mudtalee benatee

jadon main sikh raaj kiven giaa likh rihaa saan, odon hee mere dil vich ih dukhee maanpat pusatak likhan de vichaar paidaa hoe | jiaunjiaun main mahaaraanee jind kauar te us de iko ik putar mahaaraajaa daleep singh de haal khojadaa giaa, meraa dil athaah peerr naal bharadaa giaa| duneean ute koee nibhaage hoe han, dukhee ton dukhee te kangaal ton kangaal, par ihanaan dohaan dee misaal naheen milegee| duneean bhar vichon bahaadar kauam te jagat prasadh baadashaah dee pattaraanee jind kauaraan noo ik rottee badale tarale laine pe te umar daa changaa hisaa jelh deean kaal kottharreean vich kattanaa piaa | mar ke vee dusmanaan de dilon usadaa vair naa giaa | uhadee loth noo vee kee maheene parades vich rulanaa piaa| us de sive dee bhabootee vee aapanee janam bhoomee noo tarasadee reh gee | hor koee naheen hoeaa, jis naal is niradee duneean ne ainaa vair kamaaeaa hove |

doojaa, mahaaraajaa daleep singh, jo binaan kise gunaah de aadam vaang bahishat vichon kadt ditaa giaa | saaree umar vich uhane iko paap keetaa see; eih ki uhane ik bhalemaanas te balavaan guaandtee de yaraane ute bharosaa kar liaa see | is daa fal uhanoo raaj bhaag tiaag ke umar bhar de dukh, kalesh te jhore khareedane pe | anokhaa vapaaree see uh, jis ne kisamat de ke badakisamatee vattaa lee see | kohinoor pahinan vaalaa te heere motee daan karan vaalaa, eik din maasako roosa de bazaaraan vich bhichhiaa mangadaa firadaa see | bhaagaan bhare panjaab daa maalak ant rottee noo tarasadaa mar giaa | us noo jiaundejee kade sukh naseeb naheen hoeaa|

eis pusatak daa pahilaa kaandd barre thorrhe shabadaan vich likhiaa giaa hai, te motteeamotteean galaan hee kaheean han, kiaunk sikharaaj kiven giaa vich saare haal barre khuhal ke likhe ge han | changaa hove, jo paatthak

eih pusatak dukhee maanpat parrhan ton pahilaan sikh raaj kiven giaa parrh lain | is tarhaan isadaa pahilaa kaandd sauakhaa samajhiaa jaavegaa|

jinhaan kitaabaan dee sahaaeitaa naal ih pusatak likhee hai, main uhanaan de likhaareean daa dhanavaadee haan |

kaadee vindd kasoora

hun, seetal bhavan,

maaddal garaam, ludhiaanaa2

sohan singh seetal

5 aprail, 1946 ee.

tatakaraa

mudtalee benatee

pahilaa kaandda

manaa singh, jindaan, daleep singh daa janam

shere panjaab suragavaasa

mahaaraajaa kharrak singha

mahaaraajaa nauanihaal singh

mahaaraanee chand kauar

mahaaraajaa sher singh te raajaa dhiaan singh daa katala

sandhaavaalee katal

daleep singh mahaaraajaa baniaan

heeraa singh vazeer baniaa

javaahar singh kaid keetaa giaa

javaahar singh dee rihaaee

kashameeraa singh katal, jalhaa panddat

heeraa singh, jalhaa, sohan singh te laabh singh daa katala

shivadev singh saahazaadaa

pashauaraa singh katal, javaahar singh katala

jindaan saraprasat banee

laal singh te tej singh de manasoobe

sataluj yudh daa ailaan, larraaeean

jindaan sir jhootthe ilazaam

gunaahee kauan san

angarez sikh raaj vicha

haaradding daa darabaara

pahilee sulhaa, 9 maarach, 1846

laal singh noo desanikaalaa

bhairovaal deean sulhaa deean sharataan

jindaan bhairovaal dee sulhaa de virudha

laarans raizeeddaintt baniaan, haaradding jindaan de virudh

raijeeddaintt dee jindaan noo chitthee

jindaan daa raizeeddaintt noo utara

parame noo faansee

tejaa singh raajaa baniaan

raizeeddaintt noo haaradding dee chitthee jindaan virudha

jindaan shekhoopure kaid

sant nihaal singh daa ik lekh

haaradding daa ailaan jindaan dee kaid baare

naven haakam karee te ddalahauazee

saahib singh laal singh daa vakeel

jindaan daa ditaa inaam vaapas karavaaeaa giaa

jindaan sir naveean bandashaan

jeevan singh, jindaan daa vakeel

jeevan singh noo ddalahauazee daa utara

mulataan bagaavat

gangaa raam te kaahan singh noo faansee

jindaan noo desanikaale daa hukama

jindaan ne shekhupurion turanaa

jindaan sataluj de kandte ute

raizeeddaintt dee reeporatt, jindaan de desanikaale

baare 36 desanikaale daa lokaan te asara

jindaan banaaras vicha

jindaan dee jaamaatalaashee

s chatar singh te raajaa sher singh dee bagaavat raajaa ser singh deean larraaeean

eileeatt laahauar vich

aakharee sulhaa deean sharataan

daleep singh daa takhaton laahiaa jaanaa dujaa kaandd jind kauar, jeevan singh te niaoo maaracha

jindaan baare ddalahauazee dee chitthee

jindaan chunaar vich kaid

jindaan chunaar vichon nas gee

jindaan nepaal vich

jang bahaadar de darabaar vich

jindaan noo guzaaraa ditaa giaa

m. daleep singh te us dee rahinee

agasat, 1857 ton pichhon

bagaavat samen

gulaab singh attaaree kaid

aakharee ailaan te m. daleep singha

luddalo dee raae

m. daleep singh noo painashan

nauakar hattaae ge

laagan, toshaakhaanaa

kohinoor valaaeit kiven giaa

laagan, daleep singh baare, laagan daa ghar

mahaaraaje dee vidiaa

mahaaraaje daa janam din

ddalahauazee te mahaaraaje dee mulaakaat laahauar vicha

mahaaraaje noo dosanikaale daa hukama

desanikaale dee tiaaree

ravaanagee

fatahigarrh pujanaa

guroo granth saahib te granthee naal naheen le

vaalattar gaaeez

laarans dee chitthee mahaaraaje noo

fatahigarrh vich

mahaaraajaa sher singh dee raanee

mahaaraajaa te sher singh dee bhain

kurag dee shaahazaadee

ddalahauazee fatahigarrh vicha

mahaaraajaa haridavaar vicha

mahaaraajaa masooree

mahaaraajaa eesaaee kiven baniaan

bhajan laala

sher singh dee raanee te daleep singha

raanee noo ddalahauazee dee taarranaa

kaimabala

daleep singh dee laagan noo chitthee

kaimabal dee reeporatt

laagan dee chitthee

bhajan laal de biaan

laagan dee reeporatt

mahaaraajaa eesaaee baniaa

valain bhejan de vichaar

gaaeez noo inaam

valaaeit jaan dee aagiaa

ddalahauazee dee chitthee, bhajan laal noo inaam

fatahigarrh chhaddanaa

nehemeean gore, baarakapur vicha

shaahazaadaa vaapas murriaa

ddalahauazee valon anjeel bhettaa

ddalahauazee dee chitthee

hindusataan ton kooch

tijaa kaandd

kalakate ton turanaa

valaaeit pujanaa

mahaaraaje daa libaas

mahaaraaje dee rahinee

malakaan te daleep singha

kohinoor te mahaaraajaa

mahaaraaje daa aadar te ddalahauazee noo saarraa

yooneevarasittee vich daakhal hon dee aagiaa naa milee

mainazeej mahil

bandashaan hattaao te painasn daa hisaab dio

eittalee noo ravaanagee

kaalaa shaahazaadaa, rom vich

ponpe

avadh raaj zabat

nauan dasanbar, 1886 dee chitthee

auparalee chitthee daa utar

gadar, naipoleean bhijaa

jindaan noo banaauttee chitthee, nehemeean gore vaapas

fatahigarrh luttiaa giaa

kaalaa shaahazaadaa

shaahazaadee daa viaah

mulagarev mahil, bandashaan hatteean

laagan dee saraprasatee mukee

hind kanpanee hathon baadashaah noo

kurag dee shaahazaadee

shivadev singh noo jaageera

hind noo jaan dee aagiaa

mahaaraajaa kalakate vicha

jindaan te jang bahaadara

jindaan kalakate noo

maan put daa milaapa

sarakaar hind te jindaan

mahaaraajaa te sikh fauajaan

valaaeit puje

jindaan dee virodhataa

jindaan vakhare ghar vich

haidarup jaageer, ailaveddan mahila

jindaan daa ant samaan, aakharee sadhara

jindaan suragavaas

jindaan daa sasakaar

sakandareea, banbaa moolar naal mahaaraaje daa viaaha

mahaaraaje dee aaualaada

chauathaa kaandd

gauaramintt naal mukadamaa

mahaaraaje deean gauaramintt noo chittheean

mahaaraaje dee ttaaeemaz de aiddeettar noo chitthee

aus de utar vich ttaaeemaz daa mukhalekh

ttaaeemaz de aiddeettar noo mahaaraaje dee doojee chitthee

eevaanas bail dee raae

maileesan dee raae

daleep singh dee likhavaaee pusataka

karataa dee raae

panjavaan kaandd

bhaarat jaan dee taangh

hindusataan vich aaun dee aagiaa milee

saradaar sant singh noomahaaraaje dee chitthee

dujee chitthee

eingalaindd ton ravaanagee

panjaabeean de naam mahaaraaje dee chitthee

os daa utar

mahaaraaje dee grafataaree

adan vich amrit chhakiaa

mahaaraanee banbaa moolar ingalaindd vicha

mahaaraajaa pairas vicha

mahaaraajaa jaramanee vicha

mahaaraajaa maasako vich

mahaaraaje dee chitthee leddee laagan noo

mahaaraaje dee chitthee karanal boeileeo noo

mahaaraaje dee chitthee hindusataan de akhabaaraan de naan

mahaaraanee banbaa moolar daa chalaanaa

mahaaraajaa fir pairas vich

mahaaraaje dee chitthee leddee laagan noo

mahaaraajaa ingalaindd vich mahaaraanee dee kabar ute

mahaaraajaa pairas vich

antam samaan

garaindd hottal vich chalaanaa

mahaaraaje dee arathee ingalaindd vicha

bansaavalee

bansaavalee sandhaavaaleean dee

jindaan deean chittheean

prasidh taareekhaan

pahilaa kaandd

mahaaraanee jindaan

mahaaraanee jind kauar, ghorr savaar s manaa singh aaualakh jatt, pindd chaaharr, tahiseel zafaravaal, zilhaa siaalakott de rahin vaale dee chhottee larrakee see | ih sherepanjaab mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh dee sabh ton chhottee raanee see | sundarataa, subhaa te samajh daa sadakaa ihane mahaaraaje de jeevan vich aapane vaasate changaa thaan banaa liaa see | is ton pichhon sherepanjaab ne hor viaah naheen karavaaeaa | change roop, sugharrataa, siaanap naal ihane suaamee daa dil moh liaa see | mahaaraaje ne reejh ke is noo mahaaraanee dee padavee te mahiboobaa piaaree daa khitaab ditaa| pal bhar vaasate vee mahaaraaj is daa vichhorraa naheen san seh sakade | ih din jindaan vaasate jeevan vich sabh naalon khushee de san |

daleep singh daa janam

vaahiguroo ne bhaag laaeaa te jind kauar ik putar dee maan banee |4 satanbar, 1838 ee. noo isadee kukhon baal ne janam liaa, jis daa naam sherepanjaab ne kanvar daleep singh rakhiaa| khusee de vaaje vaje, vadhaaeean naal mahil goonj utthe te pun daan naal anekaan gareebaan noo maalaa maal kar ditaa | daleep singh daa muhaandaraa aapanee maan naal miladaa juladaa see | aapanee mahiboobaa dee god vich us hasade baal roop noo vekhade, taan mahaaraaj daa dil

1.s monaa singh dee vaddee larrakee s javaalaa singh bharraaneen naal viaahee hoee see|

2. manaa singh saradaar de mahileen aaee bahaar

jamee devee surag dee, roop jindaan daa dhaar

patt panghoorre jhoottadee hoee jad muttiaar

charachaa uhade roop dee, pahunchee sikh darabaar

khushee naal bhar uchhaladaa | is vele sabh paase khuseean hee khuseean san |

shere panjaab ton pichhon

chhetee hee khusheean ne gameean daa roop dhaaran kar liaa| sere panjaab kee maheene bimaar reh ke pooranamaasee de din veeravaar, 15 haarr, 1896 brikamee 27 joon, 1839 ee. noo gurapuree sidhaar ge | din deeveen jind kauar de bhaa daa haner pai giaa | duneean de saare sukh te chaa suhaag de naal hee jaande rahe | daleep singh us din 9 maheene te 24 din daa see |

panjaab daa sher antam sejaa te littaaeaa giaa | ttikaa kharrak singh pitaa dee chikhaa noo lanboo laaun vaasate tiaar khalotaa see | 11 raaneean aapane suaamee naal satee hon vaasate chikhaa vich baittheean san | ih samaan jindaan vaasate sabh ton aauakhaa see | jisanoo saareean raaneean naalon suaamee vadh piaar karadaa see, jisanoo sadaa praanapiaaree mahiboobaa keh ke bulaaundaa see, jisanoo vekhiaan binaan ik pal naheen reh sakadaa see, jisanoo praapat karake uh saaree duneean de husan noo bhul giaa see, kee uh jindaan ih sahaar lavegee, ki hor raaneean mahaaraaj naal satee ho jaan te uh randdepe de bhaar thale dabadab ke maran vaasate reh jaave auhadee chhaatee paarr ke dil baahar nikalan noo karadaa see | par jadon uh chikhaa vich chhaal maaran vaasate

fagatt; mohiaa man ranajeet daa, auhade roop apaar

viaahee raanee aakharee, ratanaan naal shangaar

pujan tul naa os de, heere laal javaahar

kudarat raanee os te tutthee kirapaa dhaar

bakhashiaa laal daleep singh, mahilaan daa saradaar

kisamat naal viang de, haisee moonh pasaar

rolaangee parades main, eih laalaan daa haar

seetal haaran lekh jaan, ful banan angiaar

1. moeaa sher panjaab daa, dhaah jindaan maaree

auhade bhaa dee ulatt gee, aj duneean

saaree takhaton dharatee dteh pee, auh raaj dulaaree

mahilee vasadee mauat ne, naa vekh sahaaree

surag saarriaa osadaa, sutt ke angiaaree

kakhon haualee ho gee, laalaan ton bhaaree

chhaatee ghutt daleep noo, auh iaun pukaaree

tere badale jeevaangee, maan sadake vaaree

age vadhadee, auhadee god vich musakaraa rihaa 910 maheene daa daleep singh uhanoo hilan naa dendaa | us gharree jind kauar daa dil mauat te zindagee de ghol daa akhaarraa ban rihaa see | uh maranaa chaahundee see, par pairaan deean zanjeeraan baalak daleep singha uhadee pesh naheen san jaan dendeean |

hazaaron mushakalon men ek muskal sakhat yih bhee hai,

tamanaa mauat kee hai, aauar mar jaanaa naheen aataa |

auhane lamaa haukaa liaa, putar noo ghutt ke hik naal laaeaa te kihaa, daleep main tere badale jeevaangee| putar deean khusheean badale jindaan ne randdepe de dukh jhalane paravaan kar le |

shere panjaab de akhaan meettan dee dtil see, jaan sikh raaj dee dupahir dtalanee shuroo ho gee | sikhaan dee jis talavaar ton kaabal kandhaar pe kanbade san, auh aapas vich kharrakan lag pee | kee mahaaraaje, shahizaade te vajeer aapaniaan hathon katal ho ge |

m ranajeet singh de pichhon mahaaraajaa kharrak singh takhat te baitthaa, jo 3 maheene 11 din raaj karan pichhon mangalavaar, 8 akatoobar, 1839 ee. noo ddogaraa bharaavaan hathon takhaton laahiaa giaa| raajaa dhiaan singh dee kaid vich uh ik saal te atthaaee din rihaa, te ant zahir de ke veeravaar 5 navanbar, 1840 ee. noo maariaa giaa |

ese hee din m. kharrak singh daa iko ik putar kanvar nauanihaal singh jo 8 akatoobar, 1839 ee. ton panj navanbar, 1840 ee. tak sikhaan daa mahaaraajaa rihaa vee ddogariaan hathon maariaa giaa |

fir kanvar nauanihaal singh dee maataa, mahaaraanee chand kauar 2 maheene, 9 din raaj karadee rahee| us ton pichhon kanvar sher singh mahaaraajaa ban ke takhat te baitthaa, jo 2 saal, 7 maheene te 27 din raaj karan pichhon 15 satanbar, 1843, noo sandhaavaaleean hathon katal hoeaa|

ese hee din sandhaavaaleean s lahinaa singh te ajeet singha ne kilhe vich raajaa dhiaan singh vazeer noo katal kar ditaa | giaanee guramukh singh de hatheen dhiaan singh de lahoo naal daleep singh noo raaj tilak ditaa| giaa | daleep singh us din 5 saal te 11 din daa see |

