1 62 RUNJEET AGAIN CROSSES THE SUTLEJ. A. D. 1807.
2 famous brass piece of ordnance belonging to tbe family,
3 and which bore the name of Kuree Kahn, and, also a
4 diamond necklace of known value, as the price of his
5 assistance. The Labor chief gladly seized the occasion to
6 intei'fere, and crossed the Sutlej at Hureeke-Putun,
7 Ivhere that river is joined by the Beah. In the month of
8 September, on his route towards Puteeala, he seized all
9 the remaining possessions of the deceased Ilias-Raee,
10 and distributed them amongst his dependents and allies.
11 Before Runjeet Singh reached Puteeala, the Raja and
12 Ranee had come to a reconciliation, the latter having,
13 through the mediation of the Jheend and Thanesur
14 chiefs, obtained for her son a separate Jageer of
15 50,000 Rupees per annum. The Raja now made some
16 demur to render up the gun and necklace promised by
17 his Ranee, but Runjeet Singh appealed to the invita-
18 tion he had received, and his appeal being backed by the
19 condition of his force, the two articles were given up
20 according to promise, though with evident reluctance;
21 and Runjeet marched with them in possession to reduce
22 Nurayungurh, which was surrendered, and made over to
23 the Aloowala chief, after an unsuccessful attempt to take
24 it by storm, which was attended with a loss of near 400
25 killed and wounded.
26 While engaged before Nurayungurh, the old chief
27 Tara Singh Ghyba, who was serving with Runjeet
28 Singh, died, and his followers secretly conveyed the
29 corpse across the Sutlej to his fort of Rahoon, where the
30 funeral obsequies were performed, and the widow and
31 sons made preparation to maintain their possessions.
32 While the body however was yet on the pyre, RuNJEEr
33 Sing ii's detachment, which had followed on the event being