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...n 1832 Kanvar Sher Singh was appointed governor of Kashmir, Diwan Baisakha Singh was attached to him as a special assistant. Owing to some complaints receiv ...hai Bir Singh of Naurangabad. He was captured by a force led by Miari Labh Singh and executed in May 1844.

...ies with Chatar Singh Atarivala, occupied Wazirabad, joined Raja Sher Singh along with his troops and fought against the British. He took part in the b

...shelter with Bhai Bir Singh of NAURANGABAD. On 18 December 1844, Raja Hira Singh discharged about five hundred men of the Charyari force. That was the end o 2. Gian Singh, Giani, PANTH Prakash. PATIALA, 1970

...nstead of oxen. The only Sandhanvalia chief to escape retribution was Atar Singh who fled from Una to the British territory. 5. Harbans Singh, The Heritage of the Sikhs. Delhi, 1983

...ki road. It is also known as Chak Diwan Sahib Chawli Mashaekh or Chak Haji Sher. ...han Chavar. The people call it "Tapasthan Guru Nanak" even now. Once Akali Singh sevadar (custodian) looked after the shrine but now a Muslim family is perf

'''Related [[Bhai Bur Singh]]''' ...n Maharaja Duleep Singh at Lahore. After the annexation of the Punjab, Bur Singh was made a subregistrar for the cluster of villages around Mukerian where h

...n of Sham Singh Man, soldier, diplomat and commander in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. He entered the service of the Maharaja as a trooper, and took part ...hal Singh and Wazir Dhian Singh. In 1839, he served under Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh in the Sikh army sent to Peshawar to assist Colonel Claude Wade in Shahzada

...Ram Singh marched on to join Raja Sher Singh against the British. Ram Singh showed his worth by fighting bravely at Ramnagar (22 November 1848), Cheli

...sovars or horsemen were also allowed him. Fazaldad Khan accompanied Sher Singh Atarivala to Multan in 1848, but did not join the rebellion. He died in

[[Image:Gurdassinghbhai.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Bhai Gurdas Singh]] Bhai Gurdas Singh ji was the eldest son of Giani Soorat Singh ji and were born in 1773. Like his father Bhai Sahib ji was a great scholar

...s successors Kharak Singh, Nau Nihal Singh, Chand kaur, Sher Singh, Duleep Singh, and Jind Kaur'''. *1. Sardar [[Fateh Singh Kalianvala]] (d. 1807)

...ntry. On the death of his father in that year, the jagirs passed to Chatar Singh, then amounting to over a lakh of rupees annually. ...was at his request conferred upon his son whom was then titled [[Raja Sher Singh]] instead.

[[Image:Sher Ali Khan of Afghanistan in 1869.jpg|thumb|200px|Amir Sher Ali Khan in 1869.]] ...er [[Akbar Khan Muhammad]] led the attack in which the Sikh General [[Hari Singh Nalwa]] was martyred.

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 ...urn against them as their territories were taken over by [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] in 1810. After the Death of the Maharaja and the defeats of the Anglo-Sik

...atah Singh Kalianwala]]. In 1807 he entered the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Lahore. An excellent soldier he was soon noticed and rose quickly in ran ...Ranjit Singh on the matter and was asked to wait until the aelderly Dhanna Singh died.

[[Image:Umrao singh shergil.jpg|thumb|300px|right|{{c|Umrao Singh Shergil}}]] ...e Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. As head of the Majitha family, Umrao Singh was privileged to attend the Coronation darbars in 1903 and 1910. But the f

The Punj Hathaa Jarnail – Sardar Nidhaan Singh ...Punj Hath Jarnail” meaning General with 5 hands. Sher-e-Punjab Raja Ranjit Singh gave him this title after the Nashaura war with Pathaans. Here is the story

...also involved by Hira Singh in the plot to destroy the dera of Baba Bir Singh of Naurarigabad which fell within his jurisdiction. ..., but was exonerated when he produced original letters written by Raja Lal Singh. His property in Lahore, which was earlier confiscated, was restored to him

...ttle of Jaharigira (1823), under General Hari Singh Nalva and Prince Sher Singh. The Afghan force, defeated in the battle, retreated towards Ten hills, wes ...ollowed. Phula Singh Akali, who made a headlong charge, was killed. Nidhan Singh valiantly held out, rallying his troops till the Gorkha and Najib battalion

...n Maharaja Sher Singh and his collateral Sandhanvalia sardars. Baba Bikram Singh felt irked when British troops were stationed at Lahore after the Anglo-Sik ...a dozen villages granted to him by Maharaja Sher Singh and Maharaja Duleep Singh, including the forts of Nurpur, Gunachaur and Dakkhni Sarai. The British af

