1 52' .HISTORY OF' THE SIKHS.
2 little articles required by the workpeople. One
3 day Ummur Boss was sitting- by the masons, atv]
4 observing Ram Bass, he told him to give somethin <r
5 to his little daughter Bhainee, Itam Bass went
6 search of her; and she seeing that he was a han
7 some youth, became attached to him, and for h er
8 sake Ram Bass became a follower of her fatht 3r .
9 Ho succeeita He eventually married Bhainee, and thus unit ,.,)
10 the two families of Bedees and Sodees; he v, a <s
11 appointed successor to Ummur Doss.
12 It happened that the Emperor Akhbar, who ; , vas
13 then at Lahore, heard of the fame of'Earn Dashed
14 wished to see him. He threw off the tramme | s 0 f
15 religion, and after conversing with the Gooroo W{}; ,
16 much pleased with him, and as a mark of esteem
17 and regard, the Emperor issued an order, tl 3a £ %
18 Akhbar certain portion of ground should be grant ,,,)
19 bestows a , , _ . . ° •r' u 0»
20 gram of land Kam Bass, winch was accordingly done, an c | £p e .
21 ground, thus bestowed, being of a circular form
22 was named Chukkur Ram JJass. fn this enclosure
23 the Gooroo built Umritsir, and went occasionally
24 from Govindwal to reside there, and his d ; sc iples?
25 and followers settled at that place. In the V ear of
26 the Hijera 1005* Akhbar went from the Piiiijab to
27 the Dekhan, and on arriving at Govindwaj ffo en .„
28 camped there, and sent for Ram Bass ; he -received
29 Treats the the Gooroo with great distinction and kindiS,,^ 1n ,i
30 great respect, requested him to ask a favour, Ram Das - s replied
31 that he wanted nothing, hut he had one remark to
32 * In Dow, the year 1008 is stated. /