1 A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE JUMMOO FAMILY. 243
2 consequent on the first Affghan invasion, materially assisted
3 Runjeet Dehu in forwarding* his ambitious views. During that
4 year and the two following, he made himself at least nominal
5 master of all the forts, ghurrees, and strongholds abovemention-
6 ed ; and his band was now reinforced by numerous Hindoo
7 emigrants and refugees from the Punjaub, who fled with their
8 families through fear of Ahmed Shah. In 1747 he plundered
9 a Kafila or Caravan, with about 100,000 rupees worth of Push-
10 meena, going from Cashmere to Lahore for Meer Munnoo, who
11 wrote to and remonstrated with Rajah Runjeet on this and other
12 like acts but to no avail. However, in the latter end of 1748, or
13 the beginning of 1749, he seems to have been so closely pressed
14 by his Bhow brethren (they being the descendants of the elder
15 branch of the family, Kapoor Dehu, who always claimed
16 superiority) that he was induced to visit Lahore, in hopes of
17 having this family quarrel properly adjusted j he previously
18 having received some promises and invitations from the Lahore
19 Court. But he had no sooner presented himself at the durbar
20 than he was put in irons, and kept a close prisoner in
21 one of the vaults or dungeons within the fort or citadel of
22 Lahore. During his absence Kousar Dehu, the next eldest
23 brother, acted as the Rajah of Jummoo. Rajah Runjeet re-
24 mained a close prisoner at Lahore until the year 1760.
25 In his absence Kousar Dehu was but slightly respected by
26 his own clan of Jumwalls, while his enemies the Bhows daily
27 gained strength and made several successful attacks upon the
28 tribe. During this time they burnt, four or five different times,
29 the chuggees and chunns or huts of Jummoo, there not being
30 even at this period a brick or stone built house in the place.
31 Runjeet Dehu's imprisonment and absence helped to increase
32 and ferment the old broils and feuds between these two branches
33 of the family residing close in the vicinity of each other.
34 Nothing worthy of particular notice occurred until the year
35 1760, when Rajah Runjeet Dehu not only obtained his release