...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

Bhai Maharaj Singh (d. 1856) ...nly Lawrence, and other pro-British officers of the Lahore Darbar. Maharaj Singh, whose movements were restricted to Naurangabfid by the British, went under

...sician, diplomat, and foreign minister at the court of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], was the eldest son of Ghulam Mohy udDin, a leading physician of [[Lahore ...mic ailment, the latter deputed his pupil to attend on the patient. Ranjit Singh, impressed by the intelligence and skill of the young man, soon appointed h

# Sher Dil (1990) # Andar Baahar (1984) .... Girl that Raja met outside the prison

...this money they bought their immunity from the wrath of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] who manifested his concern on more than one occasion over the sufferings ...d himself with great ability and tact with the result that Maharaja Ranjit Singh was highly pleased with him and on the occasion of the [[Dussehra]] festivi

...a were now helping to lead the Punjabi armies of the Sarkar Khalsa. Ranjit Singh's Sikh credo had created a secular kingdom with equality for all. Through h ...a job, with his hard work and ability he rose to the top. Maharaja Ranjit Singh made him the prime minister of Sarkar Khalsa. Then he also got his brothers

...his last wife. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Sardar Manna Singh, an Aulakh Jatt of a small village of Chicharwali, in Sialkot district, of ...e army proclaimed the minor Duleep singh the sovereign of the State. Hira Singh was appointed the wazir.

..., COL. SATISH SINGH LALOTRA<ref>https://risingkashmir.com/general-zorawar-singh-is-it-a-case-of-historical-negationism-ddf785ee-5280-4adf-ae7e-fe91d77f0eea ...gh sent his eldest son Udhamsingh to dissuade the wives of General Zorawar singh from self-immolation. If the facts as mentioned in the famous book by Dr SD

Dharmendra (or Dharaminder (Dharam) Singh Deol) (Punjabi:ਧਰਿਮਨਦਰ (ਧਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓਲ), Meri Jung Ka Elaan (2000) .... Ajit Singh<br>

.... He had a religious bent of mind and came under the influence of Bhai Bir Singh of Naurangabad. After the latter's death in 1844, he succeeded him as head ...ders, and Maharaj Singh left Multan for Hazara in June 1848 to seek Chatar Singh Atarivala's assistance in his plans to dislodge the British.

{{p3|Image:SARBJEET 13E.jpg| '''[[A statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh seated on his unique golden throne (now in London)]]'''}} ...tury witnessed the power of the {{w|Durrani}} declining. [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] was encroaching the Afghan Kingdom and the Maharaja was eager to avail hi

...|Sansi Rajputs]] of the Sandhawalia/Sandhu Clan. In his later years Duleep Singh purchased a 17,000 acre (69 km²) country estate at [[Elveden Estate|Elved ...sors to the Khalsa Kingdom's throne. The early years of the life of Duleep Singh, the new and last Maharaja of the Punjab, were played out against the rich

...him their tale of woe. The Guru saved the Hindus from the clutches of the Sher Afghan Khan. Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded at Delhi on 11 November 1675 an ...abolish caste system. The Guru initiated five Sikhs, among them one Sahib Singh, barber of village Nangal Shahidan belonged to Hoshiarpur District .

...the diamond from Lahore to Bombay for dispatch to England. Maharaja Duleep Singh left India in 1853. Cheated out of his agreed upon pension, he was allowed ...aharaja at Buckingham Palace the Queen handed him the recut diamond. Dulip Singh studied the diamond for a few moments, returning the diamond to the Queen h

...two worlds, its bestower being the sword of Nanak. Victory is of [[Gobind Singh]], the king of kings, by the grace of the True Master); on the other side w ...ription closely resembles that on the earliest Sikh coin issued by [[Banda Singh Bahadur]]. The coin bore on the other side the words zarb sn amritsarjalus

...er. This treaty was to remain in operation until the minor Maharaja Duleep Singh attained the age of 16. By a proclamation issued in July 1847, the governor ...fficer of the Company's artillery became, in fact, the successor to Ranjit Singh." The Sikhs resented this gradual liquidation of their authority in the Pun

==Story of Raja Asa== ===Pundit Narayan Singh Gyani's Version===

{{p|Image:Darasingh.jpg|Dara Singh}} '''Dara Singh Randhawa''' ([[November 19]], [[1928]] - [[July 12]], [[2012]]) is a [[Punj

...time of Asoka the Great, in the third century B.C. We find the stone with Raja Samprati, a grandson of Asoka. ...re the Parmar dynasty was ruling. The last Hindu prince to possess it was Raja Ram Dev.

