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That's correct. out of the three contesting parties -- the Sikhs, Bhattis and the Bikaner no one liked him. maybe someone invited Peron. Thomas took some bad decisions should have formed some alliances. was a brave bloke. cheers :tup:

I always thought that the British took Rohtak, Hansi and other areas of Haryana from George Thomas. How come the Marathas had possession of these areas? were they trying to expand further north?

well said mate.

Randhawa jats are Hindus Muslims and sikhs just like any other jat clan I don't understand why this zamidar supported adina beg

Sir I have two questions Were the sikhs in a position to help the Marathas ? Please put some light on the military capabilities of the sikhs at that particular time. what would have been the outcome if the sikhs were on the side of the Marathas ?

Yes the downfall What ever tribes you have in Azad Kashmir we have almost all of them though some may be present in small numbers Can't tell particularly about the awans they are a small tribe and I don't think they have any large settlement in the valley but they may have significant population on the...

He is right it's easy to brainwash your community and some how all the humans you just have to tell them that their religion is in danger. You should read The Afghan by Frederick Forsyth story of how a god fearing family loving pathan becomes a terrorist nice work of fiction How do Pathans see...

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Infact there are no bhattis in the entire valley There are a few Pashtun speaking Pathans in baramulla and some ahmadiyyas who are called mirzai in baramulla Well most people think it was the Peshwas who led to the downfall of the Maratha empire . Although independent Maratha barons had equal...

Bhatti's of the south western Haryana were the only influential nawabs all the others were just british puppets . Most of the areas were either under sikh or Jat rule. British struggled for more than ten years to defeat the bhattis and were finally able to do so because the bhatti nawabs...

Redhawk brother Official 1965 War History This is the official history of the war by indian sources . The Indian perception was that pakis would stick to the established norms of the brits that is infantry attacking supported by armour and artillery but there was a tremendous shift from...

Yes I have read it earlier . How long did rohtak remain in nawabs possession ?

Hi mate welcome It's controversial both countries have different versions of the story . I'm glad you are taking the initiative to research this topic best of luck for that and I hope you will share the conclusion of your research .

Strange the pataudi's were for the same family but remained loyal to the Brits . A few villages cannot be considered a large portion of haryana What happened to these yusufzais after the revolt were they prosecuted ?

Samandari brother thank you for this post Somehow I don't believe the allegations this guy put on the jats of being treacherous . I did not knew this nawab was a baloch always thought all the nawabs of these areas were afghans These were very small states I think the last strong ruler of these...