A history of the Sikhs, from the origin of the nation to the battles of the Sutlej.

CHAP. VIII PANDIT JALLA'S INFLUENCE

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to inspire the soldiery with the necessity of a march against 1844.
Jammu. Nor was he without a pretext for denouncing
Gulab Singh, as that unscrupulous chief had lately taken
possession of the estates of Raja Suchet Singh, to which he
regarded himself as the only heir.1
Jalla showed vigour and capacity in all he did, but he Pandit
proceeded too hastily in some matters, and he attempted Jalla and
Guldb
too much at one time. He did not, perhaps, understand Singh.
the Sikh character in all its depths and ramifications, and
he probably undervalued the subtlety of Gulab Singh. The
Raja, indeed, was induced to divide the JSgirs of Suchet
Singh with his nephew,2 but Fateh Khan Tiwana again
excited an insurrection in the Derajt; 3 Chattar Singh
Atariwala took up arms near Rawalpindi,4 and the Muhammadan tribes south-west of Kashmir were encouraged in
rebellion by the dexterous and experienced chief whom
Pandit Jalla sought to crush.5 Peshawara Singh again
aspired to the sovereignty of the Punjab; he was supported
by Gulab Singh, and Jalla at last perceived the necessity
of coming to terms with one so formidable.6 A reconciliation
was accordingly patched up, and the Raja sent his son Sohan
Singh to Lahore.7 The hopes of Peshawara Singh then
vanished, and he fled for safety to the south of the Sutlej.8
Pandit Jalla made the additional mistake of forgetting Pandit
that the Sikhs were not jealous of Gulab Singh alone, but Jalae ithe
of all strangers to their faith and race; and in trying to Sikhs, and
crush the chiefs, he had forgotten that they were Sikhs offends the
Queenmother.
1 Cf. Lieut.-Col. Richmond to Government, 13th Aug. and 10th Oct.
1844.
2 Lieut.-Col. Richmond to Government, 30th Oct. 1844.
3 Lieut.-Col. Richmond to Government, 14th June 1844.
4 Lieut.-Col. Richmond to Government, 16th Oct. 1844.
5 Major Broadfoot to Government, 24th Nov. 1844.
6 Lieut.-Col. Richmond to Government, 16th Oct. 1844, and
Major Broadfoot to Government, 24th Nov. 1844.
7 Lieut.-Col. Richmond to Government, 30th Oct. 1844, and
Major Broadfoot to Government, 13th Nov. and 16th Dec. 1844.
8 Major Broadfoot to Government, 14th and 18th Nov. 1844.
Major Broadfoot, who succeeded Lieut.-Col. Richmond as agent on
the frontier on the 1st Nov. 1844, received Peshawara Singh with
civilities unusual under the circumstances, and proposed to assign
him an allowance of a thousand rupees a month.