...ot used even in British records until after the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ...hian Singh and Suchet Singh were Dogra Rajputs; Jamadar Khushal Singh, Tej Singh, Sahib Dial, Ganga Ram, Dina Nath, Bell Ram, Ajudhia Parshad, who controlle

...Gurumaari''' an ancient town lying along the Grand Trunk Road (now renamed Sher Shah Suri Marg) midway between [[Ludhiana]] and [[Ambala]]. Sirhind is 53 k ...s of the seventeenth century. At the instance of one of the hill rulers, [[Raja Ajmer Chand]], [[Wazir Khan]], the faujdar of [[Sirhind]], despatched some

12. Ishwar Singh, Member, Municipal Corporation, Mangolpuri (Ward No. 37). led the mobs tha 16. Satbir Singh, Youth Congress –I. He brought bus loads of people from Ber Sarai to Sri

[http://www.sikhsinscotland.org/q-to-t/maharaja-ranjit-singh.html Ranjit Singh in the Panjabi Folklore] [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] was one of the few rulers who became a legend in his lifetime. There are

[[Image:Shamattari.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala]] ...jit singh became maharaja of Punjab he got himself at his disposal. Ranjit singh knowing his qualities and fighting abilities made him a jathedar of 5000 ho

...ਘ Hindi:उधम सिंहढ़) (Dec. 26, 1899 – July 31, 1940) was given the name Sher Singh shortly after his birth. He belonged a Jammu clan of Kamboj lineage. He was ...is God's name in Hinduism; 'Mohammed' is the name of the Muslim Prophet; 'Singh' is the name given to all baptised Sikh males (also a traditional Rajput na

...the facts. Nawab Zakaria Khan ordered the removal of his scalp. Bhai Taru Singh said that the Governor would suffer as much torture. And Bhai Taru would ta 1819: Maharaja Ranjit Singh conquered Kashmir and combined it with Sikh State.

...leh "(Translation from original Punjabi work "Jattan da Itihas" by Gurjant Singh)".] [1911 census of British Punjab - Major General Arthur Edward Barstow] S ...of [[Jind]], Faridkot and Patiala as well as the clan of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], who was a Sansi, traced their origin to these Bhati Rajputs. Bhati Rajpu

The following are battles fought by the tenth master, [[Guru Gobind Singh]] * The [[Battle of Bhangani]] ( 1689): Won against Raja Bhim Chand of Bilaspur.

...a, Jamrud, from 1799 to 1839.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Maharajah Ranjit Singh, Sher-e-Panjab, Emperor of Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Kangra, Peshawar, Multan, Haz ...ingh Sandhawalia''' (November 13, 1780 - June 27, 1839), also known as "'''Sher-e-Punjab'''" ("'''The Lion of Punjab'''"), became the first [[Sikh Emperor]

...s once so that I would ask them the reason for snatching my beloved,” says Raja Bano of Moominabad of this south Kashmir town. For 10 years, the house of Raja Bano is locked and she is living with her brother in a nearby house.

...first foray in February 1519 and mentions it in his famous Tuz-ke Babari. Sher Shah Suri built its eight gates and its famous mosque. The name "Bhera" ste ...ost on the road to Kabul, and a 'taksal' (mint) during the reign of Ranjit Singh [1780-1839]. Twenty miles to its north west lies Chillianwala. Here the las

...ali_Phula_Singh_1.JPG|thumb|right|300px|A very old painting of AKALI PHULA SINGH printed in 1923]] ...angath of Gursikhs that included Baba Naina Singh ji and Giani Bhai Soorat Singh ji, who was the head granthi of Sri Darbar Sahib. In no time he was well tr

[[Image:Bhaivirsingh.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Bhai Vir Singh]] '''[[Bhai Vir Singh]]''' ([[5 December]], [[1872]] - [[10 June]], [[1957]]) was a poet, schola

|Image name = Guru Gobind Singh Sahib Ji (1667-1708).jpg |Subject Name = Guru Gobind Singh<br><br>(1667 to 1708)

...s and many units of this battalion were literally annihilated. Jemadar Ram Singh was the only survivor of his platoon. Another Sikh, jemadar Kapur Singh, kept on fighting until everyone else was out of action, except for one wou

