1 Noriehal
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3 HISTORr OF THE SIKHS,.
4 friend of the fukeer Azeezoodeen, and to these two
5 men Runjeet entrusts the offices of secretaries of
6 state; the fukeer, however, holds the first place,
7 and deservedly, as he is a much superior man in
8 every respect to the. Race; it is, perhaps, wise po¬
9 licy on the part of Runjeet, thus to divide the
10 duties between two men of different religions, as
11 his intercourse with the various tribes of Hindoos
12 ancl Mussulmans is thereby facilitated.
13 “ giving a sketch of Runjeet and his court, his
14 grandson N onehal Singh must not be left out, for
15 though a young man, he has already shewn him -
16 self a worthy scion of the stock from which he has
17 sprung. Nonehal Singh is the son of Khumfk
18 Singh, heir apparent to the throne of Lahore
19 There is a striking likeness between Khurruk Singh
20 and his father Runjeet, though the former possesses
21 but a small portion of the talents inherited by the
22 Maharajah. Nonehal Singh is not a handsome
23 roan ; for his countenance, like that of his grand¬
24 father, is strongly marked by the small-pox, yet,
25 there is a steady, determined look about him, which
26 points him out as a person likely at some future
27 period to emulate the present ruler of the Punjab,
28 and though Khurruk Singh will, no doubt, ascend
29 the throne on the death of his father, it seems very
30 doubtful how long he will be able to retain it, and
31 in the event of his being dethroned, his son None¬
32 hal Singh is the mosi likely person to become his
33 successor, if assisted by the British,
34 “ What the aspect of the affairs of the Punjab
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