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from India, the Sikhs once more became restive. They readily recovered what they had lost. The town of Sirhind was destroyed and the Afghan governor was forced to flee.
These events brought Ahmad Shah into India again. He traversed the Panjab without much opposition, but was soon compelled to retrace his steps towards Afghanistan to quell an uprising. His army suffered heavily from the heat during the first part of the journey. He had no difficulty in crushing the rebellion, but henceforth Ahmad Shah's health began to decline. A cancer appeared in his face, which became incurable. This affected greatly his activities. He was, however, compelled to exert himself in spite of his declining health, due to the increasing power of the Sikhs in the Panjab.
In 1767 the Afghan King re-entered India with the intention of rooting out once for all the growing power of these warlike people. He went in person against them and after inflicting heavy casualties drove them into the mountains. The moment he turned his back on India, the Sikhs reappeared in greater force. Ahmad Shah on account of his fast declining health was forced to adopt conciliatory measures and tried to win
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