* "This is the true 'Sewa' to humanity" <i>Sher M, Illinois, USA </i> ...because of increased number of gurdwaras running langar. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was generous in rebuilding many Gurdwaras that had been damaged in the war

...from the community kitchen, called langar, irrespective of his caste. The Raja obliged and had an audience with the Guru. But one of his queens refused to ...ng-of-holy.html Sri Anand Sahib - The Heavenly Song of Holy Rapture - Sher Singh MSc Kashmir]'''

...Tarikh-e-Sher Shah'' (1580), which mentions the construction of a fort by "Sher Khan of Punjab". The name is mentioned again in ''Ain-e-Akbari'' (part 1), ...are styled as Raja-shabd-opajivins class (that is, living by the title of Raja). Thus, it is seen that the heroic traditions cultivated in Vedic and Epic

An eminent example was [[Sir Ganesh Dutt]] Singh. Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh, who was a freedom fighter, administrator and educationist in which capacit ...thers are also claimed by other groups, these names include King Porus and Raja Nand of Punjab.

{{p|Image:Picofthesultanulqaum.jpg|[[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia|Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, prominent Misldar]]}} [[Ratan Singh Bhangu]] uses the term at several places in the sense of a "thdnd" or milit

...tely overwhelmed the audience with its captivating sound..(ref: Dr. Balbir Singh, 'Lammi Nadar' 1959). In fact, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, writes in his 'Mahan Kosh', that the Rebab was previously known as "

...773. 3rd Bn. 15th Punjab Regiment. 18th October 1944. Age 22. Son of Risal Singh and Sujoni, of Bhargodhi, Jattari, Aligarh, India. Panel 20. AJIT SINGH, Sepoy, 15181. 1st Bn. 12th. Frontier Force Regiment. 1st October 1944. Age

...e works and life of twenty-four incarnations, penned down by [[Guru Gobind Singh]], present in [[Dasam Granth]]. This narrative is technically part of Bachi ...of Dharma and changes occurred in Dharma with passage of time. Guru Gobind Singh does not believes in supremacy of any of twenty four incarnations and belie

...family of village Hazro, in Attock District of Punjab. mentor of Baba Ram Singh, acknowledged to be the forerunner of the Namdhari movement, founded in 185 *'''Baba Ram Singh (1816-1885), the founder of the Sect, in 1857, was from a Ramgarhia Sikh fa

...hism]], containing texts composed by the 10th Sikh [[Guru]], [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. The compositions of the Granth set out the ideas, thoughts and guideline ...ch of Sikhs - Sir JB Malcolm</ref><ref name=twarikhgurukhalsa>Giani Gian SIngh, Twarikh Guru Khalsa</ref>

149 Kila Sardha Singh do 28-8-47 Muslim mob & military Large number of Sikhs killed. Loot and ars ...ality. Set fire to a number of houses and murdered 4 people. 155 Kila Sura Singh Gujrat End of Aug. 47 Muslim mob 5 or 6 Hindus and Sikhs killed, and rest t

...ut Guru Nanak, his philosophy, and the Sikhs, I fully agree with Trilochan Singh’s observation. However, I also feel strongly that a critical analysis is ...ribed in Sahibe Kamal Guru Gobind Singh (Par Excellent Master, Guru Gobind Singh) the conditions of Hindus under Muslim rule as horrible, degrading, dehuman

! Name in English <br><small>("xyz" Singh or Kaur)</small> !! Meaning of this Name in English !! Name in [[Gurmukhi]] |Chamkaur || battle field where Guru Gobind Singh fought ||

...spite migration."''''' <ref>Castes and Tribes of Rajasthan, pp 108,Sukhvir Singh Gahlot, Banshi Dhar, Jain Brothers,1989</ref> ...s who are Rajputs.<ref>"'' People of India: Haryana, pp 430 , Kumar Suresh Singh, Madan Lal Sharma, A. K. Bhatia, Anthropological Survey of India, Published

THE SIKHS IN HISTORY, By Sangat singh ...lation by Principal [[Jodh Singh]] with whom Prof Sahib Singh and Bhai Vir Singh broadly agree, reads “There is but one God; Sati (meaning the being who w

...d itself by the rise of Dogras and Brahmins during the last days of Ranjit Singh. Under the cloak of amity, they had surreptitiously pushed idols into the h ...orked out in 1855 that the Sikhs, who constituted 10 million during Ranjit Singh’s time, accounted for only 200,000 in a population of 3 million in the La

Book by [[Professor Puran Singh]] [[Image:Prof_Puran_Singh.jpg|thumb|250px|thumb|right|Prof. Puran Singh]]