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'''Maharaja Sir Yadvinder Singh''' ...the well Known Maharaja Bhupinder Singh. The new Maharaja and his brother Raja Bhalindra Singh shared the love of playing cricket with their father. All o

...a batch of servants and took them to Bombay. On receiving the news of the Maharaja's detention atAden, he returned to the Punjab, the Maharaja's bankers at Bombay defraying the travel expenses.

...ngh of Jammu and Kashmir, who had held control of one of the areas under [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. ...Raheem Ullah Khan and his administration and on 26th of October, 1846, Raja Raheem Ullah Khan was compelled to leave the principality along with

...to the rank of Jamadar of the foyer of Maharaja and later got the title of Raja. He died in 1844 AD in Lahore. His Samadh was built in his own garden, outs

...ction contains letters and robakars from the Lt. Governor of the Punjab to Raja Amar Singh of Punchh and other hill chiefs on diverse matters. Totally, the

...cisive victory. Sarigatia and his seven Sikhs fell fighting the Mughals. Raja Gopal celebrated the triumph by making offerings to Guru Gobind Singh and [[Category:Raja & Maharaja]]

...appointed by his father Raja Bikram Singh, were published during his time. Raja Balbir Singh died in February 1906 and the succession passed on to his adop [[Category:Raja & Maharaja]]

...t in the face. His services were rewarded by the British with the title of Raja in April 1846 and grant of territory seized from Nabha besides the restora [[Category:Raja & Maharaja]]

...tak he said that Raja Fateh Shah "raged and fought with me purposelessly." Raja Fateh Shah's later years were occupied in contest with the rulers of Kumaon [[Category:Raja & Maharaja]]

[[Image:MaharajaHiraSinghSamadh.JPG|thumb|Samadh of Maharaja Hira Singh]] '''Maharaja Sir Hira Singh''' (1843 - 1911), born on 19 December 1843, the son of Sukk

...nority to carry on the administration. Brijindar Singh earned the title of Maharaja by the help he gave the British during the First World War (1914-19). The l Maharaja Brijindar Singh died on 22 December 1918. He was succeeded by his son, Hari

...raj Tilak ceremony of [[Dogra]] Rajput Raja Gulab Singh was performed by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] at this temple ...old. The ceremony was performed under a tree which was known as Jia Pota. Maharaja invited all the top chieftains of [[Jammu]] province to witness grand finna

...uppression of the 1857 rising and was rewarded with the title of Brar Bans Raja Sahib Bahadur and a salute of eleven guns. Raja Wazir Singh died at Kurukshetra on 21 April 1874 after a reign of 25 years

...had taken shelter with Bhai Bir Singh of NAURANGABAD. On 18 December 1844, Raja Hira Singh discharged about five hundred men of the Charyari force. That wa

...es between the Chenab and the Indus in 1810. In 1809, when on the death of Raja Jai Singh of Jammu, Ranjit Singh seized that country, he made over the terr

...vernor of Peshawar, but was soon recalled owing to the hostile attitude of Raja Tej Singh, who wanted to oust him from his jagirs in Sialkot. During the s

The first written record of them has them winning from the Hindu Raja of Lahore territories in the area NWPF. This treaty assigned them the defen ...re taken over by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] in 1810. After the Death of the Maharaja and the defeats of the Anglo-Sikh wars the Gakhars were able once again to

...er he was soon noticed and rose quickly in rank becoming a favorite of the Maharaja. ...ngh at once wanted to resume control of the village but he dared not cross Maharaja Ranjit Singh. At the grand wedding of Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh he querried Ra

...e throne of Faridkot state in 1874. A dominant figure in Faridkot history, Raja Bikram Singh modernized the state administration. He employed retired Briti ...mong those Indian princes who were sympathetic to the cause of the deposed Maharaja Duleep Singh. He had holy shrines raised in memory of Sikh Gurus and martyr

'''Kharak Singh''' a Jatt Sikh not to be confused with [[ Maharaja Karak Singh]], son of Ranjit Sing, who was never arrested and banished to S This Sikh, with a name similar to Maharaja Kharak Singh was a close associate of Bhai Maharaj Singh (d. 1856), saintly

'''Maharaja Bhupinder Singh''' ...princely state of Patiala from 1900 to 1938. He is perhaps the most famous Maharaja of Patiala, best known for his extravagance, and for being a cricketer.

