George Broadfoot, Sir Henry Hardinge's Agent of the North-West Frontier in 1844, left in 1845 to recover from overwork in Shimla, the largest city within Himachal Pradesh.
In 1844, the Governor-General Sir Henry Hardinge appointed Broadfoot as his Agent of the North-West Frontier, at the time one of the most prestigious posts in India. In May 1845 he went to Shimla to recover from anxiety and stress caused by overwork. Shimla (English: /ml/; Hindi: [mla (listen)), also known as Simla, is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. 
