1 llur Govind
2 succeeds him.
3 Keeps armed
4 followers.
5 Quarrels with
6 the king 1 .
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9 Gooroo Urjun was drowned about the end of
10 the reign of Shahjehan, in the year of the Hijcra
11 1031, a.t>. 1607, and Bik. 1664, after a reign of
12 twenty-four years, nine months and a day.
13 When the news of Urjun’s death reached Hut*
14 Govind, he was filled with grief. When the time
15 of mourning was over, he ascended the throne of
16 the Gooroos,
17 From every quarter disciples flocked around
18 Hur Govind, bringing money and other presents.
19 This Gooroo was a great warrior, and the first
20 that took up arms. Before his time none of the
21 Gooroos entertained armed followers, but Hur
22 Govind made them buckle on the sword and pre¬
23 pare for war.
24 In the reign of Shahjehan, his son Dara Shiko
25 governed the Punjab. He was a mild prince, and
26 gave no trouble to religious sects, whatever their ,
27 creed might be, and he was particularly friendly to
28 Hindoo fukeers. Under his government, Hur
29 Govind became a great man, and occasionally visited
30 Bara, at Lahore. It is related, that a servant or
31 follower of Hur Govind purchased a beautiful horse
32 for his master. Some of the king’s attendants
33 seized the horse and carried him to Lahore ; but
34 the animal becoming lame, he was given to the
35 cazee, or judge, and from the latter was purchased-
36 by Hur Govind for the sum of 10,000 rupees ; the
37 price however was not paid to the cazee, and on
38 the second day H ur Govind departed with the horse
39 from Lahore and reached Umritsir.