1 Wtofsr,
2 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS. 161
3 Singh sent his artillery against Hurara Moonerah,
4 or Sheikhpooreea.; the place was besieged and
5 taken, and bestowed on Khurruk Singh, the Maha¬
6 rajah’s eldest son. At the end of Bysakh (April)
7 a vakeel arrived from the British government
8 bringing presents; he was received kindly and khil-
9 liits bestowed on him. In the course of this year,
10 the fort of Gooiur Singh, Bhungeea, at Uinritsir, Govindghur
11 . . . . * built, and the
12 was repaired, or rebuilt. In it the treasure was treasuredcpo-
13 deposited, under a guard of 2,000 soldiers, and the
14 whole put under the charge of Emamoodeeft, the
15 brother of Azeezoodeen. This is the celebrated
16 fort of Govindghur, strongly built of brick and
17 lime, with numerous bastions, and strong iron-
18 gates ; twenty-five pieces of cannon were likewise
19 placed in the fort. During this year troops were
20 sent to Moo'itan, to exact tribute from Moozuffer T f ib “ te exnct -
21 , "G'd irt)m
22 Khan, the governor, and also the zemindars ofMopitan.
23 that rich country. About this time, the rajah of
24 Jheend, Bagh Singh ; and Bhaee Lai Singh, Mhy-
25 tulwala, arrived at Umiitsir, with presents and
26 horses for the Maharajah; also Bhowanee Bass, Bfcowmee
27 Moobra, the dewan of Wtizeer Shere Mohuipmud, at Lahore -
28 came with all his family from Peshawar, having
29 fled from that place. He brought rich presents, in
30 money and other articles, for the Maharaj and
31 entered his service. He formed a regular treasury
32 for Runjeet Singh, and paid his troops, and was
33 thus of great use to Runjeet Singh, who, hitherto,
34 had adopted no regulated scale of payments. Du~ M > Metcalfe
35 arrives at
36 ring the same year, Mr. Metcalfe arrived from Delhi, Unuritsir.
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