1 HISTORY OF THE : SIKHS.
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6 that character,, He is equally celebrated as a
7 soldiery and holds an important dbmmand In the
8 cavalry, or household troops; besides having
9 numerous followers of his own in this branch of
10 Oooiabsingh. the service. The elder brother, Goolab Singh, la
11 for the most part on detached duty in the hill
12 provinces, where the family have extensive pos-*
13 sessions. Goolab Singh appears to be a thorough¬
14 bred soldier, and less pleasing in his maimer anti
15 address than either of his brothers; he is even
16 accused of cruelty and tyranny. His son is a
17 promising youth; at Roopur in 1832, he was quite
18 a hoy; but, lie* is how a fine young man, and
19 already a general officer in Runjeet’s service. One
20 of the principal men about the court of Lahore is
21 the Jemadar Khooshyal Singh, who has risen ifrorn
22 the rank of a private soldier, to the responsible
23 command of a great portion of the artillery. He
24 is an active, bustling man; possessed of great
25 wealth, and considerable influence in the Punjab.
26 His house at Lahore is a magnificent building,
27 and only inferior to the [palace. His numerous
28 elephants, horses, &c. proclaim him to be a man of
29 substance. The Jemadar was originally a Hindoo
30 of the Brahmin caste, but out of compliment to
31 Runjeet, he has become a Sikh, while his wife and
32 family still adhere to their Hindoo forms of religion ;
33 and in consequence, he has adopted a son of Sikh
34 origin, or at least a convert to it, on whom he
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