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AjIq isMG sMDwvwlIAw

AjIq isMG (mOq 16.9.1843) pu`qr bswvw isMG mhwrwjw rxjIq isMG dw ccyrw Brw sI[ mhwrwjw rxjiq isMG ny aus nUM bhuq shUlqW id`qIAW hoeIAW sn[ pr auh fogirAW dI vD rhI qwkq qoN AOKw sI qy Awp qwkq hwisl krnI cwhuMdw sI[ rxjIq isMG dI mOq mgroN KVg isMG rwjw bixAw[ fogirAW ny swzS kr ky aus nUM htvw ky aus dy pu`qr nOinhwl isMG nUM rwjw bxvw id`qw, pr jd auh vI aunHW dy h`Qy nw ciVHAw qW aus nUM vI mrvw id`qw[ ies mgroN KVg isMG dI ivDvw rwxI bxI[ fogirAW ny Syr isMG qoN hmlw krvw ky aus nUM rwjw bxn ivc mdd kIqI[ 18 jnvrI 1841 dy idn Syr isMG mhwrwjw bixAw Aqy 20 qwrI^ ƒ lwhOr dy q^q ’qy bYT igAw[

ikauN ik iDAwn isMh fogrw ny Syr isMG dI sB qoN vD mdd kIqI sI, ies kr ky ausy ny hI pRweIm minstr bxnw sI[ aus ny hOlI-hOlI Pyr swrI qwkq Awpxy h`Q iv`c lYxI SurU kr idqI[ aus dy rwh ivc Ajy rwxI cMd kOr dw kMfw bwkI sI[ iDAwn isMh fogrw ny golIAW h`QoN 11 jUn 1842 dI rwq ƒ cMd kOr ƒ aus dy isr ’qy c`kI dy puV mwr-mwr ky, aus dw isr Pyh ky, mrvw idqw[ iDAwn isMh ny pihlW rwjw nOinhwl isMG dI vhutI dw b`cw vI pyt ivc igrvw idqw sI qW jo iek hor vwirs pYdw nw ho sky[ ies dy nwl hI aus ny lihxw isMG qy kyhr isMG sMDwvwlIAw ƒ vI igR&qwr kr ky jylH pw idqw[

ies swry swzSI mwhOl ivc AMgryz dohrw-rol Adw kr rhy sn[ aunHW dI fogirAW nwl vI BweIvwlI sI Aqy auh sMDWvwlIAW nwl rl ky vI swizSW GV rhy sn[ jdoN rwjw Syr isMG g`dI ’qy bYTw qW Aqr isMG qy AjIq isMG sMDwvwlIAw sqluj pwr kr ky AMgryzI ielwky ivc cly gey sn[ kuJ icr mgroN AMgryzW ny Awpxy eyjMt imstr klwrk rwhI ienHW dohW ƒ Syr isMG qoN mAw&I idvw ky vwips lwhOr jwx dI iejwzq lY id`qI qy ienHW ƒ jwgIrW vI vwips idvw idqIAW[ ies dy nwl hI lihxw isMG qy kyhr isMG sMDwvwlIAw ƒ vI irhw kr id`qw igAw[ ienHW cOhW sMDWvwlIAW ny vwips Aw ky kuJ mhIny qW v&wdwrI Aqy Srw&q vwly mwhOl ivc ibqwey pr iPr AMgrzW nwl slwhW kr ky dobwrw swizSW SurU kr idqIAW[ auDr iDAwn isMh vI AMdroN-AMdrIN mhwrwjw Syr isMG qoN Kwr Kwx lg ipAw sI ikauN ik mhwrwjy ny iDAwn isMh fogry ƒ Awpxy ’qy hwvI nhIN sI hox id`qw, jd ik iDAwn isMh pihlW rxjIq isMG qy iPr nOinhwl isMG vyly mukMml qwkq ƒ Awpxy h`Q ivc r`iKAw krdw sI[ ies dOrwn sMDwvwlIAW Aqy iDAwn isMh ivc hkUmq ’qy kbzw kr ky ies nUM Awps ivc vMf lYx bwry iek Ax-AYlwinAw smJOqw vI ho igAw sI[ ieh vI crcw sI sMDwvwlIAW ny iek JUTw hukm iqAwr krvw ilAw sI ijs muqwibk mhwrwjw Syr isMG ny iDAwn isMh fogry ƒ ^qm krn dy hukm jwrI kIqy hoey sn[ AwpxI mOq ƒ swhmxy vyK ky hI iDAwn isMh ny sMDwvwlIAW nwl nyVqw kwiem kr leI sI[

