1 52 LAHOR MASTERED BY RUNJEET SINGH. A. D. 1799.
2 four guns were raised only in 1823, and are now in tiie
3 arsenal at Lahor^.
4 Armed with this authority as au influence over the
5 Mohummedan population of the to*i'> ^* nd assisted by
6 the credit and troops of Suda Koonwur, Runjeet
7 Singh prepared an expedition for thef ^'zure of the city
8 of Lahor. The three Sikh chiefs in possession were
9 shameless in conduct, profligate and debannhcH and
10 neglectful of the means of securing themselves. They
11 had few troops or retainers, and their administration was
12 most unpopular. In order to prepare the way for the
13 success of his scheme, RuNJ EET Singh deputed Kazeb
14 Ubdoor-ruhman, a uotive of Rusoolnugur, to open an
15 intrigue with some of the principal Moosulman inha-
16 bitants. Meer MoiiKi m, manager for Chyt Singh,
17 with MoHUMMUD Ashik and Meer Shadee, were
18 won over to assist the project, and promised on the
19 approach of Runjeet Singh, to open one of the gates
20 to him ; accordingly he marched, accompanied by his
21 mother-in-law, and, having been admitted without oppo-
22 sition, Chyt Singh and his two co-partners, were com-
23 pelled to accept Jageers for subsistence; and Runjeet
24 Singh thus established his own authority, and made
25 arrangements to secure his conquest. His successful
26 aggression and acquisition of a place so famous excited
27 the jealousy of all rival Sirdars, and an assembly of troops
28 for recovery of this city took place at Basim. GoOLAB
29 Singh Bhun^ee, Saheb Singh of Goojrat, and Nu-
30 /'JUM-ood-deen of Kasoor, were the chiefs at the head of
31 * The fact of Runjeet Sin<;'s having obtained a praiit of Labor from
32 the Af^baii Sovcroisn, is not incnlioneu by Cajjlaiu ,\1uukay. The state-
33 nieut, with the eircunistances under whicfi it was alleged tu be procured,
34 is made on the authority of Captaiu Make.