...ote the Zafar NamahiRanjit Singh, a chronicle, in Persian, of the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh up to 183536. The work was edited by Sita Ram Kohli and publis

...the Diwan of the state. In 1778, he was deputed by the Maharaja to assist Raja Gajpat Singh ofJind against Rahim Khan of Harisi, who had attacked his ter ...airs of the state fell into disorder. Rani Hukma, grandmother of the minor Maharaja,had Nanu Mall appointed as maddrulmahdm or the prime minister of the state.

...t off and bodies quartered and hung on the different gates of the city. At Raja Sarisi the Sandhanvalia fort was razed to the ground, and the houses of all

...under the supervision of an English Engineer Mr. Anderson and completed by Raja Jagat Dev Singh. The Mahal is situated on the North west corner of [[Poonch ...at the age of 21 by Maharaja Partap Singh of Kashmir. But after sometime Raja Sukhdev Singh was found to be involved in a conspiracy against the Kashmir

...served in that capacity for seventeen years. In 1880, he took service with Raja Moti Singh of Punch and stayed with him for two years. Leaving his family a ...when Thakur Singh left for Pondicherry, where he became prime minister to Maharaja Duleep Singh's emigre government. He stayed at Thakur Singh's haveli from w

...was the daughter of [[Raja Gajpat Singh]] of [[Jind]] and the mother of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. As she came from the Malva region, she was affectionately k {{maharaja}}

'''Raja Fateh Chand Maini''', a ranked citizen of Patna in Bihar, who served Gur [[Category:Raja & Maharaja]]

...d to abdicate. Col. Michin, with the help of troops and armored cars, took Maharaja by Surprise and taunted him withe the query, Where is that Akali? The anoun ...daughter was born on Oct. 8, 1907, named Bibi Amrit Kaur who later married Raja Sahib Kalsiya Ravisher Singh on Feb. 16, 1925.

...AJ KAUR''', daughter of Raja Gajpat Singh of Jind, was the mother of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. As she came from the Malva region, she was affectionately k

...d commander in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. He entered the service of the Maharaja as a trooper, and took part in several campaigns, including those of Multa After Maharaja Ranjit Singh's death, he became an active partisan of Kanvar Nau Nihal Sing

...behind the scenes had aided the British interests) who then took the title Maharaja.

...witness reports on treaties, Anglo-Sikh wars, Maharani Jindan and exile of Maharaja Duleep Singh and day to day life of common people - all superbly explained.

...ore with General Gulab Singh Pahuvindia assigned to protecting the minor Maharaja Duleep Singh. Soon after the war, he was appointed commandant of the Suraj

...harak Singh''' (9 February 1801 - 5 November 1840) was the eldest son of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. Raised in the Sikh martial tradition he was , even as a ch ...ntions of seeing that power slip away. Dhian singh's brother had been made Raja of Jammu and intended to see his son one day occupy Ranjit Sing's Golden Ga

...e Fort of Sheikhupura while his brother, Suddh Singh, was in attendance on Maharaja Duleep Singh at Lahore. After the annexation of the Punjab, Bur Singh was m

...d "raja" may be compared with the words "king" or "monarch" (rule by one). Raja (Sanskrit rĝjan-) was the title of a princely ruler from the Kshatriya / R ...also reduced to the rank of princes by granting the title of Maha (great) Raja to their once equal tribal chieftain or Misaldar.