1. jamoo de ddogare bharaa raajaa gulaab singh, raajaa dhiaan singh, raajaa suchet singh

agale hee din dhiaan singh de putar raajaa heeraa singh ne aapane pitaa daa badalaa lai liaa| khaalasaa fauajaan dee madad naal us ne sandhaavaalee lahinaa singh, ajeet singh noo katal kar ditaa te aap panjaab dee vazaarat sanbhaalee | virodheean noo changee tarhaan dabaa ke, raajaa heeraa singh ne 18 satanbar, 1843 ee noo ik vaddaa darabaar keetaa, jis vich shere panjaab mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh de sabh ton chhotte putar daleep singh dee taaj posee dee rasam adaa keetee gee, bhaav daleep singh de mahaaraajaa te heeraa singh de vazeer hon daa ailaan keetaa giaa |

naa jind kauaraan noo te naa hee usade bharaa javaahar singh noo manazoor see, ki heeraa singh vazeer bane| so s javaahar singh ne aapanee taakat vadhaaun vaasate hath pair maarane aaranbh kar dite | ik din uh baalak mahaaraajaa daleep singh noo naal lai ke fauajaan vich giaa te kahin lagaa, raajaa heeraa singh, mahaaraajaa daleep singh te is dee maataajind kauaranoo barraa tang karadaa hai | je tuseen inhaan dee madad naa karoge, taan main is noo angarezee kol lai jaavaangaa | usane taan aapane valon ih dhamakee ditee see ki is galon ddar ke fauajaan us dee madad karanageean, par usanoo ih dhamakee ulattee pee | kiaunk heeraa singh ne ih gal fauajaan vich pahilaan hee dhumaa chhaddee see ki s javaahar singh mahaaraajaa daleep singh noo angarezaan kol vechanaa chaahundaa hai| so fauajaan ne javaahar singh noo grifataar kar ke heeraa singh de havaale kar ditaa te magarale ne pahile noo kaid kar ditaa, par thorrhe hee chir pichhon mahaaraanee jind kauar ne fauajaan vich aapanaa rasookh paidaa kar ke aapane bharaa noo chhuddaa liaa|

heeraa singh ne 7 mee, 1844 ee noo shere panjaab de putar kanvar kasmeeraa singh, atar singh sandhaavaalee te nauarangaabaadee sant bhaaee beer singh noo katal karaa ditaa | ihaneen hee dineen jalhaa panddat ne mahaaraanee jind kauar noo zahir den dee saajish keetee, jo nepare naa charrhee | ihanaan kaaranaan ton khaalasaa fauajaan bharrak uttheean te uhanaan ne raajaa heeraa singh noo sane saatheean

1. m. ranajeet singh, m. kharrak singh, m. nonihaal singh, m. chand kauar, m. sher singh, ttikaa pataap singh, raajaa dhiaan singh, raajaa heeraa singh, s. javaahar singh aad de maran de haal sikh raaj kiven giaa vich visathaar naal dite jaa chuke han | karataa

2. a hisattore odd ttehe reiganinag dtamile odd lahore, be najor gh. chhoramichhael shamettah, farinatted in 1847.samath panaa 127

jalhaa panddat, meean sohan singh, meean laabh singh, aada de 21 dasanbar, 1844 ee noo katal kar ditaa |

jaualhe ne ih vee kharrayantr rachiaa see, ki daleep singha noo takhaton utaar ke sher singh de putar sivadev singh noo takhat te bitthaa ditaa jaave, par jindaan ne ih saareean chaalaan nisafal kar diteean| vichaaraa panddat dil deean dil vich hee lai ke tur giaa|

heeraa singh de maran te jind kauar daa bharaa s javaahar singh vazeer baniaa | us ne sherepanjaab de putar pasauaraa singh noo 30 agasat, 1845 noo katal karaa ditaa | is gal ton khaalasaa fauajaan barreean naaraaz ho geean| 21 satanbar, 1845 ee noo fauajaan ne s javaahar singh noo mahaaraanee jind kauar te daleep singh de saahamane katal keetaa |

jindaan saraprasat

hun vazeer koee naa bane| raajaa gulaab r singh noo kihaa, par us ne naanh kar ditee| fir hor ik do sirakarade saradaaraan noo aakhiaa, par haan kise naa keetee | ant sabh kam kaaj mahaaraanee jind kauar ne aapane hath vich lai liaa | uh baalak mahaaraaje dee pratipaalakaa regenatt, saraprasata banee, te deevaan deenaa naath, bhaaee raam singh, misar laal singh aad dee sabhaa banaa ke, aus dee sahaaeitaa naal raaj karan lagee |

jindaan baare leddee laagan aapanee kitaab de panaa 106 te likhadee hai,mahaaraanee jindaan aapane putar dee baalak avasathaa vich, aus dee pratipaalakaa regenatta thaapee gee| uh laaeik te pake iraade vaalee isataree see, jis daa panchaaeitaan vich barraa asar see | uh barree neetee noo samajhan vaalee saazashaan karan vaalee te vadde hauansale vaalee isataree see|

laal singh te tej singh

laal singh te tej singh taakat haasal karanee chaahunde san, par khaalasaa fauajaan noo kaaboo vich rakhan dee shakatee kise vich vee naheen see | ant dohaan noo ih tajaveez sunjhee ki angarejee sarakaar naal mil ke khaalasaa fauajaan noo tabaah kar ditaa jaave | angarej karamachaareean deean nit deean vadheekeean

1. panjaab haroon aauar daleep sinh hindee pahilee aiddeeshan, karataa nandakumaar dev sharamaa, panaa 10 |

ton khaalasaa fauajaan chirreean baittheean san | so kee sacheean jhoottheean hor laa ke laal singh de dharre ne fauajaan noo bharrakaa ditaa | ant 17 satanbar 1845 ee noo sarakaar angarezee de viradh jang daa ailaan kar ditaa | mahaaraanee jind kauar te shaam singh attaaree daa dharraa ih larraaee chherran de viradh see, par uh larraaee ttaal naa sake |

sataluj yudh

ant sataluj de kandte panj ghamasaan deean larraaeean hoeean te khaalasaa fauajaan aapane deshadharohee jaranailaan laal singh, tej singh, gulaab singh aada dee beeemaanee daa sadakaa haar geean| kulaghaateean dee khottee karatoot daa pataa, jind kauar noo odon lagaa, jadon sabharaavaan de maidaan vich sabh kujh nashatt ho giaa |

jindaan sir jhootthe ilazaam

misar laal singh te tej singh ne aapanee kauamagadaaree de ulaahame, mahaaraanee jind kauar de sir marre| uhanoo badanaam karan ch koee kasar naa chhaddee | odon deean uddaaeean geean jhoottheean afavaahaan aje tak anaparrh te itihaas ton anajaan lokaan vich prachalat han| akhe mahaaraanee jind kauar ne khaalasaa fauajaan noo bharrakaa ke angarezaan naal larraaee karaaee | us ne angarejaan noo chittheean likheean te sabharaavaan de maidaan vich baarood dee thaan sarhon deean boreean ghol diteean, jis vaasate sikh haar ge | vichaar karan ton ih saareean galaan jhoottheean sidh hundeean han | jind kauar ih larraaee chherran de viradh see| angarez karamachaareean ne aap sikhaan noo majaboor keetaa see ki uh uhanaan naal larran te rahindee kasar panjaab de deshadharohee saradaaraan ne pooree keetee see |

. a hisattore odd tthehe shikahas, rrol. eee, be aan.l.na. gharegor, na.dh., farinatted in 1846 maikagragar panaa 39 |

2. a mudakee, 18 dasanbar, 1845 ee. noo, a feroo shahir 2122 dasanbar, 1845 ee e badovaal, 21 janavaree, 1846 ee, sa aaleevaal, 28 janavaree 1846 ee, te ha sabharaavaan, 10 faravaree 1846 ee noo | ihanaan de poore haal sikh raaj kiven giaa vich likhe jaa chuke han| karataa

3. na. gharegor, maikagragar, 9 |

4. vekho, sikh raaj kiven giaa kaandd teejaa

angarezaan noo chittheean likhan vaale misar laal singh, tej singh te raajaa gulaab singh san, jinhaan de havaale panjaab de sarakaaree kaagazaan te angarej likhaareean deean kitaabaan vichon milade han | jind kauar dee likhee hoee koee chitthee is matalab dee kiton naheen miladee | baakee gal rahee baarood dee thaan sarhon bhejan dee| ih karatoot tej singh dee see | so ih saare ilajaam jind kauar sir jhootthe thope ge |

angarez sikharaaj

vich 10 faravaree, 1846 ee noo sabharaavaan de maidaan vich sikh haare te 12 faravaree noo jetoo angarez kasoor aa baitthe | 18 faravaree noo raajaa gulaab singh baalak daleep singh noo naal lai ke laaradd haaradding noo laliaanee aa miliaa| motteean motteean sharataan daa jubaanee faisalaa hoeaa| ant 20 faravaree noo angarej laahauar jaa puje |

26 faravaree noo haaradding ne laahauar vich ik aam darabaar keetaa| angarez karamachaaree saje hath te sikh saradaar khabe hath baitthe | baalak mahaaraajaa daleep singh noo raajasinghaasan te bitthaaeaa giaa | rang dtang ton ehaa pragatt keetaa giaa ki angarezaan ne daleep singh noo raaj bhichhiaa vajon ditaa hai | haaradding ne mahaaraajaa daleep singh de maatahit misar laal singh de vajeer, te tejaa singh de sainaapatee hon daa ailaan keetaa| haaradding ne kohinoor heeraa vekhan vaasate mangiaa, jo gulaab singh ne liaa ke ditaa| aapane hatheen haaradding ne saare angarez afasaraan noo uh vikhaaeaa te fir mahaaraajaa daleep singh de ddauale te banh ditaa |

pahilee sulhaa

9 maarach, 1846 ee noo angarezee sarakaar dee laahauar darabaar naal pahilee sulhaa hoee, jis raaheen sataluj biaas de vichalaa ilaakaa duaabaa jalandhara te ddedt karorr rupiaa harajaane vajon liaa giaa | rupe vichon 50 lakh nagad te ik karorr vich jamoo te kashameer lai ke, gulaab singh

1.a hisattore odd ttehe shikahas, be jhosepah dhave chhunaninagham farinatted in 1849 famap; 1918 kanigham , panaa 292 daa futtanott|

ddogare noo de ke vakharaa mahaaraajaa banaa ditaa | 11 maarach noo kujh sharataan hor vadhaaeean geean, jinhaan raaheen kujh angerazee fauaj ik saal vaasate laahauar rakhee gee|

laal singh noo des nikaalaa

hun panjaab pahilaan varagaa naheen rihaa see| desh naal ainaa ghaat karake laal singh ne is naamadhareek raaj dee vazaarat sanbhaalee, par uh vee bahut chir naa rakh sakiaa| gulaab singh jamoo de viradh saazish karan de gunaah vich 3 dasanbar, 1846 ee noo panjaab dee vazaarat ton hattaa ke, do hazaar maahavaar painashan de ke laal singh noo banaaras vich najraband kar ditaa giaa |

bharovaal dee sulhaa

thorrhe hee chir pichhon laaradd haaradding valon 16 dasanbar, 1846 ee noo bharovaal daa ahidanaamaa badobadee daleep singh de sir marrhiaa giaa | is ahidanaame deean 11 sharataan san, jinhaan vichon kujh ih han 2 gavaranar janaral valon thaapiaa hoeaa ik angarez afasarasane aapane maatahitaan delaahauar rahegaa, te us afasar noo raaj de har mahikame te har tarhaan de kamaan vich poorepoore te sidhe akhatiaar honage | 4 kauansal banegee kauansal de mainbar vadde vadde saradaar honage, jo har tarhaan angarezee raijeeddaintt de maatahit honage | 5 hetth likhe saradaar kauansal de mainbar honage s tej singh, raajaa sher singh attaaree vaalaa, deevaan deenaa naath, fakeer nooradeen, s ranajodh singh majeetthaa, bhaaee nidhaan singh, s atar singh kaaliaan vaalaa, te s shamaser singh sandhaavaaleea | gavaranarajainaral de banaae hoe raizeeddaintt dee marajee ton binaan ihanaan thaape hoe naamajda mainbaraan vich koee tabadeelee naheen hovegee| 7 ik angarejee fauaj, jinee gavaranara jainaral ttheek samajhe, laahauar rahegee| 10 mahaaraajaa daleep singh dee maataa, mahaaraanee jind kauar noo us de te us de nauakaraan de guzaare vaasate ddoodt lakh rupiaa saalaanaa ditaa jaaeaa karegaa | is rupai noo kharachan daa mahaaraanee noo pooraa akhatiaar hovegaa| 11 4 satanbar, 1854 ee noo jad mahaaraajaa 16 saal daa ho jaavegaa, eih ahidanaamaa muk jaavegaa|

bharovaal dee sulhaa te jindaan

barre raajasee dtang naal panjaab de saradaaraan noo palos ke, haaradding de ejantt karee ne ih ahidanaamaa torr charraaeaa | mahaaraanee jind kauar, deevaan deenaa naath te hor kee saradaar is de ulatt san| jis vele haaradding de hathaan te charrhe hoe tej singh de aadamee is naven ahidanaame de hak vich kuchh saradaaraan noo kar rahe san, audon mahaaraanee te deevaan deenaa naath navaan raajaprabandh aapane hathaan vich lain vaasate jis vich angarezee sarakaar daa koee hath naa hove saradaaraan noo katthaa karan lee saaraa zor laa rahe san, par karee valon jaan bujh ke ahidanaame de vele mahaaraanee noo door rakhiaa giaa | deenaa naath ne kihaa see, ki mahaaraanee dee salaah lee jaave, par karee ne uhanoo jhaarr paaundiaan kihaa, gavaranar jainaral mahaaraanee dee salaah naheen puchh rihaa, raaj de saradaaraan te thamhaan dee salaah puchh rihaa hai|

laarans raizeeddaintt

mukadee gal, ahidanaamaa bharovaal ho giaa | hun panjaab daa asalee haakam gavaranarajainaral daa thaapiaa hoeaa raizeeddaintt hainaree laarans see, te jind kauar ddoodt lakh saalaanaa painashan de ke raaj de saare kamaan ton vakh kar ditee gee see |

haaradding jindaan de viradh

baakee sabh kam ttheek chal rihaa see| panjaab de saradaar raizeeddaintt de ishaare te katthaputaleean vaang nach rahe san | par gavaranarajainaral haaradding

1. 10 dasanbar, 1846 ee. noo haaradding karee likhadaa hai, darabaar de saradaaraan dee naanh kudaratee hai |

2. 17 dasanbar, 1846 ee. laarans sarakaar noo, pichhale ik do dinaan ton raanee aapanaa saare daa saaraa taan chhotte vadde saradaaraan noo aapane naal milaa ke raaj dee sutantarataa dee ik sakeem vich ikatar karan vich laa rahee hai, jis naal uh aap raaj dee moharee hovegee| is vich uhadaa vaddaa salaahakaar angarezaan daa sadaa daa virodhee raajaa deenaa naath hai| ddaa. ganddaa singh sikh itihaas baare panaa 133 |

