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The meaning of Shah Jehan is ‘King of the world’<br>  '''Letters relating to the large gun captured at Bhurtpore, copies from letter-book in DAQM General’s Office, Woolwich'''<br> :21st October 1828 :The Master General has the highest satisfaction in communicating to the Regiment of Artillery the following letter from the principal aide-de-camp to the King, conveying His Majesty’s gracious intention that the gun taken at Bhurtpoor, and presented to His Majesty by Viscount Combermere and the forces which captured that fortress, shall be mounted at the front of the barracks at Woolwich, and placed in the charge and custody of the corps of Royal Artillery and Engineers, as a special mark of His Majesty’s approbation of their services on all occasions. :His Lordship in communicating to the two corps the King’s gracious commands, feels assured that a memorial so lasting of His Majesty’s distinguished favour will be a stimulus to continue for the future that zeal, good conduct and exertion, which has gained the corps the highest honour- the approbation of their sovereign. :The Commandant at Woolwich is desired to take measures tp carry into effect His Majesty’s most gracious intention.:(signed) :A Dickson, Colonel,:D.A. General.  :Royal Lodge, Windsor:13th October 1828 :My Lord :Having, by desire of Lieut. General Cuppage, submitted to the King a drawing of the gun taken at Bhurtpoor, mounted at Woolwich, and presented to His Majesty by General Viscount Combermere and the troops of His Majesty’s and the East India Company’s Service which co-operated under his lordship’s command in the assault and capture of that fortress, and having solicited the King’s pleasure with respect of the situation in which this gun should be placed, I have been honoured with His Majesty’s commands to convey to your lordship, and to desire that you will communicate to the officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, His Majesty’s determination that this gun shall be placed in front of the barracks at Woolwich: and His Majesty further desires that your lordship will take the necessary steps for giving due effect to such his pleasure. :His Majesty is influenced upon this occasion, and not only by a wish to assign a public and conspicuous situation to this splendid memorial of the enterprise and gallantry of the officers and soldiers by whom the important conquest of Bhurtpoor was achieved, but also by desire to place it in the charge and custody of a body of men which has in so eminent a degree merited His Majesty’s attachment and his approbation, by its distinguished ability and gallantry on every service in which it has been engaged, and by the manner in which it has in all other respects upheld the character and credit of the British arms.  :I have &c., :(signed) :H Taylor :Principal Aide-de-camp to the King :General Lord Viscount Beresford, G.C.B. 

Letters relating to the large gun captured at Bhurtpore, copies from letter-book in DAQM General’s Office, Woolwich 21st October 1828The Master General has the highest satisfaction in communicating to the Regiment of the Artillery the following letter from the principal aide-de-camp to the King, conveying His Majesty’s gracious intention that the gun taken at Bhurtpoor, and presented to His Majesty by Viscount Combermere and the forces which captured that fortress, shall be mounted at the front of the barracks at Woolwich, and placed in the charge and custody of the corps of Royal Artillery and Engineers, as a special mark of His Majesty’s approbation of their services on all occasions.His Lordship in communicating to the two corps the King’s gracious commands, feels assured that a memorial so lasting of His Majesty’s distinquished favour will be a stimulus to continue for the future that zeal, good conduct and exertion, which has gained the corps the highest honour- the approbation of their sovereign.The Commandant at Woolwich is desired to take measures tp carry into effect His Majesty’s most gracious intention.(signed) A Dickson, Colonel, D.A. GeneralAN INDIAN S.B BRONZE GUN TAKEN AT BHURTPORE IN 1826

Royal Lodge, Windsor 13th October 18281. Translates as ‘Maharajah Brijander Sujjan Singh Bahadur’ which is assumed to be the name of a monarch.My LordHaving2. This reads ‘Maharajah Pirthi Andar Siwai Jawahir Singh Bahadur or Maharajah Briji Andar Siwai Jawahir Singh Bahadur, by desire the latter being preferred and is again the name of Lieuta monarch.3. General Cuppage, submitted This has been more difficult to decipher but assumed to read ‘Maharao Manbhir Singh tup-i-burj-i-in Maqam Sakt Walu Kari-gar which translates to ‘Maharao Manbhir Singh made the King a drawing cannon of the gun taken at Bhurtpoor, mounted at Woolwichcitadel of this place Walu was the artificer’.The figures LXXII. Are obviously the work of some European, and presented are in no way connected with the writing.In endeavouring to His Majesty by General Viscoun Combermere and decide the troops history of His Majesty’s and the East India Company’s Service gun, the first thing which co-operated under his lordship’s command in demands attention is the assault and capture of circumstance that fortress, and having solicited at the King’s pleasure with respect end of the situation in which this gun should be placedcascable there is the design of a face, intended apparently , I have been honoured with His Majesty’s commands to convey represent either the sun or moon. This points strongly to your lordship, and to desire the presumption that you will communicate the cannon belonged to one of the officers dynasties known in India as the ‘Surya bunsi’ ( Children of the Sun) or ‘Chandrbunsi’ ( Children of the Moon). Now ‘Udaipur’ is a dynasty of the Royal Artillery sun, and Royal Engineers, His Majesty’s determination the surmise that this is the state from whence the gun shall be placed came is strengthened by the fact that Sujjan Singh (inscription 1) does occur in the annals of that Principality; but though the British Government have several times interfered in front the internal administration of the barracks at Woolwich: and His Majesty further desires Country they have never conducted war-like operations against the Chief; so it is concluded that your lordship will take in spite of the mark on the necessary steps for giving due effect to such his pleasurecascable, the cannon was not captured in this state.His Majesty is influenced upon this occasion, The names ‘Siwai’ and not only by a wish ‘Pirthi’ (inscription 2) are to assign a public and conspicuous situation be traced to the ‘Jaipur’ dynasty, but so far as my researches have extended I cannot find that this splendid memorial line of Chiefs belongs to either the enterprise and gallantry ‘Children of the Sun’ or ‘Children of the officers and soldiers by whom Moon’; moreover, though on more than one occasion the important conquest British authorities have taken steps to secure good government in this state I have not succeeded in discovering any campaign of Bhurtpoor was achieved, but also by desire a nature likely to place it result in the charge capture and custody dispatch to England of a body cannon of men this description; so I dismiss ‘Jaipur’ from further consideration.There remains but one other state to which has I wish to er as in so eminent a degree merited His Majesty’s attachment any way connected with the matter at issue- I allude to ‘Bhartpur’. In the first place the ruling race is sprung from the ‘Jats’ and his approbationthese in turn claim an origin as the ‘Children of the Moon’, by its distinguished ability moreover ‘Brijandar’ ‘Siwai and gallantry on every service ‘Jawahir Singh’ are all names frequently to be met in which it has been engagedthe annals of the Bhartpur dynasty, and by the manner in which it has in all other respects upheld while the character and credit first of the British armsthree as far as I can learn, is confined exclusively to this state. I have &cFurther there was also a Chieftain of this kingdom called Jawahir Singh who ruled 1763-1768.Lastly, the play of words in ‘Brij’ and ‘Burj’ both written b r j (signedno short vowels) H Taylor Principal Aide-de-camp seem to emphasise the KingGeneral Lord Viscount Beresford, Gword ‘Brijandar.CThese various arguments seem to point strongly to the supposition that the cannon came from Bhartpur and dates from the 1/3 qtr of the 18th Century.B.,(The analysis of the cannon undertaken by Mr Wollaston of the India Office)