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3 the road clear. The Maharajah’s troops were ter¬
4 ribly harassed, and many of them disabled; for the
5 A uzeer Roohooia, governor of Poonch, had blocked
6 fciuromids' 181 ' up P e yoad > and cut off many of tile Siklis. On
7 Sr«..mSuci es the second da )b Azeem Khan pursued Earn Dval
8 a peace. and surrounded him. The latter, hearing of the
9 departure of the Maharajah, made but a slight re¬
10 sistance, and concluded a peace, and thus escaped.
11 Crossing the Peer Pinjal, he effected a junction
12 with Bhaee Ram Singh, and their united forces at
13 length reached Lahore. The Maharajah, though
14 sorely vexed at the unsuccessful attempt, was yet
15 rejoiced at their return, and made presents to the
16 hum cfjfdf" brahmins «*d fukeers. In the same year, (1814)
17 Mofchum Clrund died at Phiilour on the Sutlej,
18 and his tomb was erected in a garden at that, place.
19 The Dewan was a man of the greatest military
20 tact, and had always been successful in the various
21 important commands bestowed on him by the
22 ta*r Milha ^ ah ' His son Motee Ram succeeded him
23 hira * Hewan, and held possession of all his extensive
24 phooia siiigii, lands. An army was now sent to seize Phdola
25 seized. bihgh, Ukalee. 1 his man had been joined by
26 Nebai Singh, Attareewala, and raised a great, dis¬
27 turbance ; but was at length captured, and brought
28 a prisoner to Lahore. In the month of Magh*
29 (January), Ram By a l was sent to exact tribute at
30 * This month answers to our January; but ia not, like it, the first month
31 ol the Hindoo year; and this causes confusion in dates, for though the time
32 here mentioned is designated by January. 1815, yet it is, i„ fact, the ninth
33 month ol the year 1781, Bikennajeet, corresponding- to \.v, 1811.