zabardasti

Updated: June 20, 2025

Yes, that pestilent zabardasti little General, who would not follow the example of good old Pollock Sahib, and who held Yakoub Khan and sundry of his Sirdars in close imprisonment in his camp, had now the insolence to proclaim himself virtually the Ameer of Afghanistan!

Archibald Forbes - The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80