of filling in the states finances that the British had been up-keeping for them, and to raise an army of over 12,000 men to fill in the British withdrawal. Given the desertion at Parwan Darra and Saighan, this was a difficult task. Shah Shuja even informed Wade that Ahmad Shah's kingdom did not provide sufficient revenue to cover state finances, nor paying and equipping a large standing army. When Shah Shuja returned to the throne, he tried to change this by taxing the populace, as well as confiscating auqaf holdings, and tax-exempt estates, only for this to provoke revolts against him and continue the spread of his unpopularity. In order to pacify the rebels, the tax was abandoned, and the British found themselves in a difficult position, where withdrawal was the preferred option, however if they left, it could lead to the fall of Shah Shuja's government, and the emergence of an anti-British government. At the same time, the British could not continue subsidizing Shah Shuja's government and continue fighting his wars. In order to save money, Auckland ordered Macnaghten to reduce expenses drastically, from 1 million British pounds to 30,000 pounds by the end of 1842. Burnes and his advisors then began drawing up plans in Kandahar for a major reform of the army and state revenue. Much to the disapproval of Shah Shuja, to which he saw this as the British continuing to interfere in his internal affairs. When Shah Shuja tried to impose taxes once again on religious endowments, there was fierce resistance, with prominent tribal chiefs including Aminullah (also known as Amin Allah) Khan Logari, and Hamza Khan of Tezin, to which Shah Shuja responded by dismissing them from their posts. In Kandahar, the Durranis of Zamindawar and Helmand rebelled under the leadership of Akhtar Khan, with the Afghan regiments sent by Nott to suppress the rebellion being defeated. Nott then sent British and Indian to suppress the rebellion, to which this succeeded and Akhtar Khan was defeatd. However, Akhtar Khan regrouped a few months later and besieged Giriskh with its British garrison. According to Jonathan Lee, a major rebellion was incited in 1841 due to rumors of additional revenues and reports that Nott planned to garrison Qalat-I-Ghilzai, to exterminate the Ghilzai “nation”. As a result, many Hotakis and Tokhis fled to the defence of Qalat-I-Ghilzai, and when Nott arrived with his forces to put down