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2 HISTORY Of THE SIKHS.
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4 called Ramghur, and near it ereeted a large bazaar ,
5 possessions 0 f sarn e Missul, also took possession of several
6 reee^in'the u " v $ a g eS * n tb# Bist Jalindhur. Jussa Singh gave
7 But Wittala, to Mala Singh, with the surrounding
8 country; to Tara Singh, lie gave Kulanour. The
9 wives of the three brothers lived at Begowal*
10 When Jussa Singh, neglected to divide the revenues
11 with Jye Singh, Ghuneeya, the latter wanted to
12 drive out the Ramghureea from their possessions..
13 War was declared between the Missuls, and great
14 numbers fell on both sides. In the engagement,
15 Gunda Singh, Bhungee, and Jye Singh, Ghuneeya,
16 greatly distinguished themselves. The Ghuneeya
17 snigii besieg €orK l uere ^ ’ and Goorbuksh Singh, the son of Jye
18 wiuaia. Siughj came to Wittala, and besieged Mala Singh in
19 that place ; he surrounded the fort, and the in¬
20 habitants supplied him with money and stores, as
21 they disliked Mala Singh, who was a tyrant, and
22 often killed people for his amusement. It is related,
23 that one clay while thus employed, there was a
24 ! great storm of thunder and hail. Mala Singh fired
25 at the clouds in contempt; a stone fell from a
26 cloud on his head, and he retreated to the fort, but
27 the inhabitants turned him out, and admitted the
28 Ghuneeya. Rajah Singh and Dewan Singh, the
29 governors of districts, with Tara Chund, a Brahmin,
30 and others, collected and opened the gates of the
31 city to Goorbuksh Singh, who entered, and Mala
32 Singh fled. From Tara Singh he took Kulanour#
33 and thus conquered city after city, as far as the Sut¬
34 lej. From thence he went to the jungle, in the
35 Enters the