1 Invites Jay Singh to
2 assist him in his
3 operations against
4 Kangra.
5 Jay Singh conquers
6 Kaneré, but retains the
7 conquest for himself.
8 Sack of Kasur by the
9 allied confederacies.
10 Jeymal Singh, son of
11 Hakikat Singh, the
12 deputy of Jay Singh,
13 Kanhia, at Kalanaur.
14 His popularity.
15 He marries his
16 daughter, Chand Kour,
17 to Kharak Singh.
18 Jay Singh’s power
19 paramount in the
20 Panjab.
21 His quarrel with
22 Maha Sineh Suker-
23 chakia, gu, Suker
24 = we calls Jassa
25 Stluch, Ramwearhia
26 lisald,
27 310 HISTORY OF THE PANJAB,
28 Several times this chief attacked the famous stronghold of Kangrdé with a
29 strong force, but was always repulsed. Having heard of the daring exploits
30 of the Kanhia chief, Jay Singh, and his undaunted courage, he prevailed
31 upon that chief to assist him in subduing the imperial fort. Jay Singh
32 marched to Kangra, at the head of a numerous body of troops, and the
33 fort was taken. The old Mahomedan governor died a natural death in
34 1774, and this removed all difficulties in the way of the conquerors. Jay
35 Singh bribed Jewan Khan, son of the deceased nawab, to vacate the fort,
36 and allow the Sikh troops to enter it. Jay Singh kept the prize for himself,
37 much to the disappointment of the Katoch chief, who, conscious of his own
38 inferiority, saw no alternative but to submit. Being thus strengthened by
39 his new and valuable acquisition, Jay Singh usurped the possessions of the
40 surrounding rajas and thakurs, who paid tribute to Jassa Singh, Ram-
41 garhia, the predatory carpenter chief.
42 Jay Singh, being now assisted by the other Misldars, Jassa Singh,
43 Ahluwalia, Téré Singh, Gheba, and Khoshal Singh, Fyzulpuria, proceeded
44 towards the Pathan colony of Kastir, which was weakly defended by the
45 Mahomedan chief, Alif Khan. The Pathans defended themselves in their
46 houses and fortifications, but Alif Khan, instead of remaining on the
47 defensive, fell, with his followers, on the besieging party, and the result was
48 so disastrous to the Pathans, that a great number of them were killed, and
49 the rest took to flight, followed by the Sikhs, who, entered the city and
50 plundered it. The pillage was continued with great severity for several
51 days, and the property previously alluded to carried off. The city was
52 destroyed and the fort seized and parcelled out among the chiefs of the
53 misls. The fort and the city were, however, re-occupied by Nizdm-ud-din
54 Khan, and the Pathans remained in possession of them until finally
55 expelled by Ranjit Singh.
56 Hakikat Singh, the deputy of Jay Singh in Kalanaur, died, and his
57 son Jeymal Singh, picked a quarrel with Fatteh Singh, son of Mabtab
58 Singh. After severe fighting on both sides, Fatteh Singh was made
59 prisoner by Jeymal Singh; but the wife of the former, assembling a large
60 force, attacked Jeymal, and effected the release of her husband. Fatteh
61 Singh died soon after, and by his death, Jeymal Singh was left in uadisturb-
62 ed possession of Kalanaur, which he improved. He reigned peacefully for
63 a long time in Kalanaur, and, unlike his father, under whom the country
64 had been almost desolated, was beloved by both the Hindus and the
65 Mahomedans. He married his daughter, Chand Kour, to Kharak Singh,
66 the eldest son of Ranjit Singh; the nuptials being performed with great
67 pomp and magnificence in the town of Fattehgarh.
68 __ Jay Singh now possessed Kot Kangra, and levied tribute from the hill
69 rajas. He had driven Jassa Singh, Ramgarhia, across the Sutlej, and his
70 influence was paramount in the Panjab. He took the youthful Mahd Singh,
71 son of Charat Singh, into his care, and assisted the aspiring chief in capturing
72 Rassulnagar, on the Chinab, from a Mahomedan family, Having obtained a
73 footing of his own, Mahé, Singh, threw off his allegiance to Jay Singh, and
74 made politics @ special subject of study. He plundered Jammu, by which
75 he enriched himself, and increased his influence in the neighbouring moun-
76 tainous districts. He now quarrelled with Jay Singh, his patron, who
77 claimed a share of the Jammu spoils, in consideration of his having paved
78 we ey for the success of the young sardar’s plans of aggrandizement.
79 of the so ue his aid Jassa Singh, Ramgarhia, who gladly availed himself
80 Sutle Ep enue of recovering his lost possessions on this side of the
81 J. @ co-operation of Sansar Chand, grandson of Ghamand Chand,
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