Rajas of the punjab

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5in this' night attack, the Nabha, contingent had lost neither

6men nor baggage. It .is impossible to say how far this story

7of treachery is true ; and the probability is, that it was

8invented to account for a discreditable defeat.. as*the myth

9of Raja Tej Singh’s treachery was invented to excuse the

10defeats of Fiorshahr and Sobraon. Karm Singh, “'the

11spotless” (Nirmala), was also accused of having accepted

12Rs. 5000, from Thomas to set the example of running

13away. Bribed or not, he certainly ran away with, the

14greatest alacrity.

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16After this defeat, the Phulkian Chiefs were content

17make peace with Thomas, who, on his part, had so many

18enemies, that lie was delighted to make friends, with the

19Sikhs, who were his only possible allies in the event of a

20rupture with the Mahrattas, which he saw was sooner or

21later inevitable.

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25from without ceased, than clts-

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29sensuous were renewed within ; and the weak-minded

30Sahib Singh, influenced by his favou.ites, who were

31jealous of Rani Sahib Knur's power, began, to treat his

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33sister with great coldness. There was, moreover, a new .

34The i>™ cause of element of discord in the person of Rani A us Kour,

35daughter of Sirdar Ourdus Singh, of Chatt&b, whom the

36f , Raja had married in 1792, and who, in 179(7, bore himua

37son and heir,,who was named Karm Singh. This lady,

38both clever and ambiti ous, thought the influence possessed

39by Bibi Sahib Kour over the Raja belonged 1 rftimatoly

40to her, and coalesced with his Oourt officials ag.

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42Kour, who was accused to her brother of many * .. ery

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44offences, Of these, k the first asserted

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50kept the elephant given by the Raja of Kalian, as a return

51for the services rendered in restoring order rib. his State.

52As Rani Sahib Kour had performed all the w orfs at N&han.

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