1 40 JHUNDA SINGH ASSASSINATED. A. D. 1774.
2 by a large bribe, to undertake this hazardous eiiterprize,
3 and he succeeded in effecting" his purpose by firing
4 at and mortally wounding the Bhungee chief, as he was
5 walking unattended through the Jummoo camp. The
6 Sookurchukeea and Ghunee Sikhs being satisfied with
7 the revenge thus taken, withdrew soon after from the
8 enterprize in which they had engaged. The Bhungee
9 troops had similarly left the opposite camp on the death
10 of their chief. Thus Bru-Raj Deo was left alone to
11 settle with his father his rights of inheritance to the Raj :
12 before the departure, however, of Maha SiNGPl, he went
13 through the ceremony of an exchange of turbands (Dus-
14 tarhudlee,) withBRiJ-RAJ, which bound him to brother-
15 hood for life. These events occurred in 1774.*
16 Several subordinate Sirdars of Churut Singh's re-
17 cently formed Misul, mistrusting the youth of Maha
18 Singh, or dissatisfied with the Regent widow, aimed
19 now to shake off their dependence. Of these, oneDHURUM
20 Singh was the first to commit himself by an overt act of
21 rebellion. He relied on the succour and countenance of
22 Giiunda Singh, Jhunda Singh's successor, in the
23 Sirdaree of the Bhungee Misul, but was deceived in his
24 expectations, and suffered forfeiture of his lands for con-
25 tumacy, before any aid could come to his relief. The rest
26 • Captain Wadf. gives 1771 as tlio dato of Cnrm!T Singh's death, and
27 states It to have occurred in a general action with the Bhungee Sikhs at
28 Suhawara, near Jusar Dodeh, in the Rich,hua Dooab. Me concurs in
29 assigning the bursting of his matchlock as the cause of Ciurit Singh's
30 death, but says that Jhlnda SiNCiii was siiot by a man of his own party
31 in the course of the action. The discrepance, except that of date, is not
32 very material; but it is singular that such an event should be so difl'er-
33 ently reported to the two otlicers— Captain Mikrav is deemed the supe-
34 rior authority, and his version has tlierefore been adliered to. In like
35 manner, Captain A\'adk differs from Captain Mi ki;\v in the date assigned
36 to the birth of Maha Singh. Captain W. places it in 1757, making him
37 14 years old in 1771, wlien Chi'RI r Singh died according to his version.
38 Captain Mi'RUay fixes it iu 1704, making him 10 years old in 1774.