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2 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
3 he took his departure, after completing a short
4 treaty with Runieet Singh, whereby the latter Treaty formed
5 . ... , with ihe
6 to preserve peace and amity with the Maharajah.
7 British ; not to keep more troops on the left bank
8 of the Sutlej than were necessary for preserving his
9 territories : and to abstain from making any further
10 inroads, or levying contributions on the Sikh chiefs
11 on the left bank of tile Sutlej, who thus placed
12 themselves under British protection, and were in
13 future denominated the " protected Sikh chiefs. ”
14 This treaty was concluded at Umritsir, on the 25th
15 of April i 809, and was religiously kept by Runjeet
16 Singh until the day of his death, or a period of
17 nearly thirty years. After this, a British force oc¬
18 cupied Loodianah during the year 1809, under the a British
19 command of Sir David Ochterlony. Opposite to Loodianah '
20 Loodianah, and near the right bank of the Sutlej,
21 the Maharajah built the fort of Phillour, for the pro- pSu‘, ),uiIds
22 tectiou of the ghat. The Dewan Mokurn Chund
23 was appointed killadar, or commandant of the fort;
24 and Nund Singh Bukshee was sent as vakeel, or
25 ambassador, to Sir David Ochterlony ; he was the
26 father of Govind Juss, and Kishen Chund, who
27 afterwards occupied the same important appoint¬
28 ment, when Captains Murray and Wade were poli¬
29 tical agents.
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32 mm
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