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doth the crowd, after the investiture of a Mahant. Thus our enemies 

 were again defeated and we collected and buried our dead, our force 

 remained assembled for a few days, when all necessary arrangements 

 being concluded, we dispersed to our several homes. 



God protected me, and amidst this shower of bullets I remained 

 uninjured. 



Chapter XII. 



I have just told of a great battle at which the leader of the Musal- 

 man army was killed, upon which Rustam Khan and Dilawar Khan 

 sent their ambassadors to us, but rendered wise by experience, and 

 apprehensive of stratagem, we dispatched Jughar Sihh properly sup- 

 ported to receive the embassy. 



The treacherous Mohammedans attacked Jughar Sink at the town 

 of Bhulau, who drove them from the town, and took up a strong 

 position which at early dawn on the following morning, the worth- 

 less Gaj Sinh who sided with the enemy, threatened, but in vain, for 

 assisted by Hadar Sinh, the force of Jughar Sinh held its ground, 

 and was as immovable as a pillar whose foundation is buried deep in 

 the earth. Hadar Sinh was wounded, and reinforcements joined 

 both armies. 



Chandal Khan commanded the Mohammedan troops, and Jasmal 

 Sinh, our army ; animated by these brave leaders both sides fought 

 like lions, and paradise being the portion of all who fall in the battle- 

 field, the soldiers disregarded death. 



In the midst of this dire conflict, Chand Narayan was killed. He 

 was the friend and companion of Jughar Sinh, who lamenting his 

 death, resolved to revenge it, and advanced singly. The enemy sur- 

 rounded this brave man, he kept him at bay, and slew many soldiers, 

 but numbers prevailed, pierced with a thousand arrows, he fell. 



Chapter XIII. 



Jughar Sinh died, and I returned to my home. 



Then the powerful Aurangzeb became envious of my fame, he sent 

 his son into the Panjab, at the head of a large army. Many of my 

 people dreading the approach of the emperor's own son went to hide 