...er Northern [[India]]/[[Wikipedia:Bactria|Bactria]]. [[Wikipedia:Raja Dab|Raja Dab]] along with emperor Kanishka are believed to have built the fort: | Emperor [[Wikipedia:Kanishka|Kanishka]] and [[Wikipedia:Raja Dab|Raja Dab]] built it.

[[Image:Lalsingh.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Raja Lal Singh]] Raja Lal Singh(d. 1866), son of Misr Jassa Mall, a Brahman shopkeeper of Sangh

...u to rebellion in 1848. The force headed by Ram Singh marched on to join Raja Sher Singh against the British. Ram Singh showed his worth by fighting

..., Masnad Hall, Qila Mubarak - late 19th C..jpg|thumb|300px|left|Portrai of Maharaja Karam Singh and Vaishnava icons, painted inside the throne alcove, Masnad H '''Raja Karam Singh''' (1798-1845), was the 4th Patialvi ruler of the princely stat

...allery, but the glint of his shiny sword in the dark corner gave him away. Raja Dhian Singh fell upon him and plunged his dagger into his heart. The assass 5. Fauja Singh, ed., Maharaja Kharak Singh. Patiala, 1977

Instituted at Court by Maharaja Ranjit Singh the awards broadly followed the pattern of Mughal awards and t ...others by Dhian Singh's brothers, Gulab Singh and his son, Hira Singh, the Maharaja's favourite.

This is a great story of an Akali Singh of Raja Ranjit Singh's time. It tells us a lot about how fit and fearless the Singh During the times of Raja Ranjit Singh, there used to be chardi kala waalay, Akali Singh jee. His nam

...ars of tribute to Alif Khan, but the most powerful hill chief [[Bhim Chand|Raja Bhim Chand]] of Kahlur refused. ...of the River Beas, 32 km southeast of Kangra where Kirpal Chand Katoch and Raja Dyal sided with the Mughal general. Things at first went against Bhim Chand

...ad made Patiala the most powerful state between the Yamuna and the Sutlej. Raja Amar Singh died at Patiala on 5 February 1782 in the prime of his youth. 2. Kirpal Singh, Maharaja Ala Singh of Patiala and His Times. AMRITSAR, 1954

...fs who had fought on the side of Hari Singh. During the reign of the minor Raja Sahib Singh, Rajindar Kaur was again in Patiala to defend the town against ...ur, also known as Rajindan, was a Sikh princess. In 1778, her first cousin Raja Amar Singh of Patiala was defeated by Hari Singh of Sialba. She led 3,000 s

...eted the fort in 1802 in the days before the area came under the sway of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. On the eastern side of this ancient citadel there are steps ...ceremony of the 21 year old Dogra Rajput Raja Gulab Singh was performed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Ghat near the temple, called the Jia Pota Ghat is revere

...ncil was constituted in December 1846 for the governance of the Punjab and Raja Dina Nath was made its President, with the active support of the British. ...t colonies sprang up both at Lahore and Amritsar. In view of the fact that Raja Dina Nath and other Kashmiri Pandit notables had succeeded in winning the c

...e of the best Kirtaniya in Siri [[Harmandir Sahib]] jee during the time of Raja Ranjit Singh. At that time Giani Sant Singh jee was the Head Granthi of Sir ...Sahib, he went to see Giani Sant Singh jee. As they were talking casually, Raja Ranjit Singh asked Giani jee if everything was okay at Siri Amritsar Sahib.

...ja Umar Khan Chib, was recipient of a pension of rupees four thousand from Maharaja Ranjit Singh which was originally granted to his elder brother Amir Khan a

...s the son of Jodh Singh Atarivala. Jodh Singh had joined the service of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] in [[1805]] when he received large jagirs in the Pothohar co ...ency, but was at his request conferred upon his son whom was then titled [[Raja Sher Singh]] instead.

