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...e besieging host. They were rewarded by the Guru who, according to Kuir Singh, Gurbilds Patshahi 10, bestowed on them robes of honour and gold bracelets 1. Santokh Singh, Bhai, Sri Cur Pratap Suraj Granth. Amritsar, 192735

...of [[Maharaja Duleep Singh]] and sold [[Jammu and Kashmir]] to Raja Gulab Singh (who behind the scenes had aided the British interests) who then took the t Today the 'Dogra' fort built by [[Zorawar Singh]], any connection with the Sikh Empire is rarely if ever mentioned, has bec

...ngh's army and at first was attached to a cavalry unit under Prince Kharak Singh. His next appointment was as an Adalat (judge) at Multan under the Sikh ...kh Rai again came into favour when power passed into the hands of Raja Lal Singh who appointed him aa a general in the army.

...f 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 to accompan

To govern the State of the Punjab during the minority of [[Maharaja Duleep Singh]], two successive councils of regency were set up at Lahore. The first func ...established himself in the office of prime minister with the minor Duleep Singh as the new sovereign. But his rule was shortlived, as he and his deputy Pan

...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 ==Resentments grow at Hira Singh's excesses of power==

...Sardar Jaimal Singh (d.1812), as a horseman. And later his son Sardar Lal Singh was promoted to command 100 horsemen. Sardar Lal Singh Sandhu, died between 1815-1820, after the marriage of his eldest daughter R

...town stands on the highway of traditional Grant Trunk Road (G. T. Road or Sher Suri Marg, now National Highway 1 - NH. 1). The actual G. T. Road passes t ...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

Instituted at Court by Maharaja Ranjit Singh the awards broadly followed the pattern of Mughal awards and titles, althou ...held among others by Dhian Singh's brothers, Gulab Singh and his son, Hira Singh, the Maharaja's favourite.

...cto ruler of the Sikh empire. Since the book was written to please Hira Singh and Pandit Jalla, it is full of praise for the Hindu Dogra clique of Laho ...ingh. The poet tries to paint a rosy picture of the administration of Hira Singh and Pandit Jalla.

...t day's Gurdaspur district of the Punjab. She was married to Prince Kharak Singh in February 1812 at the age of 10. ...as Bhai Ram Singh, Bhai Gobind Ram, Gulab Singh Dogra and Jamadar Khushal Singh.

[[Image:Kharaksingh A.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Maharaj Kharak Singh, possibly wearing the Koh-i-noor, as had his father and brothers each in hi ...shmir (1819). He was also sent on a similar campaigns undertaken by Ranjit Singh for the conquest of Peshawar and against the Mazaris of Shikarpur.

...Rajasthan. The place where Krishna is said to have killed kalyawan through Raja Machkund who was sleeping inside his den. ...u Hargobind killed a lion where now stands a famous gurudwara [[Gurudwara Sher Shikar]]. Guru ji, on a hunt with the Emperor Jahangir had arrived at machk

...cent to the town of Gujranwala (now in Pakistan). His grandfather, Panjab Singh, was a trooper in ...ice under Ajit Singh Sandhanvalia. He married Chand Kaur, daughter of Hari Singh Nalva.

...t|Sardar Hari Singh Nalua, Brave general of Sher-e-Panjab, Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] ...Kabul (in Afghanistan). Raja Ranjit Singh's key general was [[Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa]], who was a Rehatvan (strictly observant) Sikh of the Guru.

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

...[[Ranjit Singh]]. He was married to Bibi Nanaki, daughter of [[Sardar Sham Singh Attari]]. ...e fabled Cavalry, the fearless [[Nihang]]s and the feared legendary [[Hari Singh Nalva]]; the mere mention of his name could turn attacking enemies homeward

[[Image:Gulab Singh Dogra of Kashmir.jpg|thumb|220px|Gulab Singh of Kashmir.<br><small>From the collection of the V&A Museum.</small>]] ...te of {{wiki|Jammu and Kashmir}} during the British Raj in [[India]].Gulab Singh founded a dynasty that was to rule the state, the second-largest principali

[[Image:M sher singh.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Portrait of Sher Singh Seated on his father's Golden Gaddi, which is still on display in London]] ...gh]], born on 4 December 1807 to Mahitab Kaur, Maharaja's first wife. Sher Singh grew up to be a handsome, broad-chested young man given to fashionable dres

...es composed in [[Persian]] verse, written in [[Gurmukhi]] by [[Guru Gobind Singh]], as part of the [[Zafarnamah]]. ...in Aurangzeb's language, adding the Hikayats in same language. Guru Gobind Singh was well versed in Persian; the tales are in keeping with the literary tast