1 A. D. 1821. EXPEDITION AGAINST MVNKERA. 12S
2 Another domestic event which in the time of its occar-
3 rence somewhat" preceded the catastrophe of Suda
4 Koonwur's fall, was the birth of a son to KoONWlR
5 Khuruk SiNGfi. The event took place in Febrnary
6 1821, and was the occasion of great festivity and rejoic-
7 ing; the child was called Nou-XiiiAL SiNGfi. In
8 April, RuNJEET moved to Adeenanugor, and remain-
9 ed there till July, occupied in collecting the hill tributes.
10 The two petty territories of Kishteewar and Man-K6t,
11 were in this interval, annexed to the Labor Khalsa. The
12 harshness of Hlree Singh having made him unpopular
13 and obnoxious to the inhabitants of Kashmeer, he bad
14 been removed again in December 1820, and the mild and
15 peaceable Motff R \ \f was now re-appointed governor.
16 The above events having occupied the hot season and
17 rains of 1821, the Sikh army was called out as nsual after
18 the Dussera, and Runjeet Singh taking the command
19 in person, led it to the Indus, into the possessions of the
20 Chief of Munkera, Bhukur, and Leea, south of Mooltan.
21 Annual contributions and forced presents had for some
22 time been habitually extorted from Hafiz Ahmed, the
23 Xuwab : it was determined to reduce and assume posses-
24 sion of the whole of his country. With this view, the army
25 marching by Ram-Nngur, Noor-Meeanee, Pind-Dadur-
26 Khan, and Bheera-Khooshab, reached the Indus at
27 Meeta-Thana, and on the 5th November, was encamped
28 opposite to Dera-Ismaecl-Khan. A detachment of 8000
29 men was sent across, and the place was surrendered on
30 the 9th by Manik Raeb. Bhukur, Leeah, Khangurh,
31 andMoujgurh, were then all successively reduced without
32 resistance. 3Iunkera, fortiGed with a mud wall, and hav-
33 ing a citadel of brick, but protected more by its position^
34 R