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2 HISTORY OF TIIE .SUCKS.
3 CHAPTER. XVII.
4 THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. ....
5 sin . ii. “ Among Run j eet’s personal staff, th o Raj ah Dl iym
6 Singli deserves the first place : he is brother to the
7 rajahs Goolab Singh and Soochet Singh, and
8 performs the office of prime minister at the opxp t
9 of Lahore. The three brothers are Rajpoots by
10 descent, and all of them strictly adhere to their
11 Hindoo forms of religion. Dhyan Singh’s influence
12 is great, and he uses his power with a moderation
13 and judgment which never fail to elicit the admi¬
14 ration of all who know him. His own personal
15 followers are numerous, and in the event of a war
16 of succession, the three brothers would be formid¬
17 able rivals to the adverse party. “ The rajah,” as he
18 is called by Runjeet, is a remarkably handsome
19 man, and well skilled in horsemanship, and in the
20 use of the sword, spear, and matchlock; he is mild
21 in Ms deportment; affable to strangers ; and at all
22 times ready to listen to complaints, and redress
23 grievances. His son, the young Rajah He era