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He forgave all who had rebelled against Shah Zaman, with the single exception of the clan of the Shinwari chieftain responsible for blinding his brother: “The officers arrested the culprit, and his supporters, and razed his fort to the ground. They looted everything and dragged the man to Shuja’s court. Then for his sins, they filled his mouth with gunpowder, and blew him up.
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
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