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Unfortunately, in the midst of battle, a bullet
struck him through the chest and the brave and
faithful general fell dead on the ground.
The death of Akram Khan had a demoralizing
effect on the King, who deemed it decisive and
thought fit that further resistance was useless.
Submitting, therefore, to what he called his fate,
he turned off and made for the skirts of the Speen
Ghar.
Still he did not give up the contest and was
hopeful of his ultimate victory. He withdrew
beyond the Frontier and waited for favourable
opportunity. After a short time he marched on
Peshawar and took the Bala Hissar without much
resistance. But his good luck was of a very
short duration. The chiefs, on whom he relied
most, were bribed by Atta Muhammad Khan,
the Governor of Kashmir, to seize the person
of the Shah. They accordingly escaladed the
Bala Hissar, seized the royal person and carried
him off to Kashmir. The Governor would
offer him release only if he gave up the famous
Koh-i-Noor diamond. But the Shah refused to
surrender this precious jewel. So he remained
in captivity for full one year.
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