...anjit Singh]]. His father was Maharaja [[Kharak Singh]], the eldest son of Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]]. He was married to Bibi Nanaki, daughter of [[Sardar Sham The death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lion of the Punjab, left the Sikh Kingdom with no ruler of th

...er Mahari Singh. Ram Singh, Nidhan Singh's father, joined the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1798, and took part in the occupation of Lahore by Ran ...ing his troops till the Gorkha and Najib battalions kept in reserve by the Maharaja carnc to his rescue and routed the Afghans.

...In addition to his other acquisitions, Gurdit Singh received in Jagir from Maharaja Ranjit Singh the village of Baddoval, near [[Ludhiana]]. After Gurdit Singh ...bridge over the River Sarasvati at Thanesar, and received the title of Raja from Lord Auckland, the British governor general of [[India]]. In the first

...daughter was born on Oct. 8, 1907, named Bibi Amrit Kaur who later married Raja Sahib Kalsiya Ravisher Singh on Feb. 16, 1925. ...bey during the Coronation of H.M. King George on June 22, 1911. His father Maharaja Hira Singh passed away while Ripudaman Singh was on these travels.

'''Maharaja Suraj Mal Sinsinwar (1707-1763)''' ...the eighteen living sons of Thakur Badan Singh. Maharaja Suraj Mal created Raja Brajendra Bahadur, married 14 wives, including, Maharani Kishori, Rani Laks

...a Sirdars (chiefs) came from this region. These were several generals in [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh's]] army of the Sikh Empire in the first half of the 19th cent ...rals during the [[Sikh Empire]] were [[General Lehna Singh]], General (aka Raja) Surat Singh, and [[General Amar Singh]]. Sons of General Lehna Singh (Sird

...bari and was afterwards one of the strongholds of the Ramgarhias. In 1818, Maharaja Ranjit Singh who kept it for 14 years and then bestowed it, with the surrou

...ministrator of Satghara. In 1840, he was sent to Bannu under the orders of Raja Suchet Singh for the realization of State revenue. Maharaja Sher Singh conferred upon him the title of Diwan. In 1847, he was ordered

...White of the East India Company. According to these lists, Ropar was under Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It came under British protection as a result of the treaty of Raja Bhup Singh is remembered as a just

...N BAISAKHA SINGH''' (d. 1844), soldier and administrator in the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was the son ofDiwan Kahn Singh Chamiarivala. In 1831, he acco ...signment which took him to Peshawar. In 1844, he earned the displeasure of Raja Hira Singh, the prime minister, and fled Lahore to take refuge with Bhai Bi

...ceremony of the 21 year old Dogra Rajput Raja Gulab Singh was performed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Ghat near the temple, called the Jia Pota Ghat is revered

Jambu Lochan was the brother of Raja Bahu Lochan who had constructed a fort on the bank of river [[Tawi]] ...perhaps the oldest fort and edifice in the city. Constructed originally by Raja Bahulochan over 3,000 years ago, the existing Fort was more recently improv

...haraja treated him with great generosity , bestowing upon him the title of Raja in 1828 and, then, proclaiming him Farzand-i-Khas, (a favoured son). He gra ...i Ram murdered for their having opposed his father's proposal to crown him Maharaja after the death of Karivar Nau Nihal Singh. He had Jawahar Singh, brother o

...(1780-1845), physician, diplomat, and foreign minister at the court of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], was the eldest son of Ghulam Mohy udDin, a leading physicia ...was to look after Charles Metcaife, the British envoy, and to help in the Maharaja's negotiations with him which culminated in the Treaty of Amritsar (1809).

'''General Harsukh Rai''' (d. 1867), son of Gurdit Singh served in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army and at first was attached to a cavalry unit under Princ ...im. Harsukh Rai again came into favour when power passed into the hands of Raja Lal Singh who appointed him aa a general in the army.

...nd seized all her property and possessions. He divided her country between Raja Bhag Singh of Jind, his maternal uncle, and Bhag Singh's friend and ally,

...dia tota kadia, here. He is also said to have cured the hands of the Tunda Raja by sprinkling water from the sacred baoli. The baoli still exists here ...re renamed the Yadavindra Gardens in honour of the last ruler of the area Maharaja Yadavinder Singh of Patiala upon his death in 1974.

