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2 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
3 length the latter died, and was succeeded by his
4 son Saheb Singh, who married Rajkoonwur, the
5 sister of Maha Singh; hut this alliance did not
6 prevent constant quarrels between the two. At
7 one time, Saheb Singh was victorious; at another
8 time, Maha Singh. A battle took place between
9 Raj Koomvur those two sirdars at the village of Sadra, when
10 flier Maha it was besieged by Maha Singh,. On this occa-
11 wh<> sion, Raj Koonwur the wife of Saheb Singh,
12 went to see her brother Maha Singh, and en¬
13 deavoured to make peace between them. Maha
14 Singh becoming sick returned to Goojurawala,
15 where he died.
16 tadMo "eile When the body of Maha Singh was about to be
17 MahTsint;, burned, the soldiers of Saheb Singh went for the
18 but fails. ° ’ purpose of carrying it off; but Kadet Khan
19 Khidmutgar, with Meeah, commandant of artillery,
20 Gbuonsee Khan, and others, met them on the
21 road, and defeated Saheb Singh’s troops, who fled,
22 leaving the body of Maha Singh in the hands of
23 his trusty servants, who burned it with all due
24 honors.
25 Runjeet seizes At length, Runjeet Singh destroyed the Bhumree
26 the MissuL ;; m u ^ n
27 Missal, after capturing their strongholds of Lahore,
28 Umritsir, Sealkote, Chumiote, and Jhungdeal, and.
29 taking possession of all. the country on both sides
30 of the Chenab. Goojarab Wala and Jellalpore
31 were wrested from Saheb Singh. He received
32 a village in Jagheer, where he spent the rest
33 of his clays. His son Goolab Singh had also a