Capitolo 36
1876 the rule of Chitral voluntarily offered in payment of a debt its fidelity to the
Cashmere Maharajah and endeavoured, but without the success, to persuade
the heads of neighbouring of you Crush, Bajour and Dir, to follow his/her example.
Chitral and Cashmere are separately not only far now, but it are separate from
tall mountainous chains, lived by the other tribes so that this sudden
offers of vassalage it seems rather inexplicable. However, a transpired
few years later, that his/her true motive in to seek the friendship of
Cashmere was due to its fear of aggression from the Ameer of
Cabul. [the Footnote: _Ibid_, page 46.]
The Government of India to the duration encouraged rather this
sentimental friendship, and to get on the influence the
tribes that interpose him established a strong to Gilgit, in an almost
inaccessible position, not away from the snowy crests of the Hindoo
Koosh. However, the position tried to be expensive, and also dangerous
from hostile neighbours, and, as after three years you experiment anybody
special object was reached, you/he/she was withdrawn in 1881.
In 1889 the old fears of possible Russian aggression revived again, and
Gilgit was reoccupied with a strong separation of Cashmere troops,
accompanied by many officers English. The Government of India sharpened
out that the development of Russian military resources in Asia made
it necessary to look at the it passes on the mountains to prevent
what had called a main_ of de of _coup from the north. In short, them
dreaded the March of a Russian army on the Pamirs and the Hindoo Koosh
--a region where Nature has built more anymore perhaps for us one of the
formidable frontiers in the world.
The friendship with the rule of Chitral was also cultivated. He was given
an annual benefit and a present of 500 Sniderses; being also visited from
Official English. You/he/she was also contemplated to the duration to build a
road directed nearby by his/her capital to our frontier Peshawur; but as him
it was mistrustful, and as his/her neighbours in you Crush, Bajour, and others are able