated as far as Lahore, when the intelligence reached 

 him that his own brother Mahomed Shah of Herat, together with 

 the fugitive Eutteh Khan, had invaded Kabool in his absence : he 

 accordingly returned precipitately, abandoning men and guns on 

 the road, which last were forthwith seized by Kunjeet Sing, (A. D. 



