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a peaceful asylum somewhere else. He remem-
bered the friendly overtures of the British and
made up his mind to go to them. Ranjit Singh
would not let him go. Eight soldiers guarded
his residence at night. However, a hole through
the ceiling was made, and the ex-King, leaving a
faithful servant to sleep on his bed, escaped
through the hole in the guise of a mendicant,
attended by two of his faithful servants. Instead
of making for the British territories, Shah Shuja
turned his face toward Jammu, where he was
warmly received by the Raja of Kishtwar. After
an ineffective attempt to recover Kashmir with
the assistance of the Raja, the Shah finally left
for Ludhiana, and placed himself under British
protection (September, 1816).
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