Fall of the Mughal Empire v3.c36.s8.36

v3.c36.s8.36

Unaware of the real limits to his armed strength and swollen with a pride which would have been justified only by the complete subjugation of the Sarhind provnice, Abdul Ahad vowed to punish Desu Singh for his share in the defeat and death of his brother Abul Qāsim in the Doab in March 1776; one day he threatened to annex to the Crown all the estates of the Kaithal chief; another day he demanded from his captive the surrender of all the guns and camp property of Abul Qāsim which he had looted after the Khan’s defeat and all the contributions levied from imperial territory by this Sikh raider during the past four years. [Akh. 250 b.]