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Rh teeth were set on edge. The kingdom founded in violence, treachery and blood did not long survive its founder. Created by the military and administrative genius of one man. it crumbled into powder when the spirit which gave it life was withdrawn; and the inheritance of the Khálsa passed into the hands of the English, who will hold it against all comers if only they rule with the justice, beneficence and strength which alone make empires enduring.