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who, he said, were in his grip. Amanullah
Khan in reply ordered him to take all of
them prisoners and send them to the capital
under a strong escort. How far this story
is true, it is not possible to say at the present
moment, but this much is certain that soon
after the treaty had been concluded, Bacha
enrolled a large number of men in his troops
and declared himself King. He ordered Sayed
Hussain, one of his colleagues, to proceed
towards Jabl-us-Siraj, a strong military
station at the foot of the Hindu Kush, about
fifty miles to the north of Kabul, while he
himself marched on the capital.
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