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Punjab Monarchy and Imperialism
through illuminated streets to the Harirnandir, where he offered a prayer of thanksgiving to his gurus. The scenes of jubilation were repeated al the capital. The Rajas of Patiala and Jind sent their envoys to felicitate lhe Lahore Durbar. The short eclipse of the stm of his fortunes was over.
Unification of the Punjab After Kangra, lhe Durbar returned to the task of abolishing the autonomous principalities within the state boundaries. First came the turn of the Bhangi chief of Gttiarat, who had fallen out with his son. The divided Bhangi forces put up a feeble resistance. The old Sardar fled to the hills; the son agreed to become a loyal subject. Fakir Numddin took over Gujarat and all the forts of the Bhangis in the name of the Durbar. The Maharajah himself reduced lhe Baluch tribes oc01pving the desert areas of Shahpur, Miani, and Bhera. In February 1810 he took Khushab and the fon ofKucch from the Baluch chief,Jafar Khan (who was given a pension for life), and Sahiwal from its chieftain, Fateh Khan. While Ranjit Singh was occupied with the Baluch tribes, bis generals were fanning out in all directions, bringing scattered territories under the authority of the Durbar. Dewan Mohkam Chand took over the estates ofBudh Singh, head ofthe Singhpuria misl. Jullundur, which was his headquarters, and his territory, and yieJded an annual revenue of over three lacs, were joined to the Durbar. Earlier. Hukma Singh Chimni, who had incorporated Jammu, joined the Maharajah in reducing Kusk, which controlled the salt mines of Khewra. Desa Singh Majithia, who had been left in charge of Kangra, took the neighbouring states of Mandi and Suket. Numddin occupied Wazirabad. Among the important places seized in thest> whirlwind operations were Daska, Hallowal, and Mangla on the jhelum, which opened up the northem Himalayan regions. Then came the turn of the Nakkais, who were related to the Maharajah Lhrough his second wife and the mother of the heir-apparent. The Nakkai, Kahan Singh. was given ajagir of Rs 20,000, and the entire area, which
Punjab Monarchy and Imperialism
through illuminated streets to the Harirnandir, where he offered a prayer of thanksgiving to his gurus. The scenes of jubilation were repeated al the capital. The Rajas of Patiala and Jind sent their envoys to felicitate lhe Lahore Durbar. The short eclipse of the stm of his fortunes was over.
Unification of the Punjab After Kangra, lhe Durbar returned to the task of abolishing the autonomous principalities within the state boundaries. First came the turn of the Bhangi chief of Gttiarat, who had fallen out with his son. The divided Bhangi forces put up a feeble resistance. The old Sardar fled to the hills; the son agreed to become a loyal subject. Fakir Numddin took over Gujarat and all the forts of the Bhangis in the name of the Durbar. The Maharajah himself reduced lhe Baluch tribes oc01pving the desert areas of Shahpur, Miani, and Bhera. In February 1810 he took Khushab and the fon ofKucch from the Baluch chief,Jafar Khan (who was given a pension for life), and Sahiwal from its chieftain, Fateh Khan. While Ranjit Singh was occupied with the Baluch tribes, bis generals were fanning out in all directions, bringing scattered territories under the authority of the Durbar. Dewan Mohkam Chand took over the estates ofBudh Singh, head ofthe Singhpuria misl. Jullundur, which was his headquarters, and his territory, and yieJded an annual revenue of over three lacs, were joined to the Durbar. Earlier. Hukma Singh Chimni, who had incorporated Jammu, joined the Maharajah in reducing Kusk, which controlled the salt mines of Khewra. Desa Singh Majithia, who had been left in charge of Kangra, took the neighbouring states of Mandi and Suket. Numddin occupied Wazirabad. Among the important places seized in thest> whirlwind operations were Daska, Hallowal, and Mangla on the jhelum, which opened up the northem Himalayan regions. Then came the turn of the Nakkais, who were related to the Maharajah Lhrough his second wife and the mother of the heir-apparent. The Nakkai, Kahan Singh. was given ajagir of Rs 20,000, and the entire area, which
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