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at Dakka, in the western extremity of the
Khyber Pass, sending Azeem Khan and Maddad
Khan in advance with 4,000 horses. The Shah
soon learned that Maddad Khan had turned
traitor and was in secret communication with the
enemy. Whereupon Shah Shuja directed Azeem
Khan not to proceed further until he came up
with his guns and the rest of the army. Mean-
while, Maddad Khan, with all the forces at his
command, left for Nimla, and informed Mahmud
accordingly. Mahmud, who had been afraid to
advance further from Jigdalik due to lack of
means, was encouraged by this news and pushed
on with confidence to Gandomak. It was here
that Maddad Khan came to see him. Having
arranged and matured their plans, he was allowed
to return to Nimla. Shah Shuja learning of this
treachery ordered Akram Khan and Ghafoor
Khan to lose no time in punishing the traitor.
When they reached Nimla, they found Maddad
Khan with his rebel force ready to meet them
(June 29, 1809). The moment Akram Khan
beheld the foul treachery, he rushed impetuously
forward upon the enemy and fought with such
bravery that numbers fell beneath his sword.
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