Syr isMG dI hkUmq dy SurU dy idnW ivc &Oj ny vI Awp hudrIAW kwrvweIAW krnIAW SurU kr id`qIAW sn[ aunHW ny keIAW nUM mOq dy Gwt vI auqwr id`qw[ ienHW ivc iek AMgryz &waulky qy mIAW isMG sUbydwr vI Swiml sn[ jnrl kUrt qy jnrl AvIqwbl vI bVI muSikl nwl bc sky sn[ &Oj ny bhuq lu`t-mwr vI kIqI sI[ AMimRqsr dy Swh, srw& qy bYNkr AMgryzI ielwky v`l dOVn vwsqy iqAwr hoo gey[ ies mwhOl ivc AMgryzW ny Syr isMG nUM vI Brmwaux dI koiSS kIqI[ jnrl klwrk ny aus nUM &OjI mdd dw vwAdw kIqw sI pr Syr isMG ny nWh kr id`qI[

15 sqMbr 1843 dy idn mOkw qwV ky AjIq isMG sMDwvwlIAw ny mhwrwjw Syr isMG ƒ golI mwr ky mwr idqw qy aus dw isr v`F ilAw[ dUjy pwsy lihxw isMG sMDwvwlIAW ny roNdy-kurlWdy 12 swl dy b`cy pRqwb isMG (puqr mhwrwjw Syr isMG) ƒ vI kql kr id`qw[ kuJ mgroN dovyN sMDwvwlIey iDAwn isMh kol hzUrI bwg gey qy glbwq krn dy bhwny aus ƒ iklyH ivc iljw ky kql kr id`qw[ hux aunHW ny Awpxy swQIAW ƒ iklyH dI kmWf sONp id`qI Aqy drvwzy bMd krvw id`qy[ sMDwvwlIey hIrw isMh qy sucyq isMh fogrw ƒ vI kql krnw cwhMudy sn pr auh dovyN ienHW dy h`Q nw lgy[ auDr jd hIrw isMh ƒ Awpxy bwp dy kql dI ^br imlI qW auh rox-kurlwaux lg ipAw[ aus dy vzIr pMfq jlHw ny aus ƒ slwh idqI ik auh &Oj ƒ Awpxy nwl rlw ley[ ies ’qy hIrw isMh &Oj lY ky lwhOr ƒ cl ipAw[ aus ny bu`DU dy Awvy kol jw fyry lw ley[ ies dy nwl hI aus ny iek dm &OjIAW dIAW qn^whW vDw ky aunHW ƒ Awpxy ihmwieqI bxw ilAw[ hIrw isMh ny sMDwvwlIAW ƒ AMgryzW dy eyjMt AwK ky &Oj ƒ BVkw vI idqw[ ies &Oj ny lwhOr iklHy ’qy hmlw kr idqw[ fyF idn dI lVweI mgroN iklHw ijiqAw igAw[ ies lVweI ivc iek hzwr dy krIb bMdy dohW pwisAW qoN mwry gey[ lihxw isMG ƒ ies lVweI ivc golI lgI qy auh QweyN hI mwirAw igAw[ AjIq isMG ny sMgl nwl iklyH dI kMD qoN auqrn dI koiSS kIqI[ iksy ispwhI ny aus nUM pCwx ilAw qy PV ky aus dw isr v`F ilAw[ AjIq isMG dy nwl hI lihxw isMG dw isr vI v`F ky iklHy dy drvwzy ’qy ltkw idqw igAw[ ienW dy swQIAW gurmuK isMG igAwnI (pu`qr sMq isMG igAwnI), bylI rwm qoSwKwnIAw qy rwm ikSn ƒ vI PV ky bydrdI nwl kql kr id`qw igAw[ aunHW dIAW lwSW vI gMdgI ivc su`t ky zmIn ivc dbw idqIAW geIAW.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)