3. laarans, sarakaar noo, 12 dasanbar, 1846 ee |

te raizeeddaintt laarans de dil vich mahaaraanee jind kauar dee hond kandde vaang rarrak rahee see | ih gal haaradding deean chittheean ton saaf sidh hai | 2 dasanbar, 1846 ee noo haaradding karee noo likhadaa hai saadde laahauar vich kabazaa jaaree rakhan de kise vee ahidanaame vich ih sharat honee jrooree hai, ki mahaaraanee de hath vich koee taakat naa rahe | 10 dasanbar noo fir likhadaa hai, mainoo naheen pataa, ki kis baakaaeidaa rasam anusaar raanee kaaramukhatiaar banee hai | meraa anubhav ih hai, ki uh mahaaraaje dee maataa te pratipaalakaa ghuaradiana hon dee kudaratee te anapachhee haiseeat vich kaaramukhatiaar banee hoee hai| ...je saradaar te rasookh vaale haakam, khaas karake attaaree vaale saradaar mahaaraaje de chhottee umar de dinaan vich, sarakaar angarezee noo us de saraprasat banan lee preranaa bharee benatee karan, taan chupachapeete hee raanee dee taakat khatam ho jaaegee, kiaunk ih gal saaf tauar te likhat vich liaandee jaaegee, ki nauajavaan mahaaraaje de saraprasat dee haiseeat vich ate raaj prabandh karan lee mahaaraaje dee tarafon kaaramukhatiaaree de saare akhatiaar te kam sarakaar angarezee de hathaan vich hone han |

eih taan hoee akhatiaar khohan dee gal | age hor suno 16 dasanbar, 1846 ee tin vaje lauadte vele dee chitthee vich haaradding, karee noo likhadaa hai,je koee gal bahis vaalee hai, taan uh hai raanee noo bile laaunaa| aseen is gal te sahimat haan, te ih gal bilakul yog hai, ki raanee de hath vich kaaramukhatiaar dee haiseeat vich koee taakat naa rahe | ...us dee rihaaeish de thaan daa faisalaa karan vele naven raajaprabandh de viradh raanee valon hon vaaleean raajasee saazasaan de aadhaar te us noo uhade putar ton vakharaa kar den de viradh itaraaz ho sakadaa hai, kiaunk ih aakhiaa jaa sakadaa hai, te lokaan dee is naal hamadaradee vee ho jaaegee, ki raanee noo us valon hoe kise raajasee gunaah ton pahilaan hee sazaa ditee gee hai |

meraa khiaal hai, auh panjaab vich kise hor thaan naalon laahauar vich ghatt khataranaak hovegee| je uh kuchh aauakhiaan karan lag pave, te uhanoo desanikaalaa denaa yog ho jaae, taan zaroor us noo satalujon paar bhej ditaa jaae | ih us vele deea salaahee san, jadon ahidanaamaa ho rihaa see | te jadon ahidanaamaa ho giaa, saaree taakat raizeeddaintt de hath vich aa

gee, fir uhanaan noo kis gal daa bhai see, jind kauar de viradh manamaaneean karan vich|

raizeeddaintt dee jindaan noo chitthee

mahaaraanee deean chhotteean chhotteean galaan te vee raizeeddaintt noo shak hon lagaa | uhane barree taarranaa bharee chitthee mahaaraanee noo likhee bharovaal dee sulaa anusaar panjaab de raajakaaj vich dakhal den daa mahaaraanee noo koee hak naheen | sutantrataa te aanand naal uh aapanaa jeevan nirabaah kar sake, eis vaasate us lee ddoodt lakh rupai saalaanaa painashan neeyat keetee gee hai | par afavaah hai ki mahaaraanee kade 15, kade 20 saradaaraan noo ghar sad ke uhanaan naal salaah karadee hai, te kee saradaar te karamachaaree luk ke us noo milade han| ih vee suniaa jaandaa hai ki pichhale maheene vich mahaaraanee nit raaj mahil vich panjaah braahamanaan noo bhojan karaaundee te aap uhanaan de pair dhondee rahee hai| is ton binaan paramamanddal vich vee sau braahamanaan de bhojan dee khabar sunee jaandee hai | mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh de paravaar dee maan marayaadaa dee zinmevaaree daa bhaar mere sir te hai| is vaasate aakhanaa paindaa hai ki ih saare kam mahaaraanee dee padavee fosittiona de anukool naheen han, auhadee shaan noo vattaa laaun vaale han | age ton mahaaraanee aapaneean saheleean te daas daaseean ton binaan hor kise noo naa miliaa kare | is vich us dee hun vee te agon vee bhalaaee hai| is vaasate main ih gal mahaaraanee noo likh rihaa haan | je mahaaraanee dee ichhiaa lorravandaan te dhaaramak purasaan noo bhojan chhakaaun dee hove, taan har maheene dee pahilee noo, jaan shaasatar anusaar kise hor change din ih kam kariaa karo | bhaav ih ki mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh de pooraniaan te mahaaraanee noo chalanaa chaahee | je kise saradaar noo mahaaraanee daa jog sanamaan karan lee jaan vichaar karan lee us noo milan dee lorr pave, taan mahaaraanee noo isatareean vaang namarataa te sheelataa naal milanaa chaaheedaa hai | kise ik maheene vich panjachhe saradaaraan ton vadh katthe mahaaraanee noo naa milan | ihanaan saradaaraan de milan samen mahaaraanee noo jodhapur, jaipur te nepaal deean raajakumaareean vaang parade vich jaa ke milanaa chaaheedaa hai| je kadee mahaaraanee kirapaa poorabak mahil vich kise opare purash noo naa aaun devegee, taan agon

lee saradaaraan te hor raajakaramachaareean noo raajaparabandh de kamaan vich ghatt mihanat karanee pavegee¹ |

es chitthee noo tthandte dil naal parrho te vichaar ke vekho, ki kine haakamaanaa dtang naal rohab bhare shabadaan vich likhee gee hai| is de ika ik akhar vich mahaaraanee dee hatak keetee hoee hai | mahaaraanee noo ddoodt lakh rupiaa painasn miladee hai, hai, auh rupeaa har tarhaan kharachan daa mahaaraanee noo hak hai, par uh raizeeddaintt noo puchhe binaan kise bhukhe noo rottee naheen khuaa sakadee| uh aajaadee te aanand naal rahe, par aapane saak sarabandee saradaaraan noo vee naheen mil sakadee| aapane nauakar nauakaraaneean ton binaan kise naal gal vee naa karo | isanoo kahinde han aajaadee |

kiaa ganeemat naheen yih aazaadee

ki saans lete hain, baat karate hain|

par ethe taan gol karan dee vee khulh naheen| je bharovaal dee sulhaa ne koee kasar chhaddee see, taan uh is chitthee ne pooree kar ditee|

jindaan daa utar

mahaaraanee ne ih chitthee barree dheeraj naal parrhee te 9 joon, 1847 ee. noo isadaa utar likhiaa main tuhaaddaa patar aad ton lai ke ant tak parrhiaa | aap ne ih likhan dee kirapaa keetee hai ki mainoo raaj de kamaan vich dakhal den daa koee hak naheen| sarakaar angarezee te sikh raaj vich chiraan ton mitarataa hon de kaaran, praarathanaa keetee gee see ki raajadarohee karamachaareean de dabaaun badale, te mahaaraaj dee, meree te parajaa dee rakhiaa karan lee angarezee sainaa te angarej karamachaaree laahauar vich rahin, par us vele is gal daa koee faisalaa naheen hoeaa see ki raaj de kamaan vich meraa kise tarhaan daa vee sanbandh naheen rahegaa| haan, eih gal zaroor pakee hoee see ki raaj de kamaan vich mere karamachaareean dee salaah jroor lee jaavegee | jitane dinaan tak baalak daleep singh panjaab de mahaaraajaa han, autane dinaan tak main panjaab dee mahaaraanee regenatta haan | fir vee je raaj dee bhalaaee lee naven ahidanaame anusaar koee hor parabandh keetaa giaa hove, taan main 1. panjaab haran aauar daleep sinh, pane 63, 64|

aus vich vee raazee haan|

aapanee ddoodt lakh saalaanaa painashan baare main enaa hee aakhanaa hai ki hun is gal dee charachaa karanee bearath hai| kaaran ih hai ki manakh dee jeho jehee haalat ho jaave, auh use anusaar aapane dihaarre katt laindaa hai | fir is gal de jaanan daa kee bhaav ki uhadaa jeevan kis dtang daa beet rihaa hai kiaunk ih parabandh mahaaraaj de juaan hon tak raaj de bhale vaasate keetaa giaa hai, es lee, main is vich parasan haan|

saradaaraan noo ikaant vich milan te salaah karan baare, asalee gal ih hai ki main keval do vaar saradaaraan noo bulaa ke salaah keetee see, eik vaar amritasar ton laahauar aaun vele, main uhanaan noo ih salaah ditee see. ki paramen de laahauar aaun vich koee bhalaaee naheen; te doojee vaar mahaaraaj de nijee kharach baare kujh salaah karan lee main uhanaan noo sadiaa see | is ton binaan main kadekade s. tej singh te deevaan deenaa naath noo sad laindee haan | agon aap dee salaah anusaar panjachhe saradaaraan noo sadiaa karaangee| mere adheen chaarapanj vishavaasee nauakar han | main uhanaan noo naheen chhaddaangee| us din mulaakaat karan vele, main aap noo aakh vee ditaa see ki ihanaan lokaan ton binaan mainoo hor kise naal milan dee lorr naheen|

aap ne panjaah braahamanaan noo bhojan chhakaaun te uhanaan de pair dhon baare likhiaa hai| isadee baabat main enaa hee aakhanaa hai ki shaasatar dee reetee anusaar ih ik maamoolee kam hai| is maheene te is ton pahile maheene vich main ih kam keetaa see, par jis din ton aap dee chitthee milee hai, aus din ton main ih kam chhadd ditaa hai| agon lee main aap de neeyat keete samiaan te hee pun daan kariaa karaangee|

paramamanddal de braahaman bhojan baare vee iho aakhanaa hai ki uh sataa pavatar asathaan kihaa jaandaa hai| is lee othe brahiman bheje ge san|

aap likhade ho, ki aap panjaab vich mukh varataaun de, mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh de paravaar ton saadde sanamaan dee rakhiaa de vadhere chaahavaan ho| saadde satakaar lee angarezee sarakaar jo kujh upaa karegee, aus lee aseen

1tej singh daa sabh ton vaddaa vairee paramaa see |

angarezaan de dhanavaadee hovaange|

aap ne jaipur, jodhapur te nepaal deean raajakumaareean vaang mainoo vee parade vich rahin vaasate kihaa hai | is de sanbandh vich keval enaa hee aakhanaa hai ki uh raajakumaareean raaj de kamaan vich koee hisaa naheen laindeean| is lee uhanaan daa parade vich rahinaa sukhaalaa hai | kiaunk uhanaan de raaj vich suaameebhagat raajabhagata budhavaan te vishavaasee raajakaramachaaree aapane praan laa ke vee aapane raaj dee bhaliaaee chaahunde han | par ethe jis raajabhagatee naal raajakaramachaaree kam karade han, aap ton gujhee naheen hai |

aap is gal te bharosaa rakho ki koee oparaa aadamee saadde ranavaas vich naheen aaundaa te naa hee koee oparaa aadamee agon aavegaa | taan vee meree aap age praarathanaa hai ki aap kujh aiho jehe itabaaree saradaar neeyat kar devo, jiharre aap noo mere sanbandh vich khabaraan dende rahin, par darabaar daa koee vee saradaar es kam lee naa laaeaa jaave |

eih vaddee khushee dee gal hai ki mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh angarezaan naal mitarataa kar ge han, jis daa amrit fal main te baalak mahaaraajaa doven bhog rahe haan | jad kade lorr samajho, mainoo sikhiaa den ton naa ukanaa |

eih chitthee parrh ke raizeeddaintt noo ag lag utthee| uhade dil vich jindaan vaasate vairabhaav hor vadh giaa| uh usadeean saadhaaran galaan chon vee koee naa koee saazash bhaalan lagaa| ik vaar mahaaraanee dee sahelee us vaasate mulataan ton safaid ganaa liaaee | raijeeddaintt noo khurrakee ki jind kauar mool raaj mulataan naal mil ke angarejaan virudh koee saajs karan lagee hai| par uhade vich see kee

parame noo faansee

eihaneen hee dineen parame ne tej singh noo maaran dee saazash keetee| raijeeddaintt ne is vich vee jindaan daa hath samajhiaa | mukadamaa laaradd haaradding tak pujaa | us ne jindaan noo nirados maniaa te parame noo faansee dee sazaa ditee|

tej singh raajaa baniaa

hun gole kathe raizeeddaintt bahaane ttolan lagaa, jiven uh mahaaraanee noo deshanikaalaa de sake| te bahaanaa vee chhetee hee mil giaa | 7 agasat,

1847 ee. noo raizeeddaintt laarans ne ik darabaar keetaa, jis vich kujh saradaaraan noo khitaab dite ge| ihanaan vich deshadharohee tej singh vee see, jisanoo raaje daa khitaab milanaa see | ih ohaa tej singh hai, jisane laal singh naal mil ke sataluj de kandte, sikhaan deean berreean ddobeean san | bhalaa mahaaraanee kiven vekh sukhaandee ki panjaab de vadde vairee tej singh noo ih padavee mile ausane mahaaraajaa daleep singh noo vakat ton ik ghanttaa pichhon gholiaa | age rainzeeddaintt te saare darabaaree uddeek rahe san | sikh darabaar vich ih ravaaj chaliaa aaundaa see ki jisanoo raaje dee padavee miladee, mahaaraajaa aap usade mathe te hatheen tilak laaundaa| raizeeddaintt ne daleep singh noo tej singh de mathe te tilak laaun vaasate kihaa, par usane is kam ton naanh kar ditee | ant ik granthee pohata kolon rasam pooree karaaee gee| is khushee vich raatee aatasbaazee chalee, par mahaaraanee ne daleep singh noo naa aaun ditaa| laaradd haaradding is ghattanaa noo iaun biaan karadaa hai daleep singh ne aapanaa kam barree drirrataa naal nibhaaeaa | us ne aapane nikenake hath pichhe kar le te kurasee naal kandd laa lee | ik prohat ne ih rasam pooree keetee| shaam noo mahaaraanee ne mahaaraaje noo aatasbaazee vekhan aaun vaasate leerre naa paaun dite| mukadee gal, mahaaraanee usanoo is gal lee pakiaan karadee jaa rahee see ki uh sarakaar te angarezee sanbandh dee virodhat karo| main laarans l. naal gupat chitthee patar kar rihaa haan, te mainoo is ton binaan hor koee upaa naheen sujhadaa ki mahaaraanee noo laahauaron hattaa ditaa jaave | .. chhetee jaan chiraakee ih nauabat aa jaavegee| jiaun jiaun uh vaddaa hundaa hai, auhadaa saraprasat hon de kaaran saaddaa ih dharam hai ki aseen uhanoo mahaaraanee diaan khottiaan pooraniaan ton bachaaeee|

mahaaraajaa daleep singh ne tej singh noo tilak deno naanh kar ditee| jind kauar de virodheean noo uhade ulatt bahaanaa mil giaa | te bahaanaa hee uh chaahunde san, naheen taan usade deshanikaale daa faisalaa taan laaradd haaradding dasanbar, 1846 vich hee kar chukaa see | 7 agasat vaalee ghattanaa mahaaraanee de virudh maaroo hathiaar banaa ke varatee gee|

1. haaradding dee gupat chitthee karee noo, 19 agasat, 1847 ee. |

2. vekho ese kitaab daa panaa 27 |

raizeeddaintt noo haaradding dee chitthee jindaan viradh

16 agasat, 1847 ee. noo gavaranarajanaral ne raizeeddaintt noo likhiaa hun vaang je mahaaraanee, baalak mahaaraaje te aapanaa pooraa asar paaundee rahee, taan sarakaar daa parabandh naheen chal sakegaa | kauansal noo es gal daa niraa andeshaa hee nahee; sagon pooraa ddar hai ki je mahaaraanee saare zinmevaar saradaaraan te panjaab sarakaar de prabandh virudh mahaaraaje de dil vich jhir bharadee rahee, taan age vaasate barre khataranaak nateeje nikalanage| fir, eis vaasate gavaranarajainaral dee raae vich raajasee tauar te ih bilakul ttheek hai, ki shahizaade noo usadee maan ton hune vakharaa kar ditaa jaave | is vele mahaaraajaa pooree tarhaan mahaaraanee de kaaboo vasa vich hai | usadaa mahaaraaje daa us husiaar isataree jindaan de khiaalaan de parabhaav ton bachanaa asanbhav hai, jiharree jindaan sarakaar angarezee te saradaaraan naal jaatee vair de kaaran mahaaraaje ute asar paaunaa chaahundee hai| mahaaraaje dee bhalaaee te ahidanaame deean sharataan nibhaaun vaasate is gal dee lorr hai, ki mahaaraaje noo eho jehe saariaan asaraan ton bachaaeaa jaave, jo keval ese soorat vich ho sakadaa hai, ki mahaaraaje noo mahaaraanee ton vakharaa kar ditaa jaave | par inhaan raajasee maamaliaan de naalanaal gavaranarajainaral uhanaan zinmevaareean vich vee bandhaa hoeaa hai, jo us ute sarakaar angarezee ne mahaaraaje dee baalak avasathaa vich usadee rakhayak banan daa ikaraar kar ke leean han|

ese khat vich gavaranarajainaral ne raizeeddaintt noo ih vee likhiaa ki mahaaraanee noo laahauaron kadtan baare darabaar vich paragatt tauar te salaah lee jaave |

angarez karamachaaree hun hee jindaan noo deshanikaalaa de denaa chaahunde san, par darabaar de saradaar naa mane | eevaanas bail ovanas bhelala likhadaa haiaseen jaanade haan ki agasat, 1847 vich mahaaraanee noo doshon kadt den dee salaah vich saradaaraan ne kise tarhaan daa kalank daa ttikaa

