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Qmsolidation of the Punjab
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Nepal. Orders were issued to the chiefs of the Kangra region to stop selling provisions to the Gurkhas. The Maharajah arrived in Kangra to take over the fort. Sansar Chand began to prevaricate. The fort, he promised, would be handed over as soon as the Gurkhas were expelled. The Maharajah was not taken in by the ruse, and, since there was little time to argue, Sansar Chand's son, Anirodh Chand, who was held as hostage by the Durbar, was put under arrest. Sansar Chand yielded and on 24 August the Dnrbar's troops were admitted into the fort. The Gurkhas held on stubbornly despite their limited rations. When they were physically too weak to fight, the Punjabis took the offensive. The battle was fought along a hillside known as Ganesh Ghati. The siege--weary and famished Gurkhas retreated in disorder and the Nepali menace to the Punjab was ended forever. The Maharajah held a formal levee in the fort of Kangra. Among those who paid him homage were the chiefs of Kangra, Chamba, Nurpur, Kotla-Shahpur,Jasrota, Basohli, Mankot,Jaswan Mandi, Suket, Kulu, and Datarpur. Desa Singh Majithia~ was appointed subedar of the hill areas, with Pahar Singh Man' governor of Kangra. The Maharajah could face his people once more. His triumphal journey back was through gaily decorated towns and villages. He reached Anuitsar early in January 1810. The guns of the fort of Gobindgarh saluted him on arrival. At night he rode 2 Desa Singh Majith1a was a member of Lhe famous Majithia family, many of whom held high po'>ts in the Lahore Ow-bar. After administering Kangra, Desa Singh was maclt" Nazim of Amritsar with the administralion of the Harimandir as a special assignment. The celebrated Lehna Singh was one of his sons. Desa Singh died in 1832. 3 Pahar Singh Man was the son of Surja Singh Man of the village of Mughal Chak. His father and grandfather had served the Sukerchakias before him and he, along with three other brothers, was with RanjiL Singh in taking Lahore. He saw action in many of Ranjit Singh's campaigns and held a jagir of Rs 2 lacs. He died in December 1813.
225
Nepal. Orders were issued to the chiefs of the Kangra region to stop selling provisions to the Gurkhas. The Maharajah arrived in Kangra to take over the fort. Sansar Chand began to prevaricate. The fort, he promised, would be handed over as soon as the Gurkhas were expelled. The Maharajah was not taken in by the ruse, and, since there was little time to argue, Sansar Chand's son, Anirodh Chand, who was held as hostage by the Durbar, was put under arrest. Sansar Chand yielded and on 24 August the Dnrbar's troops were admitted into the fort. The Gurkhas held on stubbornly despite their limited rations. When they were physically too weak to fight, the Punjabis took the offensive. The battle was fought along a hillside known as Ganesh Ghati. The siege--weary and famished Gurkhas retreated in disorder and the Nepali menace to the Punjab was ended forever. The Maharajah held a formal levee in the fort of Kangra. Among those who paid him homage were the chiefs of Kangra, Chamba, Nurpur, Kotla-Shahpur,Jasrota, Basohli, Mankot,Jaswan Mandi, Suket, Kulu, and Datarpur. Desa Singh Majithia~ was appointed subedar of the hill areas, with Pahar Singh Man' governor of Kangra. The Maharajah could face his people once more. His triumphal journey back was through gaily decorated towns and villages. He reached Anuitsar early in January 1810. The guns of the fort of Gobindgarh saluted him on arrival. At night he rode 2 Desa Singh Majith1a was a member of Lhe famous Majithia family, many of whom held high po'>ts in the Lahore Ow-bar. After administering Kangra, Desa Singh was maclt" Nazim of Amritsar with the administralion of the Harimandir as a special assignment. The celebrated Lehna Singh was one of his sons. Desa Singh died in 1832. 3 Pahar Singh Man was the son of Surja Singh Man of the village of Mughal Chak. His father and grandfather had served the Sukerchakias before him and he, along with three other brothers, was with RanjiL Singh in taking Lahore. He saw action in many of Ranjit Singh's campaigns and held a jagir of Rs 2 lacs. He died in December 1813.
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