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KuSwl isMh

^uSwl isMh (1790-18.6. 1844) myrT prgxw dy iekrI ipMf dy gOV bRwhmx hrgoibMd dw pu`qr sI[ sMn 1807 ivc auh sqwrW swl dI aumr ivc lwhOr AwieAw qy mhwrwjw rxjIq isMG dI &Oj ivc (DONkl isMG dI rjmMMt ivc) ispwhI vjoN BrqI ho igAw[ sMn 1810 ivc aus ny idKwvy vjoN pwhul lY leI qy mhwrwjw dy nyVy hox lg ipAw[

auh bhuq suhxw jvwn sI, ijs ’qy mhwrwjw ny aus nUM Awpxw injI syvwdwr (i^dmqgwr) bxw ilAw[ auh bhuq cusq cwlwk Aqy cwplUsI krn dw bhuq mwihr sI[ CyqI hI auh mhwrwjw dw sB qoN v`fw ivSvws-pwqR bx igAw[ sMn 1811 ivc mhwrwjw ny aus nuM Awpxw ifEFI brdwr bxw id`qw (hux aus dI mrzI ibnw Sihzwdy qy jrnYl vI mhwrwjw nUM nhIN iml skdy sn)[ auDr fogirAW ny vI mhwrwjw ’qy fory pwauxy SurU kIqy hoey sn[ iDAwn isMh fogrw ies klw dw mwihr sI[sMn 1818 ivc kuJ smW C`f ky ^uSwl isMh 15 swl ifEFI brdwr irhw[ ieh &Oj dw iek jrnYl vI sI Aqy keI muihMmW ’qy vI ByijAw igAw sI, ijvyN: kSmIr (sMn 1814), mulqwn (sMn 1816), mnkyrw, lyh, fyrwjwq (sMn 1820), ipSwvr (sMn 1823) qy kWgVw (sMn 1828)[ sMn 1832 ivc jd rwjw Syr isMG nUM kSmIr dw nwzm bxwieAw qW aus dI mdd krn vwsqy Byjy gey iqMn slwhkwrW ivcoN iek ieh vI sI {dUjy do sn Sy^ iemwm-aud-dIn Aqy ig. gurmuK isMG (p`uqr ig. sMq isMG)}[

rwxI cMd kOr qy Syr isMG dy JgVy ivc ies ny cMd kOr dI ihmwieq kIqI ijs kr ky Syr isMG ies qoN nwrwz ho igAw Aqy ies nUM drbwr dy swry AhuidAW qoN htw id`qw igAw[ fogry pihlW hI ies dy i^lw& sn[sMn 1843 ivc jdoN dlIp isMG mhwrwjw bixAw qW hIrw isMh fogrw pRweIm minstr bx igAw[ aus ny AwauNidAW hI ies dI jwgIr dw kuJ ih`sw zbq kr ilAw; ies qoN kuJ mhIny bwAd hI aus dI mOq ho geI[

mhwrwjw rxjIq isMG aus ’qy bhuq imhrbwn sI qy aus nUM bhuq jwgIrW idqIAW hoeIAW sn[ aus kol 180 ipMfW dI jwgIr sI ijs qoN 1 l`K 20 hzwr rupY swlwn dI Awmdn sI (audoN iek Awm ispwhI dI qn^wh 5 rupY mhInw huMdI sI)[ auh Awpxy pu`qr ikSn isMh vwsqy coKI dOlq C`f ky igAw sI[ hIrw isMh fogry dy kql mgroN aus dw BqIjw imsr qyj rwm (qyjw isMh) pRweIm minstr bixAw sI[ iesy qyjw isMh Zdwr ny AMgryzW nwl iml ky pMjwb ’qy aunHW dw kbzw krvwieAw sI qy AMgryzW ny eInwm vjoN aus nUM rwjw dw i^qwb id`qw sI.

jmWdwr ^uSwl isMh gOV

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)