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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.