1 528 . HISTORY OF THE PANJAB,
2 wazir. Letters to this effect were secretly issued to the sardars of troops
3 and the darbdr, and intercepted by Hird Singh,
4 gence tai The disaffected Kdshmira Singh and Peshora Singh also joined the
5 Singh jointhestandard standard of rebellion. A large force promptly marched from Léhore under
6 a a the command of Generals Mahtdb Singh, Majithia, Guldb Singh, Caleutia-
7 (so named for his having, in the time of Ranjit Singh, accompanied a friendly
8 mission to Calcutta), Mida Jawdhir Singh, younger brother of the minister,
9 Sheikh Imd&m-ud-din, governor of the Jalandar Dodb, and other sardars, to
10 punish Sardar Attar Singh and the rebels under him, . The Khédlsé troops,
11 before leaving Lahore, gave the Minister clearly to understand that they
12 would not injure the holy Béwaé, on account of his sanctity. Hird Singh
13 assured them that no one felt greater reverence for the holy man than
14 Fight at the Sutlej. himself. The whole expedition was put under the charge of Midén Labh
15 Singh, a relation of Hird Singh. A conflict ensued, and in the general en-
16 gagement aud the confusion and uproar which followed, it happened that
17 one of the first victims who fell was the holy Béwé himself, one of whose
18 eianaiad wnt legs was carried away by acannon ball. General Guldb Singh was shot dead
19 Prince KashinitaSingh by Attar Singh, who subsequently fell himself, with the Prince Kashmira
20 are killed in the action, Singh and other sardars, ina haad-to-hand conflict. Hundreds of people on
21 the side of the insurgents were drowned in the river in their attempt to
22 escape. The Bawa had hoarded up immense riches from all quarters of
23 the Panjab, from his disciples and followers, who numbered thousands, so
24 that his camp afforded a great temptation for a general plunder, which even,
25 the known sanctity of the Bawé could not prevent.
26 The troops returned victorious to the capital, with their General Mién
27 Labh Singh, though the Ihdlsé long remembered, with feelings of in-
28 tense remorse the lamented death of their revered teacher, and gave General
29 Court’s battalions, which were believed to be guilty of the sacrilege, the
30 nickname of Gurw Jd or destroyer of the Guru; and it was some time before
31 their men were permitted to eat or drink with the Khdlsd. Peshora Singh,
32 Submission of Prinee the other reputed son of Mahardjé Ranjit Singh, having witnessed the fate of
33 Renney his brother Kdshmira Singh, repaired to the Léhore Darbdér and made his
34 submission. His lands and jdgirs were restored to him, and he retired to
35 Gujrdnwala, to lead a quiet life. Peace and tranquillity now reigned among
36 the Khdlsdé troops, and Hird Singh, the wazir, looked for better and more
37 prosperous days for himself. Two of his powerful rivals and bitterest foes,
38 R4jé Suchet Singh and Sardar Attar Singh, whom he always dreaded, were
39 og Delations vebwenn dead, and could no more disturb his peace of mind. A difference now arose
40 Guldb Singh, between the minister and his uncle, Raja Guléb Singh, regarding the division
41 of the property left by the late Suchet Singh, and other matters, and it
42 assumed so serious an aspect that twenty battalions of infantry, with a pro-
43 portionate number of cavalry and artillery, were despatched to Jammu; but
44 a peaceable termination of the misunderstanding between. the uncle and
45 nephew was brought about by the negotiations of Bhéi Ram Singh, Dewdn
46 Dind Nath and Sheikh Imdm-ud-din, who had been subsequently deputed to
47 Jammu on a special mission. To ensure the stability of the reconciliation
48 effected, it was resolved that Midn Jawdhir Singh, the younger brother of
49 Rajd Hird Singh, should remain at Jammit as a hostage, while Midn Sohan
50 Singh, the eldest son of Raja4 Gulab Singh, should remain in the same
51 capacity at the court of Lahore.
52 Sa Rae Oe Hird Singh had now apparently reached the zenith of his power; but
53 the bitter jealousy pee aes UL Dust, pee had hee too oy enemies,
54 Oey oth in the darbdr a ore, and abroad, for them to retain their power
55 Sri Satguiddaguhsingadiasioratyhe Pandit, a Aaechaatllamuens Mathcad die office