text:  The mace of Mamood Shah Ghaznevi the first Moslem conqueror of Hindostan and the famous sandal-wood portals of his tomb (once the gates of the great Hindoo temple at Somnaut [32]) were carried off as trophies: the ruins of Ghazni were left as a monument of British vengeance; and General Nott resuming his march and again routing Shams-o-deen Khan at the defiles of Myden effected his junction with General Pollock on the 17th of September at Cabul; whence the united corps together mustering 18 000 effective men were to take the route for Hindostan through the Punjab early in October