Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c55.s10.10

v4.c55.s10.10

Returning from the Jaipur expedition in April 1798, George Thomas established himself in the ancient and dilapidated town of Hānsi in the centre of Hariānā, remodelling and strengthening its ruined fort, and repairing the defensive wall of the city that lay at its foot (May). His gentle and just rule over his subjects and his manifest power to protect them from outside spoliators, soon repeopled that deserted town, and its population rose to 6,000 souls under his care. Here he established a mint and coined his own rupees (*sikka-i-ṣāhib*, anno hijeri 1214.) "I cast my own artillery, commenced making muskets, matchlocks and powder," as he wrote.