. The life and times of General Sir James Browne, , , (Buster Browne) . ^ its quota of revenue, a forcewas led out against it, the residents were shot down,and the village walls levelled with the ground. TheSardars and farmers of the revenue, whenever thefarming system was established, were equally harshand oppressive towards the inhabitants ; and as theywere supported by the Sikh power, the latter camein for the extra share of hatred brought on by theconduct of these understrappers. Hence the indepen-dent frontier hill country gradually became full ofmen, who had fled there
. The life and times of General Sir James Browne, , , (Buster Browne) . ^ its quota of revenue, a forcewas led out against it, the residents were shot down,and the village walls levelled with the ground. TheSardars and farmers of the revenue, whenever thefarming system was established, were equally harshand oppressive towards the inhabitants ; and as theywere supported by the Sikh power, the latter camein for the extra share of hatred brought on by theconduct of these understrappers. Hence the indepen-dent frontier hill country gradually became full ofmen, who had fled there from the Punjab plains forprotection against the oppression of the Sikhs; andthese refugees, assisted by the numerous mullahs, talibs,and disciples of Sayad Ahmad, Abdul Ghaffur, andothers of less note, gradually led all the followers of. RULE OF THE SIKH 47 Islam—inside and outside the border land—to hatevirulently the heretical and infidel Sikh. When afterwards the English power replaced theSikh, the Afghan hatred towards the latter was at itsvery height; and as no steps were taken to avertthe tendency, we, as the successors of the Sikhs inthe rule of the country, came in for a full share ofthe same. As an Afghan gentleman of great influencehas said, The behaviour of the Sikhs had made itvery difficult for the English to win the regard andaffections of the Afghan population. A few years ofa steady course of kind treatment has certainly gainedfor us their respect, but the hatred of the mullahs,both inside and outside our borders, remains un-altered ; the former may veil and conceal their inwardfeelings, but the latter vaunt their dislike and enmityopenly, and preach their ghaza and jehad just asdevoutly as ever. Thus was it that, in acquiring thePunjab, we also succeeded to the Sikh inheritance ofthe hatred toward
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