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far as Gurha, where he opened a negotiation with Nurhur Sa', for his 

 restoration to the throne on condition of Gunga Gir becoming the 

 security for the payment of the money due to him by the last treaty* 

 Having prevailed upon Somere Sa' to come from Mundala on the 

 promise of a pardon, he seized him at Tilwara ghat, and sent him a 

 close prisoner to Saugor, where he was confined in the fort of Goor 

 Jamur. Nurhur Sa' having agreed to Beesa Jee's terms, was taken 

 to Mundala and put on the throne ; but Morajee was left with a 

 body of the Saugor troops in command of the garrison, and Nurhur 

 Sa' discovered that he was sovereign merely in name. 



Beesa Jee returned to Gurha * and, considering his authority to have 

 been now securely established, he sent part of his troops back to 

 Saugor, left the greater portion of what he retained at Jubulpore, and 

 encamped with only a few followers about two miles distant, and close 

 outside the city of Gurha, to the west. 



Taking advantage of his carelessness Gunga Gir Mohunt collected 

 together a body of five hundred Gosain horsemen ; attacked him about 

 midnight ; put him, his brother Dadooba, and the greater part of their 

 followers to the sword ; and caused such a panic among the great 

 body of his troops which were posted at Jubulpore, that they all made 

 a precipitate retreat towards Saugor, with the exception of twelve 

 Murhutta horsemen who entered the service of Gunga Gir. Hearing 

 of this successful attack upon Beesa Jee, the feudatory and other chiefs 

 about Mundala, who were opposed to the Saugor rule, collected 

 together round Mundala, and cut off Mora jee's supplies. He knew 

 that he could not stand a siege, and requested permission to retire with 

 his troops unmolested to Saugor. With his small detachment he 

 made good his retreat all the way to Saugor, where he soon made pre- 

 parations to recover the country which had been lost by the impru- 

 dence of Beesa Jee, and to revenge his death. Gunga Gir Mohunt 

 was now joined by Saudut Khan, who had been dispossessed of his 

 jageer of Sureenugur by Beesa Jee ; and they advanced to meet 

 Moora Jee so far as Teyzeer. Here an action took place ; the troops of 

 Gunga Gir gave way on the first discharge of the artillery of 

 Moora Jee ; and those of Saudut Khan were thrown into confusion 

 by the death of their leader, who was shot in the breast by one of the 

 twelve Murhutta horsemen, who had entered their service after the 

 attack upon Beesa Jee. His remains were buried upon the spot 

 where he fell, and his tomb is still to be seen there. 



Gunga Gir with the deposed prince, Nurhur Sa', whose cause he 

 was supporting, fled precipitately from the field, the former towards 



