The History of Shāhjahān (ʿInāyat Khān) 17: Progress to Kabul, and despatch of 'Allami Sa'du-lla Khan with an immense army for the subjugation of Kandahar.

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On the night of Monday, the 18th of Rabi'u-l awwal, being the moment that had been fixed for the auspicious departure to Kabul, the royal train moved from the capital of Lahore in that direction. At the same chosen period, too, His Majesty despatched 'Allami with the multitudinous forces (resembling the waves of the sea), amounting together with the army serving in Kabul to 50,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry, including musketeers, gunners, bombardiers, and rocketmen, for the purpose of conquering the country and fortress of Kandahar, Bust and Zamindawar. He was further accompanied by ten large and ferocious war-elephants, eight heavy and twenty light guns ; the latter of which carried two and two and a half sir (four and five lbs.) shot, and during an engagement used to be advanced in front of the army ; twenty elephants carrying hathnals, and 100 camels with shuturnals, besides a well-replenished treasury, and other suitable equipments. He was instructed to repair by way of Kabul and Ghazni to Kandahar, and about 3000 camels were employed in the transport of artillery stores, such as lead, powder and iron shot. * * *