646 History of the Gurha Mundala RdjaS. [ Aug, 



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BuLAJEE GUNGA DhUR 



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Abha Sahib Nanha Sahib, 



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Baee Sahib his second wife died Raja Sahib, died with* 



widow who now 1 868, Samvat. out issue, but his wi- 



receives a pen- dow has been allowed 



sion of ninety- to adopt her own, 



six thousand, brother to secure her 



(96,000) rupees possession. 



a year. 



Beesa Jee recognized in due form the right of Mihpaul Singh to 

 succeed his father Nizam Sa' on the throne of Mundala ; but the 

 queen dowager, Bel as Koour, insisted upon placing on the throne 

 the prince Nurhur Sa', a young man of about twenty-five years of age 

 and son of Dhun Singh, the younger brother of Nizam Sa, and next 

 heir to the throne. She, as the widow of Sooruj Sa', pretended to 

 have a right to bestow the government as she pleased ; and the 

 usurpation of Nizam Sa' having been excused on this ground, many 

 would have been found sufficiently willing to avail themselves of it, 

 in order to raise themselves to wealth and consequence, had the birth 

 and title of Mihpaul Singh not been at all questionable. The leaders 

 of her party were Saudut Khan the Pathan jageerdar of Surrenugur, 

 and Prethee Singh, jageerdar of Petehra. The leaders of the party 

 of the young child were Rugbuns Bajpae, and his son Mukund. 

 His brother Bikram Bajpae, and his son Gunga Persaud, together 

 with Guneys Pasban, the treasurer. 



The Dowager determined upon the destruction of the opposite 

 party. Saudut Khan invited to his house, which was situated out- 

 side the fort at Mundala, Guneys Pasban, his sons Girdhur and 

 Nundha, and his brother Morut Singh, on the pretence of making 

 arrangement for an advance of pay to his troops; and Gunga Gir 

 Mohunt, a large banker went as guarantee to any agreements they 

 might make with him. Soon after they had entered on business 

 Saudut Khan took Gunga Gir aside on the pretence of wishing to 

 speak with him in private* ; but the moment they left the room the 

 assassins, who were placed around, and waited only for this signal, 

 rushed in and fell upon the party. The two young men drew their 

 swords and defended themselves and their father for some minutes ; 



* Gunga Gir is generally admitted to have been a party to this murder. 



