1 Foreign and protect-
2 ed princes.
3 Death of Rami Nand
4 of Amritsar, and
5 Sansar Chand of
6 Katoch, 1824,
7 Anrodh Chand suc-
8 ceeds his father at
9 Katoch,
10 Derth of Mishar
11 Dewan Chand, 1824.
12 Dewan Moti Ram
13 and hissons Shiv Dayal
14 and Kips Ram, 1825,
15 Sri Satguru J agjit Singh Ji eLibrary Namd
16 4.32 TISTORY OF THE PANJAB.
17 He visited Khushab, Lakki, Sanghar, Leia, Kachi and Dera Ghadzi Khan,
18 levying tribute and nazrdénds from the Biluchis and other jd¢irdars, He
19 took a south-westerly direction, his object in this being to make an impres-
20 sion on the Amirs of Sindh, and to usurp Sikarpur, but his plans were not
21 yet matured, and in the course of December he returned with his army to
22 Léhore.
23 Prince Ibrahim, son of Tymur Shah of Kabul, having come to Léhore,
24 was honourably received, tents being pitched for his reception close to the
25 mausoleum of Ganj Baksh. The guard placed over Nawabs Sarfaraz Khan
26 and Zulfikar Khan of Multdn was removed, and they were permitted to
27 move about at pleasure. ;
28 Two persons of note died during the course of this year, the first being
29 Réamd Nand, the great banker of Amritsar, who left eight lakhs of rupees,
30 which was seized, and with which the wall of the city of Lahore was built,
31 and the other, the famous Sansar Chand of Katoch, whose power was once
32 a source of dread to the Mahardjd himself. The Mahardaj4 was, at the time,
33 at Adinanagar, and a demand for two lakhs of rupees.was made from his
34 son, Anrodh Chand, as nazrénd, on his accession to his father’s gadi. The
35 young chief demurred, on which Fakir Aziz-ud-din was sent to Nadaun, at
36 the head of a regiment of cavalry, to take proceedings against him.
37 Anrodh Chand, becoming alarmed, accompanied the faqir to Jawdla4 Mukhi,
38 where the Court then was, and, one lakh having been paid, the rest was
39 remitted and his succession recognised.
40 At the close of this year Mishar Dewdn Chand died of paralysis at
41 Lahore, much to the grief of the Mahardjé. The whole darbér joined in
42 the funeral procession, and the remains of the Dewan were burnt with
43 sandal-wood fire. The Mahardjd, through Rajds Dhian Singh and Gulab
44 Singh and Mihan Singh, commandant, sent for the deceased a shroud of
45 brocade and rich shawls, together with Rs. 2,000 for distribution to the
46 poor. Dewdn Chand was the conqueror of Multdén, Kdshmir, Mankera, and
47 many other places, and had served the Liéhore ruler ably and faithfully.
48 He was possessed of military talents, and the Maharaja had the greatest
49 confidence in his judgment, skill and energy. The Mishar was highly
50 popular with the army, and his death was a source of deep regret, not only
51 to the Mahardjd, but to the whole Sikh nation, Sukh Dayal, his brother,
52 was appointed dewéin in place of the deceased.
53 In the winter of 1824-25, no military enterprise was undertaken. As
54 already stated, Moti Ram, son of Mohkam Cnand, was appoiated governor
55 of Kashmir in place of Sardar Hari Singh, Nalwa, whose tyranny had passed
56 all endurance. Moti Ram was a man of peaceful habits, and, though liked
57 by the people, was indolent and apathetic. While he was in Kashmir, his
58 son, Kirpa Ram, was in charge of the Jalandar Dodb, and Shiv Dayal,
59 another son, managed the family jdgirs in the Gujrat District. Raj&é Dhian
60 Singh, who was now rising into favour, was jealous of the power and wealth
61 which the family enjoyed, and, on his representation, the Mahardjé granted
62 the Sikh fort and estate near Phillour, formerly the jdgir of Mohkam
63 Chand, to Ram Singh, the Rdja’s brother-in-law, to whom the ex-rdjd of
64 Siba had now promised his daughter. Kirpa Ram was so much incensed
65 at this treatment that, in defiance of the Mahardjé’s orders to bring with
66 him his whole contingent on the occasion of the late Darband and Gand-
67 garh expedition, he appeared with only fifty horsemen.- Ranjit Singh was
68 furious; he imprisoned Kirpa Ram and re-called his father, Moti Ram, from
69 Kashmir. A fine of Rs. 70,000 was inflicted on Moti Ram. Bhima Singh,
70 commandant, was at first sent as governor ; but he was soon after superseded
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