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when he showed his physical prowess by killing a lion while hunting in Delhi. The
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A water channel (stream) was constructed from
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and Gagra Nullah (Grugurdo) should be ceded to Skardu and the Ladakh Raja should pay annual tribute. This tribute was paid through the Gonpa (monastery) of
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garrison at Kharbu and putting to the sword a number of petty Muslim rulers in the principalities of Purik. Ali Sher Khan Anchan, Sher Ghazi, Raja of
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