1. funjab faperas 18479, p. 47

2. funjab faperas 18479, p. 49

aapane mathe lainaa naa maniaa| is vaasate laahauaron 20 meel dee vith ute mahaaraanee shekhoopur kilhe vich ghol ditee gee|¹

jindaan shekhoopure kaid

mukadee gal, laarans ne jind kauar noo kilhaa shekhoopure vich nazaraband karan daa faisalaa de ditaa, te uhadee painashan ghattaa ke 4 hazaar rupai maheenaa ddoodt lakh saalaanaa dee thaan 84 hajaar saalaanaa kar ditee| ih dukhadaaee khabar sunaaun vaasate mahaaraanee kol usadaa bharaa heeraa singh giaa| jind kauar ne barre hauasale naal suniaa te kihaa,jis vich uhanaan noo bhaliaaee sunjhee, main ohaa kujh karan lee tiaar haan|

mahaaraanee ne shekhoopur jaan ton pahilaan ik vaar raizeeddaintt noo milanaa chaahiaa, par uhane aagiaa naa ditee|

sant nihaal singh daa lekh

sant nihaal singh ne 1968 bi. de jetth maheene dee marayaadaa vich iaun likhiaa hai is tej singh noo tilak naa dena daa fal ih hoeaa ki is ghattanaa ton kujh din pichhon raaj mahil vichon sabh nokar hattaa dite ge | mahaaraajaa dee aatamaa ne us noo das ditaa, ki koee aauakarr aaun vaalee hai | sandhiaa 18 agasata noo fir darabaar hoeaa, jis vich mahaaraajaa vee biraajamaan san | laarans ne mahaaraajaa noo ghorre te charrh ke havaa khaan jaan vaasate kihaa| kuvelaa hon de kaaran mahaaraajaa barre hairaan hoe, par uhanaan ih praarathanaa man lee | uh gulaab singh attaaree vaale te kujh hor saradaaraan sane shaalaamaar baag val chale ge | thorrhe chir noo hanheraa ho giaa, taan mahaaraaje ne murranaa chaahiaa| is vichaar naal uhanaan shahir val ghorraa morriaa | gulaab singh ne ih aakh ke rokiaa kee aap shir murr ke saaddaa nak vadtaauge laarans saahib dee aagiaa hai ki main aap naal shaalaamaar jaavaa | mahaaraaj ne dukh naal jaanaa man liaa| othe puje, taan

1. tthehe ananenattion odd ttehe funjab anad ttehe naharajah dhuleep shinagah, be najor ovanas bhelal, farinatted in 1882.

2.panjaab haran aauar daleep sinh, hindee panaa 71|

baag vich aapane nauakaraan noo vekhiaa, te ih vee dditthaa ki raat kattan lee saaraa saamaan piaa hai| is te aap ne ratee vee gusaa paragatt naheen keetaa, par prashaad naa chhakiaa | dooje din aap noo pataa lagaa, ki aap dee maataa nazaraband kar ke shekhoopur bhejee gee hai| ih sun ke mahaaraaje daa gam naal dil ttutt giaa, kiaunk aap daa aapanee maataa naal bahut piaar see | laahauar puj ke aap ne aapane pahile nivaas asathaan samanaburaj vich naa rahin dee ichhiaa paragatt keetee te takhatagaah de uparale kamariaan vich rahin lage | kuchh din magaron aap dee maataa ne aap noo raazee khushee daa sunehaa ghaliaa, te aap lee kujh khiddaaune te mitthiaaee gholee | maataa dee raazee khushee daa samaachaar paa ke aap noo barree khusee hoee, par ih subhaag vee aap noo murr praapat naa hoeaa| raizeeddaintt dee aagiaa naal chittheepatar vee band kar ditaa giaa |

19 agasat noo jind kauar shekhoopur pujee| us dee raakhee daa bhaar s boorr singh noo sauanpiaa giaa | agale din gavaranarajainaral daa ih ailaan nikaliaa

jindaan dee kaid baare haaradding daa ailaan

laahauar darabaar de saradaaraan, dhaaramik aagooaan, bazuragaan te mahaaraajaa daleep singh de raaj de vasaneekaan de giaan vaasate aam ailaan|

laahauar, 20 agasat, 1847 ee. 1 laahauar darabaar te sarakaar angarezee vich mitarataa hon de kaaran, mahaaraaje dee baalak avasathaa vich usanoo vidiaa den te usadee paalanaa te rakhiaa karan vich gavaranara jainaral pitaa varagaa shauak rakhadaa hai |

eis kaarajasadhee vaasate gavaranarajainaral barraa hee zarooree samajhadaa hai ki mahaaraaje noo usadee maataamahaaraanee ton alag kar ditaa jaave| is salaah vich darabaar ne sarab samatee pragatt keetee hai | so 19 agasat, 1847 ee. noo mahaaraanee saahibaa ne laahauar de raaj mahil noo chhaddiaa te uhanoo shekhoopur puchaaeaa giaa |

eih kadam utthaaun de hetth likhe sabanb han pahilaa bharovaal dee sulhaa vele ih zarooree samajhiaa giaa see ki parajaa dee bhalaaee vaasate har tarhaan de raajasee kamaan de parabandh ton mahaaraanee noo alag rakhiaa jaave |

ausanoo vakharaa guzaaraa ditaa giaa, ki uh aapanee rahindee zindagee injt naal gujaar sake | ih sabh kuchh hundiaan hoeaan mahaaraanee, goramintt noo ulattaan deean chaalaan chaladee rahee, te vazeeraan dee ainee virodhataa karadee rahee hai ki sarakaaree kamaan vich rukaavattaan te aauakarraan paidaa hundeean raheean han|

doojaa mahaaraajaa aje baalak hai, te uh vaddaa ho ke uho jihaa banegaa, jeho jihaa usanoo banaaeaa jaavegaa | so ih sanbhav hai ki uhadee maataa aapane jaatee virodh de kaaran, saradaaraan de virudh uhade man vich zahir bharadee rahegee| raaj de vajeeraan te saradaaraan dee virodhataa dee sikhiaa usanoo ditee jaavegee, te ajihee sikhiaa dee kade aagiaa naheen ditee jaa sakadee | mahaaraaje dee sikhiaa, man dee uchaaee, kudaratee vidiaa te inasaanee gunaan de aadhaar te honee chaaheedee hai, taan ki is ahidanaame de mukan ute mahaaraaje te usadee parajaa dee har sharenee vich aman bahaal reh sake, te uh ik dooje noo miharabaan samajhan | aman ik rabee daat hai, par je mahaaraajaa aapanee maan kol rihaa, taan uhadee aas naheen rakhee jaa sakadee |

teejaa jadon tak mahaaraanee laahor de raaj mahil vich hai, opare bande binaan rukaavatt usanoo mil sakade ne te har ik fasaadeejo hun vaale parabandh te khush naheen, mahaaraanee noo raaj daa vaa sirataaj samajhadaa hai, te vichon keean ne taan khaalasaa sarakaar noo ulatt den de vee yatan keete han|

panjaab raaj de har sajan noo khush honaa chaaheedaa hai ki gavaranara jainaral hind janataa de aman, mulak dee raakhee, sarakaar dee sathirataa, mahaaraaje te usade vazeeraan dee ijt bahaal rakhan daa dilon chaahavaan hai|¹

9 saal de bache noo usadee maan ton vichhorr ditaa giaa | sherepanjaab mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh dee mahiboobaa jind kauar noo shekhoopur de kilhe vich maamoolee kaideean vaang band kar ditaa giaa| usadee painasn bharovaal dee sulhaa de ulattaghattaa ditee gee | usanoo aapane putar noo sukh sunehaa ghalane vee band kar ditaa giaa| ih kujh us hainaree laarans te laaradd haaradding ne keetaa, jinhaan noo nek dil, change bhale purash te naram subhaa de kihaa jaandaa hai | te agon taan afasar vee doven sakhat aa ge| vekhee, fir mahaaraanee naal kee salook hundaa hai |

1. funjab faperas 18479, p. 53

naven haakam karee te ddalahauazee

gavaranarajainaral hainaree haaradding dee thaan maarakuees aaf ddalahauazee naratuesas odd dhalahousie janavaree, noo kalakate aaeaa, te 21 janavaree noo dafatar saanbhiaa| raizeeddaintt hainaree laarans dee thaan faraiddarik karee dtarederichak chhurarie 6 maarach, 1848 ee. noo laahauar pujaa te 9 maarach noo dafatar daa kam sanbhaaliaa| hun jindaan de dukh hor vee vadh ge |

saahib singh

raizeeddaintt noo shak piaa ki misar laal singh daa vakeel saahib singh choree mahaaraanee noo miladaa hai | usane chitthee raaheen mahaaraanee noo barree taarranaa keetee, te saahib singh noo vee ddaanttiaa, ki je fer uh shekhoopur de nerre vekhiaa giaa, taan sazaa ditee jaavegee | thorrhe dinaan pichhon ih afavaah uddee ki mahaaraanee ne ik fakeer kashameer de raajaa gulaab singh kol bhejiaa hai, te ik laahauar vich mahaaraajaa daleep singh kol, par parrataal karan te kiton koee sudhak naa nikalee | jhootthee afavaah de aadhaar te hee mahaaraanee dee kaid sakhat kar ditee gee | ihaneen dineen hee mahaaraanee ne aapane nauakaraan noo sattha satth rupai deean butakeean inaam diteean| jadon raizeeddaintt noo pataa lagaa, taan uhade guse dee had naa rahee | uhane butakeean vaapas karaa diteean, te saare puraane nauakaraan noo hattaa ke, naven hor rakh le| ditaa hoeaa inaam vaapas karaaunaa mahaaraanee dee khulhamakhalhaa hatak see, par ddaadte noo puchhe kauan

naveean bandashaan

jiharre naven nauakar nauakaraaneean rakhe ge, auh saare mahaaraanee de virodhee rakhe ge, te uhanaan noo samajhaa ditaa giaa ki mahaaraanee naal keho jihaa varataao karanaa hai | raizeeddaintt ne hukam ditaa ki jiharraa nauakar mahaaraanee kolon inaam vajon kuchh lavegaa, aus noo sazaa ditee jaavegee | naal hee mahaaraanee noo vee sunaaeaa giaa ki aapaneean khaas nauakaraaneean ton binaan uh kise naal gal baat naheen kar sakadee | je us ne mahaaraanee ne kise noo koee chitthee patar bhejanaa hove, taan kilhe de haakam noo vikhaa ke bheje| ethon tak vee suniaa

hai, ki mahaaraanee noo khaanaa vee us dee man marazee daa naheen miladaa see | us dee kaid ikhalaakee gunaaheean naalon vee kararree see|

jeevan singh jindaan daa vakeel

eis sakhatee ton tang aa ke mahaaraanee ne aapanaa vakeel jeevan singh kalakate laaradd ddalahauazee kol bhejiaa |2 faravaree, 1848 noo jeevan singh ne laaradd ddalahauazee kol praarathanaa keetee, mahaaraanee naheen jaanadee ki us naal enaa katthor varataao kiaun keetaa jaa rihaa hai| je raizeeddaintt noo kise kharrayant daa shak hai, taan mukadamaa chalaa ke parrataal kar lee jaave | mahaaraanee niradosh hai| us naal raajamaataa vaalaa salook keetaa jaave te usanoo aapane saak sanbandheean noo milan dee khulh ditee jaave| raizeeddaintt ne us de rakhavaale haakam, aus de vairee saradaar laae han | kirapaa kar ke kise nek angarez afasar noo us daa rakhavaalaa banaaeaa jaave |

ddalahauazee daa utar

eis daa utar 18 faravaree noo ddalahauajee valon miliaa, sarakaar jeevan singh noo mahaaraanee daa vakeel naheen manadee| us ne jo kuchh kahinaa hove, raizeeddaintt raaheen kahe | vaah | kiaa sohanaa utar hai | jis haakam viradh mahaaraanee noo koee ros hai, ose raaheen benatee karo|

jeevan singh ne fir yatan kar ke 23 faravaree noo ddalahauazee paas fariaad keetee, aap aapane beet chuke mitar mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh dee dharamapatanee te aapane aasare thale le hoe baalak mahaaraajaa daleep singh dee maataa naal inasaaf karo| agon ddalahauazee ne barre kauarre shabadaan vich utar ditaa, mahaaraanee jindaan ne aapane aap noo ranajeet singh dee vidhavaa te varatamaan mahaaraajaa daleep singh dee maataa keh ke mere paas praarathanaa keetee hai, eis vaasate uh maithon kise gal dee aas naa rakhe | maano, ranajeet singh dee raanee te daleep singh dee maataa keh ke jindaan ne uh paap keetaa hai, jis dee maafee ddalahauazee dee daragaah vich bilakul naheen see | vichaaraa jeevan singh ttakaraan maar ke niraas murr aaeaa|

mulataan bagaavat

aprail, 1848 ee. vich mulataan bagaavat ho gee | kuchh naama katte sipaaheean ne do angarez afasar katal kar dite| moolaraaj vee baageean ton ddaradaa uhanaan naal mil giaa| raijeeddaintt karee te ddalahauajee ne jaan bujh ke us bagaavat noo naa dabaaeaa, jo sahijasahij bahut vadh gee |

gangaa raam te kaahan singh noo faansee

8 mee, 1848 ee. noo laahauar de angarez afasaraan te khaas kar raijeeddaintt de viradh ik saajsh pakarree gee, jis de gunaah vich mahaaraanee de vakeel gangaa raam te ik sikh fauaj de naamakatte karanal s kaahan singh noo faansee ditee gee| is vich mahaaraanee daa hath vee samajhiaa giaa | mahaaraanee ne aapane aap noo niradosh dasiaa, te kihaa ki khulhee adaalat vich mukadamaa chalaa ke is gal daa inasaaf keetaa jaave | par raizeeddaintt kol mahaaraanee de gunaaheen hon daa saboot koee naheen see, eis vaasate us ne mukadamaa naa chalaaeaa| ik chitthee vich raizeeddaintt gavaranarajainaral noo likhadaa hai, khulhe tauar te ranajeet singh dee vidhavaa do mukadame daa vichaar honaa, panjaab de lokaan noo chubhegaa | mukadamaa chalaaunaajis vich mahaaraanee ne niradosh sidh honaa seetaan chubhanaa see, par chupachaap desanikaalaa denaa kee chubhanaa see so hukam de ditaa |

jindaan noo desanikaalaa

jindaan de deshanikaale de kaagaz ute kauansal de tin mainbaraan de dasatakhat karaae ge ik sikh tej singh mahaaraanee daa sabh ton vaddaa vairee, eik musalamaan fakeer noor deen te ik mainbar raajaa sher singh dee thaan ute uhade bharaa gulaab singh de dasatakhat karaae ge | kiaun hai ki

1. shir jhohan login anad dhuleep shinagah, be lade login, farinatted in 1890, leddee laagan, panaa |

2. panjaab haran aauar daleep sinh, panaa 90 ee

naa raizeeddaintt karee daa gharogee kaanoon | je mainbar naheen taan uhade bharaa ton dasatakhat karaa le is vich ih vee likh ditaa giaa ki je banaaras vich jindaan koee hor saajsh rachegee, taan uhanoo chunaar vich kaid keetaa jaaegaa, jo kaid us naalon vee sakhat hovegee|

14 mee, 1848 ee noo raizeeddaintt daa hukam lai ke afasar jind kauar kol shekhoopure puje | likhiaa see, main aapane afasaraankapataan limasaddan te laifatteenaintt huddasan de naal kuchh itabaaree patavante saradaar bhejadaa haan | ih lok aap noo shekhoopurion baahar jaan baare jo kuchh kahin, binaa der aap ne ohaa karanaa | ih aap noo aadar naal lai jaanage | aap daa kise tarhaan daa apamaan karanaa, jaan sareerak dukh denaa saaddaa bhaav naheen | baalak mahaaraaje dee mohar vaalee ih chitthee jindaan noo ditee gee| us ne is bhaavee de saahamane vee sir jhukaa ditaa | barre dheeraj naal us ne hukam parrhiaa te limasaddan noo puchhiaa, daso mainoo kithe lai jaaoge agon limasaddan ne utar ditaa, mainoo ih dasan dee aagiaa naheen| haan, eih keh sakadaa haan ki mahaaraanee dee rakhiaa daa bhaar mere sir hai | so, aap noo barre aadar te izat naal lijaaeaa jaaegaa | agon mahaaraanee ne fir kihaa,hun aadar te izat dee gal chhaddo| main enaa hee puchhadee haan ki mainoo kithe lai jaaoge afasosa is gal daa utar mahaaraanee noo naa hee ditaa giaa |

