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counsellors but the English delegation refrained from making any comment. · There were other things besides the uncertainty of English reactions that made the Durbar hold its hand in Sindh. There was a violent earthquake in Kashmir which took a heavy toll of life and property. It was followed by a failure of the monsoon, and the valley was gripped by famine. The Durbar could not send much help because Lahore was stricken with an epidemic of cholera. The Maharajah's health broke down and he moved out of the city to Dilkusha across the Ravi. After the earthquake, famine, and disease crune trouble with Anirodh Oland of Kangra, followed by yet another uprising on the north-west frontier. The trouble with Anirodh Chand (son of Sansar Chand) of Kangra arose out of a domestic misunderstanding. The Dogra brothers had become the most powerfuJ element in the Lahore Durbar, their father, Mian Singh, had been made a raja and given his home provioce,Jammu, as ajagir. Of the sons, the most influential was Dhian Singh, who was both deorrudar and chief of the Council of Ministers. In March 1828 Ranjit Singh formally invested him with the title Rajiiri-Rajgiin and a few months later ~so made Dhian Singh's son, Hira Singh, a raja. He was eager to find a suitable bride for Hira Singh. Of the aristocratic families of Rajputs there was none more blue-blooded than that of Sansar Chand of Kangra. Sansar Chand had died in the winter of 1823, leaving behind a great many children by his wives and concubines. His son, Aoirodh Chand, who succeeded him, had two real sisters, both unmarried. Ranjit Singh proposed a marriage between Hira Singh and one of Anirodh Chand's sisters. Anirodb was reluctant to make an alliance between his family, which had a long and proud lineage, and the Dogras, who were upstarts. When the Maharajah expressed his impatience, Anirodh Chand slipped across the frontier and sought the protection of the English. He gave away his two sisters in marriage to the ruler of Nepal. The Maharajah retaliated by sequestering Kangra and took into his own harem two of Sansar Chand's daughters who were famed for their good looks. A year later he found Hira Singh a
Punjab Monarchy and Imperialism
counsellors but the English delegation refrained from making any comment. · There were other things besides the uncertainty of English reactions that made the Durbar hold its hand in Sindh. There was a violent earthquake in Kashmir which took a heavy toll of life and property. It was followed by a failure of the monsoon, and the valley was gripped by famine. The Durbar could not send much help because Lahore was stricken with an epidemic of cholera. The Maharajah's health broke down and he moved out of the city to Dilkusha across the Ravi. After the earthquake, famine, and disease crune trouble with Anirodh Oland of Kangra, followed by yet another uprising on the north-west frontier. The trouble with Anirodh Chand (son of Sansar Chand) of Kangra arose out of a domestic misunderstanding. The Dogra brothers had become the most powerfuJ element in the Lahore Durbar, their father, Mian Singh, had been made a raja and given his home provioce,Jammu, as ajagir. Of the sons, the most influential was Dhian Singh, who was both deorrudar and chief of the Council of Ministers. In March 1828 Ranjit Singh formally invested him with the title Rajiiri-Rajgiin and a few months later ~so made Dhian Singh's son, Hira Singh, a raja. He was eager to find a suitable bride for Hira Singh. Of the aristocratic families of Rajputs there was none more blue-blooded than that of Sansar Chand of Kangra. Sansar Chand had died in the winter of 1823, leaving behind a great many children by his wives and concubines. His son, Aoirodh Chand, who succeeded him, had two real sisters, both unmarried. Ranjit Singh proposed a marriage between Hira Singh and one of Anirodh Chand's sisters. Anirodb was reluctant to make an alliance between his family, which had a long and proud lineage, and the Dogras, who were upstarts. When the Maharajah expressed his impatience, Anirodh Chand slipped across the frontier and sought the protection of the English. He gave away his two sisters in marriage to the ruler of Nepal. The Maharajah retaliated by sequestering Kangra and took into his own harem two of Sansar Chand's daughters who were famed for their good looks. A year later he found Hira Singh a
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