Khai
Khai is a village of Firozpur tahsil in Firozpur district in Punjab.
Jat Gotras
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The Maharaja Ranjit Singh crosses the Satlej; and determines to break off negotiations:
Lepel H. Griffin writes:[1]Maharaja Ranjit Singh inviting the Envoy of British to follow him, marched to the Satlei ; and the next day crossed the river and encamped at Khai, a village some ten miles inland.* His jealousy was now fully roused : the mission to Kabul be desired to stop, as he believed that an alliance with that Court, hostile to himself, was projected, and the mission to his own Court he determined to get rid of as soon as possible. Mr. Metcalfe was justly displeased at the discourtesy with which he was treated, but he followed the Maharaja, to Khai and had another interview which did not much advance the negotiations.†
He captures Faridkot:
But the question was, in a way, settling itself. Faridkot surrendered to Ranjit Singh without offering any resistance on the 1st of October, and the Chief prepared for further conquests, though he had promised to remain at Khai for sufficient time to enable the negotiations to be concluded. On the 4th of October, in spite of the protests of the Envoy, who urged that he had no authority to accompany the army on a campaign, he marched to Faridkot to inspect his new acquisition.††
- * Mr. Metcalfe to Government of India, 25th, 26th, September 1808.
- † Mr. Metcalfe to Government India, dated 80th September 1808.
- †† Mr. Metcalfe to Government India, of 1st, 6th and 15th October.
- §The treaty only consisted of three proposition : —
- 1. A defensive alliance between the two States against France in case of any invasion.
- 2. Free passage and assistance to an English army, should it be
necessary to meet the enemy beyond the Indus or in Afghanistan.
- 3. The maintenance of a line of communication with Kabul, the messengers and runners to be especially protected by the Maliaraja.
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