15 mee, 1848 ee noo mahaaraanee jind kauar noo shekhoopure de kilhe vichon kadt ke lai ture | suneedaa hai, aus noo laahauar jaan vaasate dasiaa giaa see | ik paase us de dil vich is tarhaan de khiaal utth rahe san, bhaaven meree kaid age naalon kararree hee ho jaae, par laahauar vich main kade naa kade aapane putar noo taan dekh liaa karaangee| je shaahadee naheen, taan choree hee sahee| main aapane putar noo vekhan vaasate duneean de saare dukh saherr sakadee haan | te dooje paase uhade dil vich ih ddar vee see, ki kee jaanaa mere naal vee gangaa raam vaalaa hath hove |

jis vele laahauaron aghaa feerozapur val vadhe, taan jind kauar ne raah pachhaan ke limasaddan noo kol bulaa ke puchhiaa, laahauar lai jaan dee thaan tuseen mainoo kithe lai jaa rahe ho aseen hun feerozapur vaalee sarrak te jaa rahe maaloom

1. panjaab haran aauar daleep sinh, panaa 91|

hunde haan|

limasaddan ne ik rukhee jehee musakaraahatt ton binaan is gal daa koee utar naa ditaa |

jindaan sataluj de kandte te

jis vele sataluj de patan te pujee, taan jind kauar sabh kujh samajh gee, ki uhanoo kithe lai jaa rahe ne | dariaa de uraarale kandte te uh zaraa ku ajhak gee | is vele uhade khiaalaan vich toofaan mach rihaa see | uhade ik paase uhadaa aapanaa desh, aapanaa raaj, aapanee parajaa te duje paase sabh kujh dushaman daa | us daa savaamee daa sal, putar daa vichhorraa, raaj bhaag daa tiaag, sabh kujh desanikaale de gam hetth dabiaa giaa| uh nigaa ttikaaee sataluj de vagade paanee valo vekh rahee see | is vele sooraj chhip rihaa see, maanon us de aapane raaj daa sooraj oparee sarakaar dee had andar uhade naal naheen see jaanaa chaahundaa |

ddubade sooraj deean ttedteean kiranaan paanee te pai ke lahiraan vich ag laa raheean san | jindaan dee chhaatee vich bhakhade angiaaraan vaang, lahoovane bulabule dukhee dil de chhaaliaan vaang bharabhar fisade san | mahaaraanee noo sataluj deean lahiraan vich sabharaavaan de maidaan andar shaheed hoe s saam singh varagiaan daa lahoo vagadaa nazar aa rihaa see, jis vich sikhaashaahee daa taaj ddubadaa nazar aa rihaa see|

eis manahoos dihaarre panjaab ton baahar pair dhariaa te fir parat ke is pavatar des dee dhoorree parasanee naseeb naa hoee| kujh din veerozapur rakh ke, mahaaraanee banaaras bhej ditee gee |

raizeeddaintt dee riporatt

agale din, 18 mee, 1848 ee noo raizeeddaintt ne likhiaa, mahaaraaj

1. jadon desanikaale daa hukam sun ke,

raanee chhadd panjaab noo jaan lagee |

khalee hoeike sataluj de kandtiaan te

jhaatee parat laahauar val paan lagee|

andar hik de lagiaan lanbooaan noo,

daleep singh dee maataa, mahaaraanee jind kauar noo kalh lauadte vele mere hukam naal shekhoopur de kilhe chon kadt ke, afasaraan dee nigaraanee andar veerozapur noo tor ditaa giaa | mahaaraanee daa panjaab vichon deshanikaalaa te gavaranarajainaral

paanee akhaa daa paa paa bujhaan lagee |

jiaun jiaun varan hanjhoo, tiaun tiaun balan bhaanbarr,

aapanee ag vich aap sarr jaan lagee|

auhade ik ik ddalhakade atharoo vich,

nakashaa panjaan dariaavaan daa fir rihaa see|

auhade saamhane hasarataan pittadeean san,

kaal chakar vich kaalajaa chir rihaa see |

auhanoo bhaasadaa see jiven fer sajaraa,

aj sivaa ranajeet daa bal rihaa see |

daradee ban ke upakaar daa devataa koee

tel paa rihaa see, pakhaa jhal rihaa see|

raaj bhaag panjaab daa sarr rihaa see|

vich sohal daleep vee jal rihaa see|

rat os maasoom dee chon cho ke

koee bulhaa ute surakhee mal rihaa see|

fer disiaa siro daleep de jiaun

honee taaj panjaab daa laah laah liaa|

har thaan neetee de jaal khilaar ke te,

os baal anyaane noo faah liaa|

fir parades vich mangadaa nazar aaeaa

auh panjaab de takhat suhaaun vaalaa|

bhaa kauaddeean de haae| rul rihaa see,

aapane taaj vich heere handtaaun vaalaa|

badhee hath khalotaa see kise age,

auh karotaan te hukam chalaaun vaalaa |

kise torr angiaaraan te dhar ditaa see,

tatee vaa naal ful kumalaaun vaalaa|

eih khiaal aaunde saar tarraf utthee,

jind jindaan dee keerane paa rahee see |

reejhaan magar kuralaaundeean jaandeean san,

raanee bandhee banaaras noo jaa rahee see |

de ejantt dee nigaraanee vich banaaras vich nazarabandee te uhadee kaid, ate bandashaan laauneean, taan ki uh agon lee koee saazash jaan chitthee patar naa kar sake, mere khiaal vich sabh ton changaa dtang hai, jo asaan is vele varatiaa hai| age fir aapanee riporatt vich raizeeddaintt likhadaa hai,change bhaagaan noo rataa vee virodhataa naheen hoee| saare lok razaamandee te bhalamansaoo pragatt kar rahe san, te ih din razaamandee te bhalamansaoo uhanaan mauataan daa nateejaa see, jo kuchh din pahilaan gangaa raam te kaahan singh noo faansee den naal hoeean pichhale khat vich raizeeddaintt pragatt karadaa hai, ki us daa ehaa kiaas see, ki mahaaraanee vee khiaal karegee ki us noo vee ose badakisamatee daa moonh vekhanaa pavegaa, jo us de nijee vakeel munashee gangaa raam ne vekhiaa, jis noo kuchh din pahilaan faansee ditaa gee see|

es ghattanaa ute vichaar pragatt karadaa hoeaa eevaanas bail likhadaa| hai, eis tarhaan mahaaraaje dee maataa te saadde saathee ranajeet singha dee vidhavaa noo do angarez afasaraan te ik musalamaan saradaar dee kararree nigaraanee hetthaan, faansee de jhattapatt de takarre ddar vich desanikaalaa ditaa giaa | angarez afasaraan ne ih dtang es vaasate akhatiaar keetaa, ki patavante gharaane deean isatareean dee izat vich akaaran dakhal den naal gusail sikh sipaaheean te aam lokaan de jajbaat bharrak painage| so ohaa gol hoee|

jindaan de desanikaale daa lokaan te asar

ddalahauazee te karee dee man dee muraad pooree hoee| mahaaraanee de desa nikaale dee khabar sun ke, thaan thaan sipaahee bharrak utthe, te mulataan dee chhottee jihee bagaavat ik vaddaa balavaa ban gee|

25 mee, 1848 ee noo raizeeddaintt gavaranarajainaral noo likhadaa

1. funjab faperas 1849, p. 168

2. funjab faperas 1849, p. 168

3. ovanas bhelal. eevaanas bail, panaa 16 |

4. tthehe ananenattion odd ttehe funjab famap; na. dhuleep shinagah, p. 16.

hai,raajaa sher singh de ddere ton khabaraan aa raheean han ki mahaaraanee de desa nikaale dee khabar sun ke khaalasaa foj barree bechain ho rahee hai | sipaahee aakhade ne, mahaaraanee khaalasaa fauaj dee maataa hai | jad uh jindaan te baalak daleep singh hee uhanaan ton door kar dite ge ne, taan uh keehade badale larran hun uhanaan noo mool raaj dee virodhataa karan dee lorr naheen | je mool raaj ne uhanaan ute hamalaa keetaa, taan uh saradaaraan noo farr lainage te mool raaj naal mil jaanage |

eevaanas bail aapanee kitaab de panaa 15 ute likhadaa hai, raajaa sher singh de ddere vich jo ghiranaa te bechainee vadh gee hai, aus noo khaas thaan ditee jaandee hai| panjaab de saare vasaneekaan noo, sabh sikhaan noo, asal vich saaree duneean noo changee tarhaan pataa lag giaa hai ki kineean naavaajab sakhateean, dhake te zulam naal farangeean ne vadde mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh dee vidhavaa naal buraa varataau keetaa hai |

aapanee parajaa dee maataa mahaaraanee noo kaid karake hindusataan vich bhejan naal angarezaan ne sulhaa torr ditee hai |

kaabal daa haakam dosat muhamad khaan, aibatt noo likhadaa hai, es vich koee shak naheen ki sikh dinondin barre bechain ho rahe han| keean noo nauakareean ton hattaa ditaa giaa hai, te khaas kar mahaaraajaa daleep singh dee maataa noo kaid vich suttiaa giaa te us naal buraa salook keetaa giaa hai | aiho jehe varataau noo saare mazhabaan de lok buraa samajhade han, te saare ameer gareeb is naalon mauat noo changaa samajhade han | aiddavin aaranoladd likhadaa hai, mahaaraanee noo aapane baalak putar te parajaa paason door karan te sikhaan ne jinaa ros pragatt keetaa, aus naalon kite vadhere aapane hiradiaan vich rakhade han|

eevaanas bail ik hor thaan likhadaa hai, mahaaranee noo kaid karan te desanikaalaa den baare laaradd ddalahauazee daa ailaan aman bahaal rakhan de tauar

1. funjab faperas, 1849 p. 179.

2. funjab faperas, 1849 p. 362.

3. funjab faperas. 1849 p. 512.

4. tthehe naratues odd dhalahousies adaminisattrattion odd bharittisah eenadia eee, p. 115

te naheen, sagon us noo sazaa de tauar te see | mere khiaal vich ih ailaan naavaajab, naamunaasab te beeinasaafee vaalaa see | raanee daa desanikaalaa uhanaan sabh lokaan deean nazaraan vichajinhaan daa mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh dee baadashaahee naal sanbandh seeik kauamee hatak see, te ih raanee de putar noo takhat ton utaaran te raaj noo tabaah karan badale pahilaa kadam see| sidh hoeaa ki mahaaraanee de desanikaale ne bahut thaaneen fauajaan vich ag bharrakaa ditee, te jithe aje ag bharrakan vich kuchh der see, othe dhukh rahee see |

jindaan banaaras vich

mahaaraanee jind kauar banaaras bhej ditee gee | us dee painashan doojee vaar ghattaa ditee gee | jad sekhoopure kaid keetee gee see, taan ddoodt lakh saalaanaa dee thaan 48 hazaar saalaanaa kar ditee see, te banaaras pahunchan te 12 hazaar 1 hajaar maahavaara rahin ditee gee| kihaa giaa, mahaaraanee aapane naal bahut saare gahine te nakad rupeaa lai gee hai | par bharovaal dee sulhaa vele vee taan ih sabh kuchh mahaaraanee de kol hee see te us ahidanaame vich aiho jehee koee sharat naheen, jis naal mahaaraanee dee painashan ghattaaee jaa sakadee | par jadon jhagarraa tagarre te maarre vich hove, odon ahidanaame de kaagaz, radee de ttukarriaan baraabar hunde han |

banaaras vich mahaaraanee dee nigaraanee te maikagregar thaapiaa giaa| 30 joon, 1848 ee noo raizeeddaintt ne jindaan baare magaron chitthee likh ghalee, saazash baare kujh chittheean ne, par kihaa naheen jaa sakadaa, ki uh sacheean ne jaan jhoottheean | je sacheean ne, taan mahaaraanee barree ghiranaa bharee saazash vich fasee hoee hai | laahauar vich jo jrooree kaagaj patar mile han, auhanaan vich mahaaraanee deean kuchh asalee chittheean vee han| panjaab vichon jhattapatt desa nikaalaa de den de kaaran uh us noo diteean naheen geean| jindaan dee talaashee inhaan skee chittheean jinhaan baare maikagregar ne maniaa ki jindaan 1. ovanas bhelal, p. 1920.

2. panjaab haran aauar daleep sinh, hindee panaa 94 |

niradosh hai de gunaah vich mahaaraanee noo sazaa de ditee gee| gavaranara jainaral ddalahauajee de hukam naal 14 julaaee, 1848 ee noo mahaaraanee de gahine 50 lakh de te do lakh nakad khoh liaa giaa | ethe hee bas naheen, ailan te sattainalee do memaan kolon jind kauar te us deean daaseean dee likhadiaan chhaatee fattadee hai saare kaparre utaar ke talaashee keetee gee| angarez kauam, jo duneean bhar vich aapane aap noo bhalamansaoo te tahizeeb vich sabh naalon age dasadee hai, aus daa ik mudanbar haakam laaradd ddalahauazee aapane moe mitar ranajeet singh dee vidhavaa dee pat laahuno nangee karake talaashee karanon naa jhijakiaa |

ohaa mahaaraanee jind kauar, jo patee daa suragavaas honaa, putar daa vichhorriaa jaanaa, raajabhaag daa khusanaa, te binaa gunaahon desanikaalaa milanaa, dheeraj naal seh gee see, par bepatee noo naa sahaar sakee te futt futt ke ro pee |

talaashee vich jind kauar de soottakes vaale kaparriaan vichon 33 chittheean sanbandheean valon likheean hoeean nikaleean| maikagregar manadaa hai ki inhaan vichon angarezaan viradh boo tak vee naheen aaundee see | jindaan daa gunaah koee naheen see, par kee us daa enaa hee gunaah thorrhaa see, ki uh be gunaah see aus dee kaid age naalon sakhat kar ditee gee, te painashan maahavaar ik hazaar hee rahin ditee gee |

chatar singh te sher singh dee bagaavat

hun panjaab vich sipaaheean de dilaan vich baladee ag te tel

1. hoee talaashee sram naal jindaan kuralaaee

raanee sher panjaab dee, mainaa singh jaaee

aj moeaa ranajeet singh, eiaun kook sunaaee

jinhaan uhade jiaundiaan naa akh utthaaee

moe pichhon sher dee uhanaan pat laahee

has has jinhaan naal see toon yaaree laaee

tak lai kantaa meriaa unhaan kehee nibhaaee

tere baajhon mainoo jaapadaa jagat kasaaee

takhatee hukam chalaavandee farr jelee paaee

kisamat veran ho gee fire khoon tihaaee |

paaun vaalee kasar pooree ho chukee see | ih khabar sunee taan andaronandar dhukhadee bhaanbarr ban ke bal utthee | odharon raizeeddaintt ne mahaaraajaa daleep singh de viaah daa din pakaa karanon naanh kar ditee| so saare pachhamee panjaab vich fauajaan ne bagaavat kar ditee| hajaare vich s chatar singh attaaree te mulataan vich us de putar raajaa sher singh ne bagaavat kar ditee | 14 satanbar, 1848 ee noo raajaa sher singh ne hetth likhiaa ailaan kadtiaa, saare panjaabeean te horanaan lokaan ton ih gal lukee hoee naheen, ki sachakhandd vaasee mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh dee vidhavaa mahaaraanee jind kauar ute farangeean ne kis tarhaan atiaachaar keetaa hai | us dee jo bepatee keetee hai, te parajaa ute farangeean ne jo sakhateean keeteean han, auh vee kise kolon gujheean naheen | pahilaan taan panjaabeean dee maataa jehee raanee jind kauar noo desanikaalaa de ke sulhaa torree hai, te dujee gal saaddemahaaraajaa ranajeet singh dee santaan varage singhaan ute ajihaa aniaan te zulam keetaa hai ki aseen dharamon vee heen ho ge haan | bhijee gal; sikh raaj dee pahilee vaddiaaee naheen rahee | so, hun kee vekhade ho aao, aapane sarabans dee rakhiaa vaasate ik ho jaao |

sher singh deean larraaeean

eih hai, jis noo sikhaan dee doosaree larraaee aakhade han | raajaa sher singh de baagee hon naal 3032 hazaar fauaj baagee ho gee| laaradd ddalahauajee dee man dee muraad pooree ho gee | panjaab de ik hise vich khulhee bagaavat ho gee, jis bahaane uh panjaab noo harrap kar sake | laaradd gaf sarakaar angarezee daa pradhaan sainaapaatee barree tagarree fauaj lai ke mahaaraajaa daleep singh de mulak vich varriaa| raajaa sher singh naal chaar tagarreean larraaeean hoeean, raam nagar 22 navanbar, 1848, saidalaapur 4 dasanbar, cheleean vaalee 13 janavaree 1849, gujaraat 21 faravaree, 1849 ee.1 pahileean tinaan vich sikhaan daa paasaa bhaaraa rihaa, par chauathee larraaee gujaraat vich baarood sikaa mukan de naal sikh haar ge| ethe haaranaa hee see, ki

