1 THE PHULKIA MISL. $29
2 warded the letter in original to the British authorities. He sent 2
3 contingent to Delhi under Sardar Partdb Singh, which did excellent
4 service during the siege and assault of that town, the hot-bed of the
5 mutineers. The assistance rendered by the Mahardjé was warmly acknow-
6 ledged by General Wilson. He despatched his troops for the protection
7 of Karnal, Thanesar and Ambala and guarded the Grand Trunk Road
8 from Karnal to Phillour. He sent’ his mules, elephants, camels and
9 carts to Kalka for the purpose of transporting European troops from the
10 hill stations of Dagshai, Sabbatu and Kasouli to Ambala. The detach-
11 ments sent by him, under the command of General Van Courtland, were of
12 great service in restoring order in Sirsa, Rohtak and Hissar. His troops
13 fought the mutineers at Ferozepur, Sabdranpur and Jagadhari. He sent a
14 detachment to Alipur, which did good service under General Napier. A
15 contingent of 2,000 troops, sent by him under the command of Dewan Jag
16 Desh Singh and Nehal Chand, restored tranquillity in the Dhoulpur State.
17 He also sent troops to Jhajjar, Oudh and Gwalior, and they were of great
18 service in restoring order and punishing the insurgents. His troops further
19 ‘guarded the ferries on the Chambal river, while the Mahardjd, in his own
20 tirritories, made effectual arrangements for furnishing supplies and carriage,
21 ana keeping roads in repair for the transport of British troops. The
22 refujrees from Hissar, Rohtak and Sirsa, were looked after with the greatest
23 attention, and munificently supplied with all the comforts of life. The
24 Mahardjdé expressed his earnest desire to go to Delhi in person, but was
25 dissuaded by the -civil authorities and the Commander-in-Chief, as his
26 presence in the Panjab was of great importance. He also advanced a loan of
27 five lakhs of rupees to the Government, and expressed a desire to double
28 that amount, but the Government wanted no more.
29 The Maharaja’s loyal services during the Mutiny were warmly acknow-
30 ledged and magnificently rewarded by the British Government :—
31 1. The Narnol territory of the Jhajjar dominions the Nawab of which,
32 Abdul Rahman Khan, had rebelled against the Government, yielding a
33 revenue of two lakhs a year, was ceded to him in perpetuity with full
34 sovereign powers. ‘
35 2. The Bhador State, with an income of 80,000 rupees, per annum, which
36 had been long the subject of dispute between the Mahardjd and the British
37 Government, was made directly tributary to the Patidld raj, with all the
38 rights and privileges which the British Government exercised.
39 3. The magnificent house of Zinat Mahal, Begum of the ex-king of
40 Delhi, was granted to the Maharaja. :
41 4: The Phulkian chiefs, namely, the Mahardjé of Patidlé and the
42 rajas of Jhind and Nabhd, were permitted, in all cases of failure of male
43 issue, to adopt an heir from among the descendants of their common
44 progenitor Phul, and, in case of such heir by adoption not being named
45 before the decease of any one of the three, permission was given to the
46 surviving rajas to elect a successor from the same stock. The titles of the
47 Maharaja in 1857 were :—
48 Mahardjé Dhiray Rajeshar Mahardjdé-i Rajgén Narindar Singh Ma-
49 handar Bahadur.”
50 These were increased as follows in 1858 :—
51 Farzandi Khds Doulat-i-Englishia, Mansuri Zamdén, Amirul Omerah,
52 Mahardjé Dhiray, Rajeshar Sri Mahardjd-i Rdjégan Nirandar Singh
53 Mahandar Bahédur.”
54 Meaning :—
55 “Choicest son of the British crown, bravest amongst the brave, most
56 Rewards for the
57 services rendered.
58 The Mahardjé’s new
59 titles.
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