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a day towards the expenses of the Afghan army during its stay in India. The news spreading like wild fire aroused for a short time great hopes and fears throughout Hindustan. But there was too little security at home to ensure prosperity abroad. It so happened that more than once Zaman Shah marched upon India to fight the British, but each time he was compelled to relinquish the idea and retrace his steps towards his motherland in order to quell an uprising, probably instigated by the secret agents of interested parties. In spite of this, for many years Zaman Shah's descent upon India kept the British in a constant state of alarm. But he was never able to advance beyond Lahore because of intense unrest in Afghanistan. The chief trouble came from Mahmud who gave him no rest, and Zaman had to hasten back lest he should find the Prince reigning at Kabul in his stead.
The new century had scarcely dawned when the British found themselves confronted with innumerable perils both in Europe and Asia. Secret agents of Napoleon were busy cementing alliances hostile to British in every part of the two continents. Great Britain was much alarmed
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