1. vekho sakh raaj kiven giaa

2. panjaab haran aauar daleep sinh, hindee panaa 120|

3. vekho sakh raaj kiven giaa chauathaa kaandd|

ddalahauazee dee sarakaar ne saare ahidanaame te ailaanaan de ikaraar bhul ke aapanee rakhiaa vich le hoe baalak mahaaraajaa daleep singh de mulak te kabazaa kar liaa|

gujaraat vich haar ke nase hoe sikhaan noo 14 maarach noo raavalapinddee gher liaa | sipaaheean nahathiaar khoh kegharo gharee ghal ditaa giaa te vaddevadde saradaaraan noo kaid kar liaa giaa | saare panjaab vich aman ho giaa| hun inasaaf daa velaa aaeaa| par raajaneetee kee te inasaav kee fir ddalahauazee ton inasaaf dee aas jis daleep singh noo gavaranara jainaral ne bharovaal dee sulhaa anusaar aapanee rakhiaa vich liaa hoeaa see, jis mahaaraaje de naam thalo mulataan te sher singh deean larraaeean larreean geean san, jis baalak daleep singh noo ddalahauazee aapanaa putar aakhadaa see, ose 11 saal de niradosh te maasoom daleep singh dee garadan ute ddalahauazee ne kalam dee chhuree chalaa ditee | 29 maarach, 1849 ee noo panjaab dee zabatee daa ailaan kar ditaa giaa|

28 maarach noo ileeatt ddalahauajee daa ailaan lai ke laahauar aaeaa| us ne kauansal de kujh mainbaraan ton ddaraa dhamakaa ke raat noo sulhaa te dasatakhat karaa le | agale din 29 maarach noo darabaar hoeaa, jis vich baalak mahaaraajaa daleep singh noo ant dee vaar sikh raaj de singhaasan te bitthaaeaa giaa | sabh sikh darabaaree maatamee kaparre pahin ke aae hoe san | ik paase sikh te ik paase angarez karamachaaree baitthe hoe san | laaradd ddalahauajee daa lamaa saaraa ailaan parrhiaa giaa, te fir aakharee ahidanaame deean sharataan sunaaeean| geean, jo is prakaar san

1. sikhaan dee gujaraat vich jad kisamat haaree

sauan ge neende sadaa dee kee desapujaaree

dtaako dharatee dteh pee jad teg piaaree

baitthaa mel laahauar noo daa khihadd khiddaaree

katthe hoe ant noo sabh sikh darabaaree

kade jinhaan dee shaan see duneean ton niaaree

baitthaa takhat daleep singh orrak dee vaaree

murr naheen reejhaan lahineean jind ruloo vichaaree

aakharee sulhaa deean sharataan

1mahaaraajaa daleep singh aapane valon, aapane vaarasaan valon te aapane utar adhikaareeanjaanasheenaan valon panjaab raaj de saare hak te daaviaan noo tiaagadaa hai|

2.laahauar darabaar sir sarakaar angarezee daa jo karajaa hai, aus badale te is larraaee de kharachaan badale laahauar riaasat dee har tarhaan dee jaaeidaad, jithe vee hove, sarakaar angarezee jbat kar lavegee|

3kohinoor heeraa, jo mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh ne shaah sujaah kolon liaa see, laahauar daa mahaaraajaa ingalaindd dee malakaa dee bhentt karegaa|

4. mahaaraajaa daleep singh aapanee, aapane sanbandheean dee te riaasat de nauakaraan dee sahaaeitaa lee, eesatt inddeea kanpanee paason ik rakam painashana lavegaa, jo kanpanee de roopai chaar lakh ton ghatt te panj lakh ton vadh naheen hovegee|

5. mahaaraaje dee izat te sanamaan kaaeim rakhiaa jaavegaa| uh mahaaraajaa daleep singh bahaadur daa khitaab rakhegaa te uh aapanee umar bhar, aupar dasee painashan daa onaa hisaa liaa karegaa jo us noo jaatee tauar te ditaa jaavegaa, par je uh angarezaan daa taabiaadaar rahegaa, te othe rihaaeish rakhegaa, jithe gavaranarajainaral us lee thaan tajaveez karegaa|

reejainasee de kamishanar ne sulhaa daa kaagaz age keetaa, jo tej singh ne farr ke mahaaraajaa daleep singh de pesh keetaa| us ne barree chhetee naal kaagaz farriaa te upar dasatakhat kar dite | jis kaahalee naal us ne dasatakhat keete, maaloom hundaa hai ki uhanoo samajhaaeaa giaa see ki dtil karan naal kam asalon vigarr jaaegaa, te ih vee pragatt hundaa see ki baalak hon de kaaran us noo enaa giaan naheen see ki uh baadashaahee takhat ton utaar ke dhoonen daa fakeer banaaeaa jaa rihaa hai|

sulhaa de kaagaz te dasatakhat karaaun vaalaa kamishanar aap manadaa hai,kaagaz mahaaraaje de havaale keete ge, jis ne jhattapatt us ute dasatakhat kar dite| jis furatee naal us ne kaagaz farre, sabh noo hairaan karan vaalee gal see, te is ton pragatt hundaa hai, ki uhade salaahakaaraan ne

auhanoo sikhaaeaa hoeaa see ki us ne rataa vee der keetee, taan ihanaan de badale vich is ton vee ghatt faaeide vaaleean sharataan uhade saahamane rakheean jaanageean|

eevaanas bail likhadaa hai, aseen jaanade haan ki uhade salaahakaaraan noo dhamakee ditee gee see ki sharataan naa pravaan karan te uhanaan de te uhanaan de shaahazaade de desanikaale daa te tabaahee daa hukam ditaa jaavegaa | mahaaraaje ne jis khiaal, jis furatee, jis kaahalee te bechainee naal kaagazaan noo farriaa te dasatakhat keete, enaa kahinaa hee kaafee hai, ki uh 11 saal daa bachaa see, te eho jehe maamaliaan vich aapanee raae pragatt karan de kaabal naheen see|

ailaan parrhiaa giaa, ahidanaame te dasatakhat ho ge, te baalak mahaaraaje noo khaalasee takhat ton sadaa vaasate utaar ditaa giaa| us vele dharam te inasaaf ddalahauazee dee neetee de saahamane sir jhukaaee ro rahe san|

dujaa kaandd

jindaan banaaras vich

aseen mahaaraanee jind kauar noo banaaras vich maikagregar dee kaid vich chhadd aae saan | 14 julaaee, 1848 ee noo us d jaamaa talaashee keetee gee,

1. anatte, p. 98. funjab faperas, 1849 p. 652.

2. ovanas bhelal, p. 105

3. baalak daleep singh noo takhaton utaariaa jaa,

kahe ho panjaab, ainaa kahir naa kamaaeaa jaave|

rove piaa naseeb, aakho rahim karo baal ute,

kahe takadeer, galee galee ch firaaeaa jaave|

aakhe inasaaf, niradesh daa naa raaj khohavo,

kahe raajaneetee ihadaa naam hee mittaaeaa jaave|

seetal naa jaanaa, kiven rab noo ih bhaavandaa e

aiho jehaa roop parades ch rulaaeaa jaave |

te us de gahine te nakadee khoh lee gee, bharovaal dee sulhaa de ulatt us dee painashan ghattaa ke ik hazaar maheenaa ddoodt lakh dee thaan, 12 hazaar saalaanaa kar ditee gee| kaid enee sakhat see ki uh aapane bigaane de saahamane dil dee havaarr vee naheen kadt sakadee see |

jeevan singh te niaoo maarach

mahaaraanee de puraane vakeel jeevan singh ne mahaaraanee noo milan dee aagiaa mangee, par sarakaar ne paravaan naa keetee | jeevan singh kalakate giaa| us ne kee vaar gavaranarajainaral kol benatee keetee, par mahaaraanee noo milan dee aagiaa us noo naheen milee | hor koee upaa naa vekh ke jeevan singh ne ik angarez niaoo maarach noo mahaaraanee daa vakeel neeyat keetaa | gavaranarajainaral ne niaoo maarach noo ikaliaan mahaaraanee noo milan dee aagiaa ditee| niaoo maarach banaaras aaeaa, te atth din ethe rihaa| uh ikalaa kee vaar mahaaraanee noo miliaa| uhane mahaaraanee de kharachaan daa ik chitthaa fahirisata tiaar keetaa te do hazaar maahavaar kharach dee sifaarash karake maikagregar de paas bhej ditaa| naal hee aapanee riporatt vich likhiaa, angarezee vichaar ton mahaaraanee de kharach dee enee rakam viarath hai, te kharach dee kinee hee rakam haasoheenee hai, par mahaaraanee aakhadee hai, ki uh kharach pahilaan karadee rahee hai, je us ne hun ih saare band kar dite, taan uhadee nauakaraan chaakaraan vich kinee haanee hovegee

maikagar ne aapanee safaarash karake ih chitthaa 23 akatoobar, 1848 ee. noo gavaranarajainaral noo bhej ditaa | agon panj navanbar noo gavaranarajainaral daa javaab aaeaa, eis vele jo rakam mahaaraanee noo kharach vaasate miladee hai, auh us naal changee tarhaan nirabaah kar sakadee hai| dobaaraa chetaavanee karaaun ute gavaranarajainaral ne 11 navanbar noo likhiaa,gavaranarajainaral mahaaraanee de benatee patar te vichaar karan dee koee lorr naheen samajhade| usane mahaaraanee dee praarathanaa paravaan naheen keetee|

1. panjaab haran aauar daleep sinh, pane 9596|

2. panjaab haran aauar daleep sinh, panaa 96|

mukadee gal, mahaaraanee deean benateean te koee dhiaan naa ditaa giaa |

harachand men jhuk jhuk ke kee sainkarron sajade,

par kham naa hooee us bute magaroor kee garadan

fir niaoomaarach ne kalakate supareemakoratt vich apeel keetee, par othe vee koee naa sunee gee| fir usane mahaaraanee noo valaaeit vich koratt aaf ddaaeiraikattaraz paas benatee karan dee salaah ditee, te is kam de kharach vaasate panjaah hazaar rupeaa mangiaa | par je mahaaraanee 50 hajaar rupeaa den jogee hundee, taan fir ik hazaar vaasate ddalahauajee saamhane kiaun tarale karadee so, eih ronaa dhonaa ethe daa ethe hee reh giaa| painashan ik hazaar hee rahee |

jiaunjiaun pachhamee panjaab vich bagaavat dee ag zor farradee gee, tiauntiaun mahaaraanee dee kaid sakhat hundee gee | 13 janavaree, 1849 noo cheleean vaalee de yudh vich angarez fauaj daa bahut buraa haal hoeaa | is de nateeje vekh ke angarej jaranail bahut ghabaraa rahe san, te bahute es ag noo chhetee ton chhetee shaant jaan khatam karanaa chaahunde san | maaoontten nounttaina ne gavaranarajainaral ddalahauajee kol benatee vee keetee ki je mahaaraanee noo panjaab vich vaapas lai aandaa jaave, taan ih bagaavat dee ag tthandtee ho sakadee hai| agon ddalahauazee ne feerojpur ton 31 janavaree, 1849 noo maauntten noo likhiaa

jindaan baare ddalahauazee dee chitthee

raanee noo vaapas liaaun dee taangh vaale sikhaan de bahaane sabh viarath han| je bhalaa sikh vadhere is gal vich sache te sanjeedaa hon, taan ih is gal lee hor vadhere pake sabab han ki uhanaan dee ih gal naa manee jaae | panjaab vich keval oho mahaaraanee hee maradaan vaalee samajh rakhadee hai, te usadaa vaapas liaaunaa siraf ik uh cheez murr liaa khalee karegaa, jisadaa varatamaan sakhaan dee doojee larraaee noo sachamach bhiaanak banaaun lee ghaattaa hai, bhaav ik nashaanaa te ik dimaag |

nisache jaano ki hun pichhe hattan, jaan kuchh vaapas den, jaan akh chamakan daa velaa naheen |

jindaan chunaar vich

jind kauar noo kaid vichon rihaa karanaa, panjaab vich vaapas liaaunaa taan ik paase rihaa, ddalahauazee taan uhanoo sagon hor ghor narak vich suttanaa chaahundaa see | 29 maarach, 1849 ee noo panjaab angarezee raaj vich milaa ke sikh raaj daa sadaa vaasate ant keetaa giaa te 6 aprail, 1849 noo binaan kise gunaah de jind kauar noo chunaar r de kilhe vich band kar ditaa giaa | age taan uhade ute koee sakhatee karan lagiaa kise bahaane dee lorr hundee see, par hun taan usadee sakha kauam dee taakat bilakul hee khatam ho chukee see, so bahaanaa vee naa ttolanaa piaa | chunaar kilhe dee kaid kinee kararree see es gal ton hee samajhiaa jaa sakadaa hai ki ohaa jind kauar, jo aine anarath te atiaachaar hauansale naal sahaaradee aaee see, auh aithe kuchh dihaarre vee naa katt sakee | man marazee dee khuraak te rihaaeish taan ik paase rahee, auh aapane nauakaraan jaan pahiredaaraan naal gal tak naheen see kar sakadee| uhade kaidakhaane de udaale barraa sakhat pahiraa see | ih ohaa jindaan hai, jo ik din sherepanjaab de mahilaan dee saradaar see, te aj pathar deean sakhat kandhaan vich ghiree hoee, moonhon haae tak naheen see kadt sakadee |

naa tarrapane kee ijaazat hai, naa fariyaad kee hai,

dam ghutt ke mar jaaoon, yeh marazee mire sayaad kee hai |

jindaan de andar dukhaan de bhaanbarr balade san | beeteean yaadaan dil vich angiaaraan vaang bhakhadeean san| uh utthadeean aaheen noo andar rokadee see, taan andar sarradaa see, jo baahar kadtadee see, taan baahar sarradaa see | uhade dukhaan daa daaroo koee naheen see rihaa | auh aap hee dukh roop ban chukee see |

tabeebon ko kiaa poochhe ilaaj darade dil apanaa

maraz jab jindagee khud ho, to fir us kee davaa kiaa hai|

auh asamaan de taariaan vale vekhadee | kise kaalee badalee noo paarr ke

. ddaa. ganddaa singh, sikh itihaas baare, panaa 162|

vichon koee taaraa ddalhakadaa disadaa, taan reesorees us deean kaaleean akhaan vich vee hanjhoo ddalhak painde | uh netar bharabhar palattadee ki kiven hik vich lagee bujhe |

samajhate the, ki ro ro ke lagee dil kee

bujhaa lag barraa hee aasaraa teraa hamen ai chashamegireean thaa |

par

kiaa faaeidaa hai rone se ai chasham zaar bas,

kab ashak dil kee aag lagee ko bujhaa sakaa|

auh aape rondee te aape chup kar jaandee | ih ohaa jindaan hai, jis de chihare te aaee musakaraahatt sherepanjaab vaasate amritajeevan hundee see| jis deean akhaan vich aae do hanjhoo prithavee kanbaa dende san, jis de mathe te pe vatt anekaan yodhiaan deean kamaanaan jhukaa dende san | par aj naa us de haasiaan vich koee karaamaat hai, naa hanjhooaan vich koee taaseer | hanjhoo vee sadaa ike bhee naheen vikade, kade moteean ton mahinge hunde han, te kade tarel deean boondaan ton vee sasate |

kilhe deean kandhaan naal khahindeean nadee deean lahiraan valon uh vekhadee te sochadee, eihanaan kee banhe dtaahe han, kee pindd rorrhe han, kee berreean ddobeean han, kee jaanaan barabaad keeteean han, par ihanaan noo koee sazaa naheen dendaa | ih aine paap karan ute vee aajaad han, par main koee gunaah naheen keetaa te fir vee kaid haan| kiaunk main kaid rahinaa paravaan kar liaa hai te ih kaid rahinaa naheen manadeean| ttheek hai, bandeekhaane keval uhanaan vaasate han, jo bandee rahinaa paravaan kar lain, par kee main is kaid vichon aazaad naheen ho sakadee

jindaan chunaar vichon nas gee

18 aprail, 1849 dee adhee raat uh udaasee santanee daa bhagavaa ves karake kilion baahar nikalee | pahire vaale ne puchhiaa, kon hai taan jindaan ne agon utar ditaa, main jangal vich rahin vaalee ik udaasee santanee haan | mahaaraanee ne dharam upadesh lain vaasate mainoo sadiaa see | us noo