To govern the State of the Punjab during the minority of [[Maharaja Duleep Singh]], two successive councils of regency were set up at Lahore. T ...ion of [[Maharaja Sher Singh]] and his son on 15 September 1843, the Dogra Raja Hira Singh had won over the Khalsa army and established himself in the offi

...b Singh, who with his brother's help had made off with the Lion's share of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Toshkhana (treasury) was able to purchase Jammu and Kashmir After Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, signed the Instrument of A

...raj and siezed the rest shortly after the death of the Lion of the Punjab, Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ...is daughters and a prominent Tribal Chief of the [[Gakhars]], Khan Bahadur Raja Jahandad Khan. Today the lands the Gakhars held are now part of Pakistan.

...gions of the Sindh Sagar Doab. On being implicated in the assassination of Raja Dhian Singh in September 1843, Fateh Khan fled to Dera Ismail Khan and 3. Bhagat Singh, Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His Times. Delhi, 1990

...Jodh Singh Atarivala. In 1804, he went in action with the Maharaja against Raja Sarisar Chand Katoch, who had tried to occupy a portion oftheJalandhar Doab

...ation of the friendly ruler of Sirmur, took up residence in his territory. Raja Bhim Chand forced upon him a battle which was fought at [[Bhangani]], 11 ...territories in the region ofHoshiarpur and Bijvara but was pushed back by Maharaja Ranjit Singh (17801839), who occupied the Kangra Fort itself on 24 August 1

...Izazi-i-Sardari and civil award of Nirmal Bud Ujjal Didar.He was with Maha Raja at capture of Lahore in 1799. When Nar Singh Chamiark wala died in 1807,hi He was a commander of Fauj-e-Khas,the most predigious troops of the Maharaja.Sardar captured the famous Fort of Rothas,noe the UNESCO Heritage Fort from

...a Ranjit Singh. Nihal Singh's son, Sham Singh, entered the service of the Maharaja in 1817 and, in 1818, took part in the military campaigns of Peshawar, Atto ...ourt was further enhanced by the marriage of his daughter, Bibi Nanaki, to Maharaja Ranjit Singh's grandson, Prince Nau Nihal Singh.

...arakzai, the Sikh tributary governor of Peshawar. It was much coveted by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, whose love for horses was proverbial. With the romantic name ...ounts of most of the contemporary European travellers visiting the Punjab. Maharaja Ranjit Singh who had set his heart on LailT sent in 1823 a message to the B

...youngest wife was very shy and refused to remove her veil. Even outside a maharaja's zanana it was the custom for all Muslim women to keep themselves veiled a The Raja, wanting to please the Guru, feigned disgust with her behaviour and abandon

...Dhian Singh, was murdered. But because of the minority of the sovereign, Maharaja Duleep Singh, he was the de facto ruler of the Sikh empire. Since the b ...ir readmission to the Darbar (27484), and the treacherous assassination of Maharaja Sher Singh and his son, Kanvar Partap Singh. The poet tries to paint a rosy

...5 and was succeeded by his grandson, Amar Singh, who received the title of Raja-i-Rajgan from the Durrani king, Ahmad Shah Abdali, since he helped Abdali a ...became the most powerful state between the [[Yamuna]] and the [[Sutlej]]. Maharaja Amar Singh was succeeded in 1782 by his seven-year-old son, Sahib Singh, wh

...l charge of a local hospital. Having heard, from a travelling merchant, of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's generosity and the welcome the Europeans met with at his cou ...from a fistula on the spine. He also journeyed to Kashmir, where he cured Raja Suchet Singh of a chronic disease.

