1 6 HISTORY. OF RUNJEET SING'S FAMILY.
2 became notorious throughout the country, from Rawul Pindee
3 to the banks of the Sutlej.
4 He now became acquainted with many of the newly made
5 Seik Sirdars, and in 1730, contracted a marriage with the
6 daughter of one of them, Golaub Sing, the son of Beesoo, a
7 Sansee Jat of Majeetia. This Golaub Sing and his brother
8 Ameer Sing, on becoming Seiks became also Tharvees, and
9 were so active and fortunate, that in a short time they had
10 amassed considerable wealth, and were considered as the Sir-
11 dars or Chiefs of Majeetia.*
12 About the year 1721, Nodh Sing with a few select friends
13 and relatives of himself and his wife united under his leadership
14 as a Bratheree or Brotherhood, joined theMissall or Camp of Koo-
15 pur Sing Gujerattia, commonly called the Fyzolpooria Missall.
16 In this association, which existed about the time of the first
17 Affghan invasion, Nodh Sing* and his brethren amassed consi-
18 derable wealth, by the plunder of the baggage and stragglers of
19 the invading army. The spoils they won were carefully
20 stored by the fraternity in the neighbourhood of Sukerchuck
21 and Keealee, &c. After a long and successful career of
22 plunder, Nodh Sing was in 1747 compelled to retire from the
23 active practice of his vocation, by a matchlock ball received in an
24 affray with some Affghans; and after lingering for five years
25 he died of the effects of the wound. His death occurred in
26 1742, and he left behind him four sons, Churut Sing, born in
27 1721, Dhull Sing, born in 1724, Jeet Sing, born in 1727, and
28 Nanoo Sing, born in 1732. Of the last it is only necessary to
29 say, that, from his religious habits he was invariably called Bii
30 Nanjo Sing, and that he died without issue. Churut Sing, the
31 eldest son, after his father's death was only nominally connected
32 * This was the origin of the Majeetia family, the principal representative of
33 •which at the present day, is the well known Lena Sing.