1. leddee laagan, panaa 119 |

aupadesh de ke main jis tarhaan choree raat noo aaee saan, ose tarhaan choree baahar jaa rahee haan | pahiredaar ddar naal kanb utthiaa| uh sochadaa, je hakoomat noo pataa lag giaa, ki koee baaharon mahaaraanee noo milan aaundaa hai, taan pataa naheen kee sazaa mile | so, changaa hai ki jiven ih choree aaee hai, ose tarhaan chalee jaae, te kise doosare noo pataa naa lage | so us ne murr ke naa aaun dee taarranaa karake jindaan noo baahar chalee jaan ditaa| pahiredaar daa ddar mahaaraanee dee rihaaee daa vaseelaa baniaa|

mahaaraanee kilion baahar hoee te vagadee nadee vich chhaal maar ditee | lahiraan naal larradee te aapanee kisamat naal ghol karadee uh nadeeon paar hoee | sooraj charrhiaa, saare chaanan ho giaa, par jindaan de jeevanapandh vich age naalon vee vadhere hanheraa vadh giaa | us noo sujhadaa naheen see ki uh kidhar jaae

chunaar vichon jindaan de nas jaan dee khabar jangal dee ag vaang saare khilar gee | sipaahee thaanthaan us dee bhaal vich fir rahe san | dooron darakhataan de hilade parachhaaven vee mahaaraanee noo us dee bhaal vich fir rahe angarezee sipaahee bhaasade san | birachhaan vich dee shaansaan karadiaan langhadiaan pauan de buliaan vichon us noo vairee dee golee dee avaaz aaundee| jraak patar vee hiladaa, taan shikaaree de ddar naal ttutte hoe paraan vaale panchhee vaang us dee chhaatee dharrakan lag paindee | uh dine jhaarreean vich luk ke kattadee te raateen pandh pai jaandee | paandhee turiaa jaa rihaa see, par us noo aap noo vee pataa naheen see, ki uhane pahunchanaa kithe hai sunyee duneean vich ikalee jindaan jaa rahee see | uhade sanbandhee, aus de aapane, ausade naseeb, aus de bhaag, sabh saanjhaan torr ge san|

siaah bakhatee men kab koee kisee kaa saath detaa hai,

ki taareekee men saaeaa bhee judaa hotaa hai inasaan se |

saare saath chhadd ge te keval dukh te gam hee naal reh ge|

akheer aaeaa jo vakat bad, to sabh ne raah lee apanee hazaaron sainkarron men daradaugam do aashanaan tthahire| jindaan nepaal vich

ant bhattakadeebhattakadee jindaan nepaal jaa pahunchee | nepaalee sipaaheean

ne panjaab deean larraaeean vich angarezaan dee barree madad keetee see | jindaan noo uhanaan daa naam sun ke ag lag utthadee see | auh nepaal noo aapanaa vairee samajhadee see, par jadon hor koee aasaraa naa reh giaa, taan jindaan noo rottee badale ose nepaal de raanaa jang bahaadar age jholee addanee pee | kudarat de rang ne, heere te mauatee daan karan vaale kade rottee dee bhichhiaa mangade firade han |

jis sherepanjaab dee dhaank saaree duneean te pee hoee see, jis de boohe ute vadde baadashaahaan de raajadoot yaraane vaasate benatee karan lee khale rahinde san, jis dee mitarataa noo angarez subhaag samajhade san, jis dee teg te dog doven mashahoor san, jis de daan naal kangaal shaah ho ge san, jis de raaj vich bhukhaa koee naheen rihaa see, aj ose sherepanjaab dee

1. eih duneean ik akhaarraa hai, te khalakat hai tamaasaaee,

main jeevanakhedd vich bhulade barre budhavaan vekhe ne |

jo uddade arash te pal vich pattakade farash te vekho,

te pairaan vich rulade kee charrhe asamaan vekhe ne|

takhat te baitthiaan hai vekhiaa beghar gulaamaan noo,

te mangade bheekh galeean vich kee sulataan vekho ne|

jinhaan mahilaan ch kalh teekar hundaa see naach pareean daa,

main painde keerane aj uh bane shamasaan vekhe ne|

jinhaan gal heeriaan de haar te resham handtaaunde see,

auh behiaan ttukarriaan noo tarasade inasaan vekhe ne|

jinhaan de saamhane jhukade see lakhaan sir juaanaan de,

main gairaan saamhane jhukade ohaa balavaan vekho ne |

jinhaan de vatt mathe de kanbaaunde see zamaane noo,

main kaaeiraan jiaun vilakade unhaan de aramaan vekhe ne |

kahaan kee beeilam, besamajh lokaan dee hajooree vich,

akal de kott hath badhee khale hairaan vekhe ne |

lattakade faanseean te vekhiaa hai desh bhagataan noo.

te bhagataan de libaas andar luke shaitaan vekhe ne |

chalaaunde vekhiaa chhureean ho keean saadh santaan noo,

te mandar de pujaaree vechade eemaan vekhe ne |

gale milade muhabat naal main vekho ne dushaman vee

mahiboobaa mahaaraanee jind kauar fakeeranee vaang jholee aauadd ke raanaa jang bahaadar de saahamane rottee dee bheekh mang rahee see|

jindaan noo guzaaraa ditaa giaa

dukhee jindaan de haal ute raanaa jang bahaadar nepaala noo taras aa giaa| us ne aapane raaj vich us abhaaganee noo aasaraa denaa man liaa| 20 hazaar rupiaa saalaanaa aapane khajaane vichon mahaaraanee de nirabaah vaasate neeyat kar ditaa, par naal hee mahaaraanee noo khattamandd nepaala vich

te mitaraan vich hunde lahoo de ghamasaan vekho ne |

anokhe rang ne kudarat de jaane kauan seetal jee

main, aujarre vasade te vasade veeraan vekho ne |

1. jadon nas ke kilhe chunaar chon

pahunchee jindaan jaan nepaal|

tan lattakan leeraan reshamee,

ate gal vich khilare vaal|

jeehade vott mathe de vekh ke,

hundaa dooj daa chand halaal |

aj kakhon haualee ho gee,

kade tuladee laalaan naal

vich raane de darabaar de,

jholee add ke karo savaal|

main maalak des panjaab dee,

aj firaan fakeeraan de haal|

kalh heere karadee daan saan,

aj rottee ton kangaal|

main raanee us ranajeet dee,

jeehadee indar naa jhaladaa taal |

jeehadee bhathak jhulaave anbaraan,

ate pirathavee aaun bhuchaal|

main maan mahaaraaj daleep dee,

jeehanoo mitaraan dtaahiaa jaal|

firaan rottee badale bhattakadee

aj vekh zamaane dee chaal |

mainoo kahinage shaahee fakeeranee

jadon shaaeir likhanage haal |

rahin vaale angarez raijeeddaintt dee nigaraanee vich de ditaa | ethe uh 12 saal kaid rahee|

jindaan nepaal chalee gee| ddalahauajee de ih vee dil dee hoee| uh 1 mee, 1849 ee de khat vich likhadaa hai, jindaan chunaar vichon nas gee hai | uh nepaal chalee gee taan painashan band kar ditee jaavegee | uhade kol paisaa

eis dee thaan ih kavitaa vee parrhee jaa sakadee hai

haazar ho ke vich kachiharee shaah nepaal dee

dukhaan maaree jindaan aah daa naaharaa maaradee

naheen koee mangatee, raanaa| dhee haan main saradaaraan dee

te pattaraanee haan ranajeet singh sarakaar dee

fatteean leeraan jo aj firadee haal fakeeraan de

heeriaan naal see jindaan joban kade sangaaradee

kal teekar main raanaa maalak saan kohinoor dee

te aj midhee hoee kalee haan ttutte haar dee

jeehade hanjhooaan uton motee sadake jaande see

eik nishaanee haan main ujarree hoee gulazaar dee

rottee badale dar dar dhake khaandee firadee haan

maan mahaaraaje dee te maalak sikhasarakaar dee

manganaa mauat uhanaan lee, jinhaan denaa sikhiaa hai

jhukanaa paindaa hai, jad rekh mathe dee haar dee

so sau sahine pain ulaahame karamaan maaree noo

ghooree mathe dee jo naheen saan kade sahaaradee

ghar de raakhe jekar vairee de naal ralade naa

je naa fauaj khaalasaa sataluj kandte haaradee

jaandaa raaj naa mainoo aah din painde vekhane

kiaun main janekhane deean galaan aj sahaaradee

hath vich bagalee, loko dar dar ruladee firadee haan

keetee bhugat rahee haan tejaa singh godaar dee

seetal sarrade tak lai ag vich ful gulaab de

daate mangade firade, leelaa tak karataar dee

. lade login, leddee laagan, pane 119161

naheen | uh saaddaa kujh vigaarr naheen sakegee |

bharovaal dee sulhaa vich mahaaraanee noo ddoodt lakh saalaanaa painashan denee keetee see, jo banaaras aaun te 12 hazaar rupiaa saalaanaa rahin ditee gee see | bhalaa hoeaa, ki us 12 hazaar ton vee chhuttee hoee |

hun aseen mahaaraajaa daleep singh daa haal likhade haan

mahaaraajaa daleep singh te us dee rahinee

daleep singh 5 saal, 11 din daa see, jad mahaaraaj sher singh de katal hon ute sikhaan daa baadasaaeh baniaa| ose samen ton us dee uchee sikhiaa daa prabandh aaranbh kar ditaa giaa| de vidavaan granthee us noo panjaabee guramukhee te dhaaramik vidiaa den vaasate neeyat keete ge | har roz doven vele uh guroo granth saahib jee daa paatth sunadaa| nem naal us noo sbad dee kathaa samajhaaee jaandee | amrit vele uh gurakeeratan sunadaa, te sandhiaa noo rahiraas de paatth vich barree sharadhaa naal baitthadaa | puraatan sikhaan te gurooaan de kaaranaame uh barre chaa naal sunadaa hundaa see |

eik usataad maualavee us noo vaarasee parrhaaeaa karadaa see | us dee har tarhaan dee sikhiaa mahaaraanee jind kauar de prabandh hetth see, eis vaasate uh uhanoo har tarhaan changaa te yog mahaaraajaa banaaun de yatan karadee see | mahaaraaje dee umar de 60 sikh larrake us dee khedd de saathee san| uh fauajee varadee vich jangee kheddaan te kavaaeid karade te mahaaraajaa uhanaan daa sainaapatee hundaa | larrakiaan ton fokeean larraaeean karaa ke mahaaraaje noo yudh vidiaa sikhaaee jaandee | bandook daa nishaanaa, talavaar chalaaunee, ghorre dee asavaaree uhanoo nit sikhaaee jaandee see |

20 darabaaree ddaakattar mahaaraaje dee arogataa dee sanbhaal vaasate neeyat keete hoe san | uhade sareer dee raakhee vaasate baaddeegaaradda 200 ghorr asavaar, 2 kanpaneean paidal te ik top hundee see | jad uh haathee te

1. farivatte lettatteras odd naratuesas odd dhalahousie, farinatted in 1910. ddalahauazee de jaatee khat, panaa 68 |

2. naharaja dhuleep shinagah anad ttehe ghoveranamenatt, farinatted in 1884 daleep singh te goramintt, panaa 67 | ih kitaab mahaaraaje ne valaaeit vich aapane mitaraan noo den vaasate likhavaaee see|

charrh ke sair jaandaa see, gareebaan dee bheerr vich rupai suttiaa karadaa see | har maheene dee sangaraand noo mahaaraaje daa bhaar karake kade anaaj, kade tel, kade ghiau, kade dhaata daan keetaa jaandaa | dusahire noo vandde khulhe darabaar vich saradaaraan te jaageeradaaraan kolon nazaraane le jaande, jaande, te yog adhikaareean noo inaam dite jaande |

agasat, 1847 ton pichhon

7 agasat, 1847 ton pahilaan daleep singh dee rozaanaa jindagee vich koee farak naheen see piaa | tej singh de tilak dee ghattanaa de pichhon saaraa dtang kuchhakuchh badal ditaa giaa | 9 maarach, 1848 ee noo faraiddarik karee dtaredarichak chhurara panjaab daa raizeeddaintt baniaan| us de aaun ute daleep singh de rahin sahin vich vadhere farak pai giaa | karee ne daleep singh noo angarejee parrhaaun vaasate do usataad mailavil nelavile te richaradd polak richharad folalochaka rakh le|

bagaavat samen

aprail, 1849 ee vich bagaavat ho gee, jo vele sir naa dabaaun kaaran dinodin vadhadee hee gee | saaree garrabarr samen laahauar vich pooraa aman rihaa| odhar aibatt de kaaran hazaare vich s chatar singh naal jhagarraa vadh giaa | 29 agasat, 1848 ee noo mulataan ton mejar aiddavaaraddas najor adaaradesa ne raizeeddaintt noo chitthee likhee, mahaaraaje dee achhee tarhaan raakhee karo | kiaunk shamaser singh kahindaa hai, ki jadon mahaaraajaa shaaleemaar baag vich jaan kite ghorre te sair kar rihaa hovegaa, s chatar singh mahaaraaje noo chuk ke lai jaan dee koshis karegaa, te fir daleep singh naal larraaee karan de saathon kaaran puchhegaa, jis daleep singha naal asaan sulhaa keetee hoee hai|

gulaab singh te hor nauakar

auparalee chitthee pahunchadiaan hee raizeeddaintt ne daleep singh de saare

1. daleep singh te gauaramintt, panaa 68 |

2. leddee laagan, panaa 124 daa futt nott|

desee nauakar hattaa dite te opare uhanaan dee thaan laa dite| kilhe te mahaaraaje de mahil dee raakhee vaasate angarezee rajamaintt laa ditee| s chatar singh attaaree vaale daa chhottaa putar gulaab singh har vele mahaaraaje de kol rahindaa hundaa see| raat vee uh mahaaraaje de kol sauandaa see | uhanoo mahaaraaje ton nikherr ke kaid kar ditaa giaa | ihanaan tabadeeleean ton daleep singh samajhadaa see, ki baahar kuchh ho rihaa hai, naheen taan es larraaee de haal us noo naheen dase jaande san |

aakharee ailaan te daleep singh

ant larraaee khatam ho gee te gavaranarajainaral ddalahauazee daa aakharee ailaan lai ke ileeatt laahauar pujaa | 29 maarach, 1849 noo uh ailaan darabaar vich ileeatt ne angarezee vich parrhiaa | fir us daa ulathaa faarasee te hindee vich karake sunaaeaa giaa | mahaaraajaa daleep singh odon 10 saal, 6 maheene, 29 din daa see | so, auh us ailaan de arath samajh naa sakiaa, te keval nauakaraan de aakhan ute us ne sulhaa te dasatakhat kar dite| jinaak uh samajh sakadaa see, aus de khiaal vich ahidanaame deean sharataan sakhat san|

sar jauahan laagan shir jhohan logina, jo sulaa pichhon kee saal mahaaraaje daa rakhavaalaa rihaa, likhadaa hai,baalak mahaaraajaa hor taan kuchh naheen samajh sakiaa, par ih zaroor anubhav karadaa see, ki us ute laaeean geean sharataan barreean kararreean te maaroo han, khaas kar us valon binaan kise gunaah keete de uhadaa takhat khohiaa jaanaa, niraa uhanaan lokaan deean dagebaazeean de kaaran, jinhaan noo asaan angarejaan uhade udaale taakatavar banaa ditaa see | sarakaar angarezee dee rakhiaa vich aaun ton pahilaan dee ddaavaanddol haalat vich uh jinhaan aauakarraan vich ghiriaa hoeaa see, auhanaan vee us de dil te ddoonghaa asar paaeaa| ihanaan kaaranaan karake uh raaj bhaag chhadd ke navekalee zindagee gujaaran vaasate majaboor ho giaa |

laaradd ddalahauazee ne jis daleep singh noo aapanee rakhiaa vich

1. m daleep singh te gauaramintt, panaa 75

2. m daleep singh te gauaramintt, panaa 76

3. leddee laagan, panaa 142 |

liaa hoeaa see, jis de raaj vich aman kaaeim rakhan daa uh tthekedaar see, jis noo uh aapanaa putar aakhadaa see, aus baalak mahaaraaje daa raaj khoh ke uh khushee vich fuliaa naa samaaeaa|

jo toone kee, so dushaman bhee naheen dusman se karataa hai,

galat thaa jaanate the tujh ke jo ham miharabaan apanaa |

30 maarach, 1849 noo ddalahauajee aapanee jaatee chitthee vich likhadaa hai jo kuchh main keetaa, aapanee zinmevaaree te keetaa hai | har ik din aisaa naheen aaundaa, jis din hakoomat daa ik afasar sarakaar angarezee dee 40 lakh parajaa hor vadhaa deve, te mugalaan vaalaa itihaasak heeraa kohinoora aapane shaahee taaj vich ttikaa deve | ih kuchh main keetaa hai |

luddalo dee raae

eis noo kahinde han baanh farree dee laaj | vekho daleep singh de raaj dee kehee changee rakhiaa ddalahauazee ne keetee hai| misattar luddalo ludioaa ne barre sohane shabadaan vich is noo biaan keetaa hai daleep singh ik bachaa see | us dee baalakaavasathaa 1854 vich pooree honee see | aseen angareza us de rakhiak bane hoe saan | jadon aseen aakharee vaar uhade mulak vich daakhal hoe, asaan 18 navanbar, 1848 ee noo ailaan keetaa, ki aseen baageean noo sazaa den vaasate te sikh darabaar daleep singh dee sarakaara de virodheean noo dabaaun vaasate daakhal hoe haan | par asaan es ikaraar noo es tarhaan pooraa keetaa, aus de saare mulak noo chhe maheene vich angarezee raaj vich milaa liaa | 29 maarach, 1849 noo panjaab de raaj de khatam hon daa ailaan kar ditaa te aapane rakhiaa adheen baalak noo painashan de ke us dee saaree jaaeidaad khoh lee | jagat prasadh kohinoora heeraa malakaa dee bhettaa vaasate lai liaa | dooje sbadaan vich asaan aapane rakhiaa adheen dee rakhiaa es tarhaan keetee, ki us daa saaraa mulak us ton khoh liaa| je panjaab noo angarezee raaj vich milaaunaa ttheek see, taan uh pahile sikhayadh vele honaa chaaheedaa see| odon sikhaan ne hamalaa karan vich pahil keetee see, odon saaddaa baalak mahaaraaje naal koee ikaraar naheen see, so jetoo hon dee haiseeat vich odon aseen uhade ute manamaneean sharataan