...ey of the Sivalik hills, was one among the hill chiefs who did not support Raja Bhim Chand of Kahlur in his designs against Guru Gobind Singh. ...ny valuable gifts to the Sikh Guru at Anandpur. A neighbouring hill-chief Raja Bhim Chand had grown envious of the Elephant and rich gifts and after sever

...ampaign against Mandi. In April 1841, when a mutiny occurred in Kashmir, [[Maharaja Sher Singh]] ordered his father, Sheikh Ghulam Mohiy ud Din, then governor ...Lawrence, but was exonerated when he produced original letters written by Raja Lal Singh. His property in Lahore, which was earlier confiscated, was resto

'''Raja Churaman Sinsinwar (1695 - 1721)''' ...pur in Rajasthan, India. He was son of Bhajja Singh and younger brother of Raja Ram. He was the first unanimously elected leader of Jats in 1695. He made J

...aja Chandu Lal and his brother, who was governor ofBerar. Around 1830, Maharaja Ranjit Singh sent 150 men under a sardar, Chanda Singh, for the const

...lh vikllage by Sardar Lahina Singh Majithia, governor of this region under Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Its building was reconstructed by Sardar Dina Nath, chief sec

...hal Singh, Baba Bikram Singh tried to bring about a reconciliation between Maharaja Sher Singh and his collateral Sandhanvalia sardars. Baba Bikram Singh felt ...ising more than a dozen villages granted to him by Maharaja Sher Singh and Maharaja Duleep Singh, including the forts of Nurpur, Gunachaur and Dakkhni Sarai. T

...nsar Chand, held Bajwara. The latter built a fort here, which was taken by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1825. Since then the town has declined and its debris has b

...States in such a manner as, in due course, he became a personal friend of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who valued his advice and counsel on political matters. In th ...h and Lord William Bentinck in October 1831. By his tact, he persuaded the Maharaja to join the Indus navigation scheme and forgo his claim on Shikarpur and Si

...haraja Karam Singh (1798-1845) of [[Patiala]]. The shrine, as built by the Maharaja, was a square sanctum, with a covered circumambulatory passage. An assembly ...Singh (1843 - 1911), Maharaja Ripudaman Singh (b. 1883, deposed 1923) and Maharaja Pratap Singh (1919 - 1995).

...he present building, which replaced the old one built at the initiative of Maharaja Mohinder Singh ofPatiala (185276), was constructed through kdrsevd during t ...the martyrs were cremated by Guru Gobind Singh, was first built in 1870 by Raja Wazir Singh of Faridkot (1828 - 72). The new building, a rectangular domed

...border post of Lahore Empire of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It was kept under Raja Dhanpat Rai who also acted as his munshi for the lands across the River Sut

...adurgarh after Guru Tegh Bahadur who had visited the place more than once. Maharaja Karam Singh also raised two gurdwaras, one outside the Fort and the other i ...FORT''', is a modern construction enclosing the historical shrine built by Maharaja Karam Singh of Patiala. The original building, still intact, consists of a

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...irmed him in the government of Sirhind (1765) and granted him the title of Raja, with the robes of honour as well as with a drum and a banner as insignia o 1. Kirpal Singh, Life of Maharaja Ala Singh and His Times. Amritsar, 1954

...se and ajagirworth 15,000 rupees a year. He remained in the service of the Maharaja for nine years and was dismissed on account of some discrepancies discovere ...royal patronage until the murder of Maharaja Sher Singh in September 1843. Raja Hira Singh, who then came into power, confiscated the jagir and threw Lahin

...was the last king of Faridkot Ryast before independence of India in 1947. Raja Harinder Singh Brar's son died issueless.

[[File:Raja Tej Singh (1799-1862).jpg|thumb|300px|left|Raja Tej Singh (1799-1862)]] '''Raja Tej Singh''' (1799 - 1862), son of Misr Niddha, a Hindu Gaur Brahman of Mee

.... Ganesh Datt, kochwan, is ordered to have a new bugghi made. He tells the Maharaja that a bugghi could not be made locally; it could be had from Calcutta (fol