1 OF THE SIKHS. 139
2 ;id was governor of Lahore,
3 the combined force of the itarnghureea and Ghu-
4 neeya Missals, took possession of Wittala, and a„d van^hZ* 1
5 divided the spoil between them. The Ilamghu- v#a Missdii
6 reea established themselves at Begawal, and the
7 Ghuneeya in the Baree Doab.
8 Of the latter Missul, four men have been cele- Tiie^four ^
9 brated : namely, TJmmur Singh, Kegra; Jye Singh; Ghuneeya
10 Umrnur Singh, Bhugga; and Hukeekut Singh.
11 When the Sikhs were assured that Ahmed Shah
12 would no more return to the Punjab, each of these
13 men took possession of distinct tracts of country,
14 or purgunnahs.
15 When Jye Singh became head of the Missul, he j ye singh the
16 led an army to Gurhota, at the foot of the hills.
17 The sirdar, or ruler, of this place was Esud Buksh,
18 who had but a small force at his command, and
19 could not oppose Jye Singh with any chance of
20 success ; he, therefore, submitted to him, whereby Makeg ^
21 Jye Singh’s power and influence were greatly in- quests *
22 creased. He next took possession of Hajeepore, in Takes Muke-
23 the-- Bist Jalindhur, and he received tribute from
24 the hill chiefs of Moorpoor, Datarpoor, and Saepah.
25 At Mukeriah, there dwelt a sect of Mussulmans
26 named Awan: Jye Singh went against the place,
27 and subdued it after a desperate fight. Great
28 numbers of Sikhs and Mussulmans fell on both
29 sides. The place was pillaged, and many of the
30 inhabitants murdered. At Umritsir, a spacious
31 bazaar, or kutra, was built by the four sirdars of
32 this Missul.
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