Ganda Singh

Ganda Singh (d. 1845), of Butala, in Gujranwala district of undivided Punjab, was a soldier in the Sikh army. Early in his career, he was assigned by Maharaja Ranjit Singh to Prince Sher Singh's troops. Ganda Singh's father, Dharam Singh, had also served in the army and taken part in several battles including those of Multan, Kashmir and Peshawar. Ganda Singh remained the favourite of Prince Sher Singh who granted him a jagir worth 3,000 rupees from his own estates. He fought in the Prince's Yusafzai and Kullu campaigns and held both civil and military appointments under him when he was the Nazim of Kashmir. He afterwards served at Naushehra and Bannu. When Sher Singh ascended the throne, he conferred upon Ganda Singh several jagirs around Butala, and appointed him to the command of the Orderly Dera. He was with the Maharaja when the latter was assassinated in September 1843, and was severely wounded in the endeavour to save his life. Ganda Singh was killed in December 1845 in the battle of Ferozeshah in which his son, Kirpal Singh, was wounded.

References

1. Suri, Sohan Lal, `Udmat-ut-Twankh. Lahore, 1885-89