Sardar Ran Singh Of Nakai was succeeded by his eldest son, Bhagwan Singh, who was not able to hold the territory his father had acquired. Wazir Singh continued fighting against Bhagwan Singh also, and occupied most of his territories. Sardarni Karmo, wife of Sardar Ran Singh Nakai, accompanied by her three sons — Bhagwan Singh, Gian Singh and Khazan Singh, came to a garden in Sayidwala and accepted allegiance to Wazir Singh and got her villages released.
After some time, Sardarni Karmo, in consultation with her people, betrothed her daughter. Raj Kaur, also called Datar Kaur, and popularly known as Mai Nakkain, with Sardar Mahan Singh’s son, through Diwan Tek Chand. 30
Hearing about this matrimonial relationship Wazir Singh got apprehensive lest the Sukerchakia chief should help Karmo and put him into trouble. Wazir Singh tried to mislead her saying that the Sandhu Jats were much superior to Bhatti Jats as the Sukerchakia were called. Wazir Singh advised her to snap matrimonial connections with the Sukarchakias who were at the bottom among the Jats and engage her daughter in some superior sub-caste of Jats. Sardarni Karmo did not accept the advice 31 and refused to break off this match.
Hearing about this matrimonial relationship Wazir Singh got apprehensive lest the Sukerchakia chief should help Karmo and put him into trouble. Wazir Singh tried to mislead her saying that the Sandhu Jats were much superior to Bhatti Jats as the Sukerchakia were called. Wazir Singh advised her to snap matrimonial connections with the Sukarchakias who were at the bottom among the Jats and engage her daughter in some superior sub-caste of Jats. Sardarni Karmo did not accept the advice 31 and refused to break off this match.
At last, Wazir Singh sent a vakil, named Sangat Rai, a confidant of his, to Mahan Singh to create and cement friendly relations with him. Wazir Singh also sent a word to Mahan Singh that he had one thousand horsemen under his command and whenever the need arose he could come to serve him with his contingent. Mahan Singh, who was a wise and a capable man, decided to avail himself of this offer and in order to strengthen the bonds of friendship he sent a reliable and trust- worthy Brahman, named Naunihal, to stay with him 32 as his vakil or an envoy. The two vakils performed their duties very well and their efforts went a long way in bringing Wazir Singh and Mahan Singh closer.
Ganga Singh Gill had died in a battle and Lai Singh, avoiding the companionship of Bhagwan Singh, passed his days at his place peacefully. In 1840 Bk. or A.D. 1783, Wazir Singh, Bhagwan Singh and Rupa Singh, brother of Ganga Singh Gill, assembled their forces and attacked Dayalpur and occupied all the adjoining villages.
Jalal-ud-Din Khan, the Afghan ruler of Dayalpur, who had forty horsemen and fifty pjadas at his command, sent a communication to the above mentioned invaders that all the villages occupied by them were attached to the fort which was still under him. So long as he was in possession of the fort none could take away any part of his territory. He told them that as soon as they returned to their places he would get his villages released and in the course of his bid to recapture his lost villages there would be plundering and setting places on fire. Therefore, it was in the fitness of things that they should take a part of the revenue of that territory and retire from there. Wazir Singh and Bhagwan Singh, in consultation with each other, got some revenue fixed for themselves. Then, they entered Burki and Murki and, occupying areas that yielded an annual revenue of about fifty thousand rupees, returned to their places. One fifth of the total revenue, that they received from the newly annexed places, was given to Rupa Singh, brother of Ganga Singh, and the remaining was divided among themselves equally by the two Jat Sardars.
After some time, Jai Singh Kanaihya led his forces into the territories of the Nakkais and sent a message to Wazir Singh and Bhagwan Singh to present themselves to him. Helplessly, they joined him and in his company they reached Chiniot via Multan and Jhang. From there, Jai Singh headed for Amritsar and Wazir Singh and Bhagwan Singh retired to their places. In 1842 BK. corresponding to A.D. 1785, Jai Singh Kanaihya demanded the booty obtained by Mahan Singh from Jammu and threatened him with dire consequences in the event of his refusal to part with plunder. Mahan Singh, finding himself in a tight corner, wrote a letter to Wazir Singh to come to his help with all possible haste.
When Wazir Singh received the invitation from Mahan Singh he was short of funds. He plundered the town of Hujra, and accompanied by Bhagwan Singh, by quick marches, reached and set up his derah at about five kos from Amritsar. Mahan Singh went to Wazir Singh’s derah to welcome him and offered him sweets as a token of love and regards. Wazir Singh accompanied Mahan Singh to the latter’s derah and helped him in ruining Jai Singh, At the time of his return to his place Wazir Singh was highly honoured by Mahan Singh who gave him horses and precious dresses out of gratitude for his help.
In the above affair, Bhagwan Singh was completely ignored. He felt slighted. When he returned to Bahrwal Bhagwan Singh, in collaboration with Mehtab Singh Assal, Dharam Singh Bhaiya and Rupa Singh Jatariwal, made a stir against Wazir Singh. 38 When Mahan Singh heard about the hostilities between the two he came, all the way, from Gujranwala and brought about recon- ciliation between them. Outwardly, they posed to have patched up their differences but in the heart of their hearts they had a deep-seated and lingering animosity between them. After some time the hostilities again erupted which resulted in the death of Bhagwan Singh in the battle-field.
References :-
- Bute Shah, Tawarikh-i-Punjab, IV, MS., Ganda Singh collection, Patiala, p. 63; Ali-ud-Din Mufti, Ibratnama, I, (1854), Lahore, 1961, p. 283
- Bute Shah, op. tit, pp. 67-68
- History of the Sikhs book.