1 Death of Sardar Desa
2 Singh, Majithia, April
3 1832.
4 He is succeeded by
5 his son Lahna Singh
6 as governor of the hill
7 teriitory,
8 Tribute from
9 Eusafzai and Chak
10 Hazara, 1832.
11 Zulfikar Khan, son of
12 the Khan of Sanghar,
13 made prisoner, 1832.
14 Death of Kutab-ud-din
15 Khan of Kasur, 1832.
16 Troubles in the
17 Eusafzai hills quelled,
18 1832,
19 458 : HISTORY OF THE PANJAB.
20 a guide, he conducts all the affairs of his kingdom with surpassing energy
21 and vigour, and yet he wields his power with a moderation quite unprece-
22 -dented in an eastern Prince.” Such was the opinion entertained of the
23 founder of the Sikh kingdom in the Panjdb by an accomplished English
24 traveller. Chunni Lal, Jamaddr, was sent at the head of body of sawais
25 to escort Lieutenant Burnes and party to the Indus.
26 While the Court was at Amritsar, the Mahardjd, to his great regret,
27 received news of the death of one of his oldest and ablest sardars. This
28 was Desa Singh, Majithia, who held jdgirs and grants from the Mahardjd to
29 the value of about 1,25,000 rupees yearly. He had fought successfully in
30 the Kangré and Muitdn campaigns, and had been, for a long time, the
31 Maharaja's governor of the Hill States. His son, Lahnd Singh, succeed-
32 ed to all his estates and honours, and was honoured by the Mahardja, who
33 conferred upon him the title of Kastrul Iktidar, or “ chief of exalted
34 dignity.” A robe of honour, consisting of eleven pieces of valuable cloth,
35 agjighw (an ornament of gold worn on the turban) and a turra, or tassel,
36 and gold earrings, was sent by the Mahardjd for Lahndé Singh, and he
37 was appointed governor of the hill territory between the Ravi and the Sutlej, -
38 which appointment he held till the beginning of 1844, The sardar, however,
39 did not reside in the hills, but at Amritsar, or at Majithia, and made
40 periodical tours in the states under his charge to examine accounts and
41 make necessary arrangements. He was in charge of the Darbar Sahib, or the
42 great Sikh temple of Amritsar, an office of great honour, which his father
43 had held before him. For all these honours he had, of course, to pay a hand-
44 some nazrdénd to the Mahardjd, who, in all matters of succession, levied
45 large sums as presents or tribute.
46 Asa Nand and Muhammad Darvesh, the vakils of Mirs Rustam Ali,
47 and Murdd Ali, of Sindh, having received khilats for their masters, were per-
48 mitted to return to their country. In the meantime, the M’. Akhor of
49 Sardar Sult4n Muhammad Khan, the governor of Peshdwar, and Sheka Nur
50 Ahmad, the agent of Sardar Hari Singh, Nalwa, reached Lahore, wiih fifty
51 horses, twenty-five mules and as many camels, sent as tribute by the
52 Afghans of Kusafzai and Chuk Hazdrd. Sultdo Muhammad Khan had
53 sent a fine horse, named Part-Parwédez, for the Mahardja’s own use, and His
54 Highness was greatly pleased with its beauty. Zulfkdr Khan, the son of
55 Nawab Asad Khan, of Sanghar, was sent a prisoner to Ldhore by General
56 Ventura. A large number of horses, mules, camels and military stores,
57 belonging to the sardar had been seized, and, on arrival at Lahore, were
58 made over to Misser Beli Rém, Toshakhdnia.
59 Qutab-ud-din Khan, Kasuria, who had come to Amritsar the previous
60 year, after sustaining a signal -defeatb at the hands of his nephew, Fatteh
61 Din Khan, for the possession of Mamdot, and had been since living there,
62 died during the course of this year, at Amritsar. Charat Ram, his vakil,
63 we directed to convey the body of the late Khan to Mamdot, to be interred
64 ere.
65 The Eusafzais of the hills again became troublesome at the close of the year.
66 A body of 15,000 of these hillmen, under Painda Khan and Fatteh Khan,
67 having collected near Darband and Jahdngirdbdd, had reduced the Sikh
68 troops under Hari Singh, Nalwa, to great straits, and in a night attack on
69 the Sikh camp had put a large number of them to the sword. The
70 Mahardjd, on receiving this news, at once ordered the Najib battalions,
71 under Sardar Fatteh Singh Man, Dhanukal Singh and Ganga Singh, to
72 march to the scene of action, and in a few weeks the disturbance was quelled,
73 Sri Satgtitt) ABA Sthgngraabieny to their abodys agimEABRBHSHe@ grail. qhestisement.