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the empire o f China, leaving to the Touth the vaft extent of
Tartary.
T h e firfl: province we enter on after pafling Hurdinar is that
o f Robilla. It Teems to be governed by Reguli. It is poflefled
by the pofterity o f certain Afgans, who quitted their native
feats among the Kumaoon mountains, and deicended to this
country in 1673, to feek their fortunes. Firfl:, Daood diftin-
guifhed himfelf by his valour : but was cut off by the barbarity
of a chieftain whom he had lifted under. His Ton, Allee Mabum-
med, fucceeded to his high qualities, which, after various fuc-
ceffes, enabled him to eftabliih a new ftate. He left children,
and over them appointed guardians: by their valour and prudence
they extended their dominion, particularly by the con-
queft of the Rajah of Ferrochahad, by whom they were unjuftly
attacked; they added his territories, to theirs. They had a large
part in the bloody battle o f Faniput, hereafter to be mentioned.
They afterwards allied themfelves with Sujab u l Dowlah, Nabob
of Oudiy fo far as to ftipulate to pay him forty lacks of rupees
for protecting them, in 1773, from an invafion of the Mabrattas,
by permitting a Briti/h brigade in his pay to march under Sir
Robert Barker againft them, who drove them over the Ganges;
but as foon as the Rohillas found themfelves in fafety, they
evaded payment, and we aflifted the Nabob to make a conqueft
of the country. This brought on the celebrated Robilla: war
in 1774 , which was carried on by Lieutenant Colonel Champion,
and foon concluded by his deciiive victory at KutterablK
The terms of agreement were fettled by the treaty, o f Lol-
* Hamilton’s Hift. of the Rohillas, p. 231,