1. ddalahauazee de khat, panaa 62|

laaun de hakadaar saan | door dee sochan vaale sar chaaralas nepeear shir chhharales napiera ne is bhul noo taarr ke is te barraa itaraaj keetaa see | par ik vaar daleep singh dee baadashaahee man lain ton us noo aapanee rakhiaa vich lai lain pichhon us dee parajaa de gunaahaan badale us noo sazaa denaa makhaual hai| jithon tak baageean noo dabaaun daa savaal hai, aseen siraf aapanee zinmevaaree nibhaa rahe saan | us dee parajaa daa koee ajihaa kam saanoo usade viradh koee adhikaar naheen dendaa| age misattar luddale ik barree sundar misaal dendaa hai jraa dhiaan dio | ik vidhavaa isataree de ghar vichon kuchh baagee nauakar baahar nikal ke polees te hamalaa kar dende han| polees unhaan baageean noo sazaa de dendee hai, te ghar vich daakhal ho ke uhanaan baageean dee kise kisam dee garrabarr ton us vidhavaa dee rakhiaa daa bhaar aapane sir lai laindee hai | jhagarraa fir ho paindaa hai, te polees us noo dabaaun vich safal ho jaandee hai, taan inasapaikattar barree namarataa naal us vidhavaa noo sunaa dendaa hai, ki us daa ghar te jaageerajis vich uh ghar haihun us vidhavaa de naheen rahe, sagon us dee rakhiaa karan dee fees vajon polees de kabaze vich hee rahinage | te us vidhavaa noo kabajaa chhaddan ute us dee aamadanee vichon rupai vichon chhe aane painashan milegee te vidhavaa aapane gal vaalaa heeriaan daa bahumalaa haar cheevakamisnar noo deve | jo varataao asaan angarejee us begunaah baalak daleep singh naal keetaa, kee ih us dee sachee tasaveer naheen

painashan

mahaaraajaa daleep singh daa raaj bhaag khoh ke us noo ghatt ton ghatt chaar lakh te vadh ton vadh panj lakh rupai saalaanaa painashan te uh vee us dee zindagee taka denee keetee gee| es dee vandd ddalahauajee ne es tarhaan keetee 1849 ton mahaaraaje dee jaat vaasate 1 lakh 20 hajaar rupai saalaanaa, te baakee rishatedaaraan ate nauakaraan vaasate 1 lakh, 80 hazaar rupai saalaanaa, jo 1859 vich 1 lakh, 50 hajaar rupai reh ge| jo marade ge; auhanaan dee painashan zabat hundee gee milane aaranbh hoe|

. ludaloaas bharittisah eenadia, rrol eee p. 166.

2. m. daleep singh te goramintt, panaa 118 |

nauakar hattaae

31 maarach, 1849 tak daleep singh de saare nauakar painashan de ke hattaa dite ge | 40 saal ton upar nauakaree vaale noo tanakhaah daa adh, 35 saal de nauakaree vaale noo tanakhaah daa teejaa hisaa, 25 saal vaale noo chauathaa hisaa, 20 saal vaale noo panjavaan hisaa painashan milee | ih painasn uhanaan noo milee, jinhaan kol jaageer jaan maafee koee naheen see 10 saalaa nauakaree vaale noo ike vaar 6 maheene dee tanakhaah, panj saalaa noo 8 maheene dee tanakhaah, te 1 saalaa noo ik maheene dee tanakhaah de ke hattaa ditaa giaa |

laagan te daleep singh

ddaa laagan logina jalandhar ton bulaa ke mahaaraajaa daleep singh daa rakhiak ghovenora banaaeaa giaa, jaan iaun samajho ki daleep singh noo us dee kaid vich ditaa giaa | 6 aprail, 1849 noo laagan ne aapanaa ahudaa sanbhaaliaa | us dee tanakhaah 1200 rupai maheenaa neeyat keetee gee|

laagan ne aaundiaan hee pahilaan mahaaraaje de toshekhaane dee parrataal suroo keetee | mahaaraajaa ranajeet singh daa tosekhaanaakhaas kar javaaharaat gharaduneean vich prasadh see| us vich anekaan kisam de heere javaaharaat, neelam, pukharaaj, heeriaan jarreean talavaaraan, jarraaoo gahine, sone chaandee de baratan, haatheean de sunahiree hode, kaattheean, kashameeree dusaale, zaree deean pushaakaan te hor kee keematee cheejaan san | inhaan vichon bahut saareean cheejaan baajaar vich neelaam keeteean geean| bahut saare changechange javaaharaat kohinoor heere de naal valaaeit bhej dite ge| te baakeean vichon bahut saare veche ge, jinhaan de mul vajon 15 lakh rupai vasool hoe, jo mahaaraajaa daleep singh dee maalakee see |

. m. daleep singh te gauaramintt,panaa

2. kohinoor laahauar ton banbee tak ddalahauajee aap lai ke giaa | ik cham dee pettee vich heeraa siaun ke, ddalahauazee de lak naal badhee hoee see, te us naal badhee ik zanjeeree us ne gale vich paaee hoee see| raat din uh ese tarhaan giaa| banbee ton age kapataan raimaje ramsae dee sanbhaal vich kohinoor 6 aprail, 1850 noo valaaeit noo jahaaz vich ravaanaa keetaa giaa| ddalahauajee de khat, panaa

3. m. daleep singh te gauaramintt, panaa 123|

laagan noo daleep singh daa rakhiak kis vaasate banaaeaa giaa see, eih uh changee tarhaan jaanadaa see | laaradd ddalahauazee te hainaree laarans valon us noo samajhaaeaa giaa see ki uh baalak daleep singh noo aapane hathaan te paave te har tarhaan khush rakhe | odhar daleep singh noo samajhaa ditaa giaa ki teraa rakhiak te sabh ton changaa mitar laagan hee hai| laagan aapanee chitthee vich likhadaa hai, daleep singh barre change subhaa daa, hoshiaar te khoobasoorat larrakaa hai | uh faarasee changee likh parrh sakadaa hai | us ne mainoo aapanee aakharee kaapee dikhaaee | us ne angarezee vich vee kuchh tarakee keetee hai, jo mainoo aas hai, aus noo laaeik banaa devegee | us naal kuchh chir galaan karan pichhon main uh thaan vekhan giaa, jiharree mere rahin vaasate neeyat keetee gee see | mahaaraaje dee rahin vaalee thaan de nerre hee ik sundar baag vich mahil see, jis de naal chitte pathar sangamaramara dee baaraandaree te udaale fuhaare san |

eho jihe shaanadaar mahil vich laagan noo nivaas ditaa giaa | kuchh dinaan pichhon daleep singh te laagan de kamariaan noo baaree kadt ke mel ditaa giaa| laagan har vele te har thaan daleep singh de naal rahindaa| us ne baalak noo lubhaauneean galaan te ucheche piaar naal had ton vadhere visaah liaa | uh 10 aprail noo aapanee isataree noo likhadaa hai, vichaaraa chhottaa bachaa daleep singha mere kol barraa khush disadaa hai| mainoo aas hai, aseen ik dooje noo pasand karaange| uh barraa aagiaakaar hai| hun uh faarasee te angarezee parrhadaa hai, vihale vele baazaan naal shikaar kheddadaa hai te baajaan deean tasaveeraan banaaundaa hai | ...mahaaraajaa valaaeit baare galaan sunan daa bahut sauak rakhadaa hai | hainaree laarans chaahundaa hai, ki us noo valaaeit vich vidiaa parrhaaee jaave |

eih laagan dee chaataree see ki uhane ene thorrhe chir vich daleep singh noo khush kar liaa | saaree duneean naalon ttutte hoe daleep singh noo vee kise

1. 29 aprail noo laagan fir likhadaa hai, meree raae vich daleep singh bahut hoshiaar larrakaa hai| iaun bhaasadaa hai. jiven uh aapane laage rahin vaaliaan de subhaan noo changee tarhaan samajhadaa hai, jis tarhaan ik angarez bachaa vee naheen samajh sakadaa|

. leddee laagan,pane

3. leddee laagan, pane 155, 157|

aasare dee lorr see | maan dee god vichon ddigaa hoeaa bachaa piaar daa bhukhaa hundaa hai; bhaaven us noo fafe kuttanee hee piaar kare | ohaa gol ethe see |

mahaaraaje dee vidiaa

mahaaraaje dee vidiaa baare laagan faarasee te angarezee daa hee jikar karadaa hai| panjaabee guramukhee us de aaundiaan hee band kar ditee gee see | haan, angarezee parrhaaun vaasate ik hor usataad tthahomas lamaberatt bharaloaa baaralo rakh liaa giaa see | laagan aap har vele mahaaraaje de naal rahindaa see, te us noo laahauaron baahar lai jaan vaasate varagalaaundaa rahindaa see | khaas kar valaaeit deean galaan aise dtang naal sunaaeean jaandeean jis naal uhade dil te changaa asar pave te vekhan daa chaah paidaa hove | laagan taan laahauar aaun ton pahilaan hee ih iraadaa rakhadaa see | 2 aprail noo uh likhadaa hai,ho sakadaa hai, mahaaraajaa panjaab vichon baahar lai jaaeaa jaave | meree chaah hai valaaeit lai jaaeaa jaave |

saariaan naalon uchechaa kam see, mahaaraaje de dil vichon aapaniaan daa piaar kadtan daa | siaaniaan daa kathan hai, sikhiaa pathar paarr dindee hai| baalak daleep singh de kanaan vich sadaa ehaa kahaanee sunaaee jaandee ki teraa jo kuchh vigaarriaa hai, sikhaan ne vigaarriaa hai | uhanaan jaanabajh ke doojee larraaee chherree te tainoo ethon tak puchaaeaa| teraa jo kujh nashatt keetaa, sikhaan ne keetaa| angarezaan fir vee tere te taras khaa ke tainoo painashan de ditee hai| mukadee gal, aus de dil vich ih gal bitthaa ditee gee ki sikh us dee jaan de vairee han, te angarez sabh ton vadde hamadarad | jaadoo so, jo sir charrh ke bole | ih gal laagan dee sikhiaa ne sach kar dikhaaee | uh 29 aprail 1849 dee chitthee vich likhadaa hai, daleep singh ne barre dukh naal mainoo dasiaa ki us noo daleep singha sikhaan te bharosaa naheen rihaa| mere naal hoe binaan uh baahar sair vaasate vee naheen jaandaa |

eis noo kahinde han raajaneetee |

1. asal vich us noo sikhaan dee doojee larraaee kahinaa bhul hai| uh kuchh tang aae hoe sipaaheean dee bagaavat see|

akal kho dee thee, jo ai naasikh janoone ishak ne,

aashanaa samajhaa kee ik umar begaane ko ham|

pichhe likhiaa giaa hai ki mahaaraaje dee panjaabee guramukhee te dhaaramak vidiaa band kar ditee gee| jithe uh age roz sree guroo granth saahib daa paatth, gurakeeratan shabad dee kathaa te guraeitihaas sunadaa see, hun us dee thaan eesaaee mauat deean kahaaneean te anjeel deean aaeitaan ne lai lee | laagan mahaaraaje noo angarezee likhanee sikhaaundaa hai, taan kee likhaaundaa hai, dho unatto ottaheras as eo aaulad ttehe sahoulad do unatto eo jaisaa varataau doojiaan paason lorrade ho, oho jihaa unhaan naal karo fir is daa arath samajhaaundaa, te mahaaraaje noo dasadaa ki ajiheean changeean sikhiaavaan anjeel vich hazarat eesaa ne diteean han| bhaaee guradaas jee daa kathan

jiaun kar niramal aarasee jag vekhan vaalaa|

jehaa moonh kar bhaaleeai tevehaa vikhaalaa|

mahaaraaje de dil vichon kadt ke anjeel daa sidhaant jaisaa lorro, taisaa varaton bitthaaeaa jaandaa | 6 mee, 1849 dee chitthee vich laagan aap likhadaa hai, mere kolon angarezee sabak likhan daa daleep singh noo barraa chaa hai| main us noo ik sidhaant hukam, aaeita likhan vaasate te ulathaa karan vaasate ditaa jaisaa varataau doojiaan paason lorrade ho, oho jihaa uhanaan naal karo| dho unatto. auparalaa meraa iraadaa hai, par aje main uhade hathaan vich anjeel de naheen sakadaa | main chaahundaa haan ki uh ihanaan asoolaan sidhaantaan ute amal karake, aapane giaan mutaaliaa noo pakaa kare | main aapaniaan kamaan jinhaan de bhaar hetth main dabiaa hoeaan haan ton vihalaa ho ke, aus noo vadhere chir vekhan dee chaah rakhadaa haan | uh mere naal vadhere khulaasaa betakalafa hundaa jaandaa hai, te mere upar bharosaa karadaa hai| |

jithe daleep singh noo panjaab ton door karan daa pak pakaaeaa hoeaa see, othe panjaab de sikhaan te sikhee ton door karan de yatan vee aaranbh dite ge san | uparale saare kam ese gal noo mukh rakh ke ho rahe san|

1. lade login leddee laagan, panaa 159 |

mahaaraaje daa janam din

4 satanbar 1849 noo mahaaraaje daa janamadin see | ih khushee manaaun vaasate laagan ne puj sar aaundee tiaaree keetee | mahil sajaaeaa. aatasbaajee chalaaee | mahaaraaje noo naven basatar pahinaae, te us de toshekhaane vichon ik lakh de heere kadt ke dite| jadon us ne saare pahin le, taan us ne bholebhaale hee kihaa, pichhale janamadin te main kohinoor vee pahiniaa see| vichaaraa daleep singh kee jaane ki kohinoor us ton hee naheen, aus de des ton vee door kar ditaa giaa hai |

ddalahauazee te mahaaraaje dee mulaakaat laahauar vich

28 navanbar, 1849 ee noo laaradd ddalahauazee laahauar aaeaa, jis de aaun dee khushee vich shir vich uchechee tiaaree keetee gee | pahilee mulaakaat vich hee ddalahauajee ne laagan noo das ditaa ki mahaaraaje noo fatihagarrh jaan vaasate tiaar kare | 3 dasanbar noo ddalahauazee te mahaaraaje dee mulaakaat hoee | mahaaraajaa ser singh daa larrakaa sivadev singh ddalahauajee noo us de ddere ton lain giaa | kilhe de boohe vich mahaaraajaa daleep singh haathee ute charrh ke ddalahauajee noo miliaa| laagan de sikhaae hoe angarejee sbadaan vich mahaaraaje ne ddalahauajee noo sanbodhan keetaa,ee am hapape tto meett eo me lorada mere suaamee main aap noo mil ke barraa prasan haan | mahaaraaje de mahil vich ddalahauazee te us de saathee saje paase te mahaaraajaa te us de saathee khabe paase baitthe| ddalahauajee valon mahaaraaje noo panj hajaar dee thailee pesh keetee gee | is de badale vich mahaaraaje valon keematee cheejaan de bhare hoe 51 thaal, 7 ghorre te ik haathee sunahiree pauade sane ddalahauajee dee bhettaa hoe te ddalahauazee de baakee diaan saatheean dee bhettaa vee oho jehe baal keete ge| ddalahauajee de kilhe vich aaun ute ikee topaan dee salaamee hoee| ih sabh kujh sarakaar de pahilaan hee keete hoe hukam anusaar hoeaa |