भारतीय इतिहास के ६ स्वर्णिम पृष्ठ (वीर सावरकर - विदेशी आक्रान्ताओं पर विजय गाथा)

poetry, Raghunathrao, however, it is especially to be noted, put the whole thing in the report he sent of this campaign to Poona in the most direct matter-of-fact way, befitting his solider’s profession, without any long- winded digressions or self-adulation or exaggeration of any sort. Hence, we should like to cite his very words. 1073. Writes Raghunathrao in his despatch of the 4th May, 1758, to the Peshwa: “As regards the bandobasta of (resettling the affairs or re- establishing firm control over) the provinces, the Lahore, Multan, Kashmir and rest of the territory this side of Attock, I should like to say that a part of the work is done and rest of it I shall do very shortly. After hotly pursuing Sultan Taimur and Jahankhan, we have routed and plundered all their army. Fighting some skirmishes here and there and being beaten, they have fled to Peshawar beyond Attock. Abdali marched against Iran but the Persian emperor despoiled his whole army. Abdali then came (back) to Kandahar, followed by the Irani army in hot pursuit. Jabardestakhan and Mur-r- rubkhan, the Sardars and Landlords of this province, who had tendered their loyalties to Abdali because of the latter’s threatening might (or tyrannical treatment), have also now changed their side and are promising to serve faithfully and to chastise Abdali. Abdali himself has lost courage. In short, it does not seem that he can muster strong from that front. He has been, already, chastised by the Shah of Iran on the other side. It would be proper if you send reinforcements and establish His Majesty’s control beyond Attock. His nephew and heir to the throne, who had approached Your Excellency and whom Your Excellency had sent to us, will be given some territory this side of Attock to establish himself and then will be appointed to the Subha of Kabul, Peshawar beyond Attock. The chief of Abdali’s forces, Abdul Samadkhan, who was in Sirhind, is captive of our state. I shall send him and some Moghal and Irani forces from this province. They will manage the affairs there. By virtue of Your Excellency’s greatness and piety, they will bring pressure on Abdali and punishing him severely, they will establish our control beyond Attock. Renake Anaji and Rayaji Sakhadev have been posted in Lahore. Gopal Ganesh (Barve) also is quite at home in this region. He too will stay. The Emperor of Iran had sent the letters to me and to Malharrao (Holkar) calling us precipitately to Kandahar to destroy him (Abdali) and to fix up the frontier at Attock. But we, at least on our part should like to send Abdul Rahimankhan of Kabul, whom your Excellency had sent to us, and we shall help him with some armed forces