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ACHCHHAR SINGH, JATHEDAR
Tags: singh, achchhar, takht, gurdwara, akal, akali, jathedar, sahib, amritsar, master, tara, office
ACHCHHAR SINGH, JATHEDAR (1892-1976), a Gurdwara officiant and Akali politician who twice held office as Jathedar (provost) of Sri Akal Takht at Amritsar, was born on 18 January 1892 in a farming family of modest means at Ghanienke, a village in...
AJAB SINGH
Tags: singh, guru, gobind, 1705, padam, piara, giani, december, battle, chamkaur, garja, death
AJAB SINGH (d. 1705). son of Bhai Mani Ram, a Rajput Sikh of `Alipur in Multan district, now in Pakistan, came to Anandpur with his father and four brothers, and received the rites of initiation at the inauguration of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh...
AJAIB SINGH
Tags: singh, guru, ajaib, mani, patiala, gobind, chamkaur, 1705, padam, piara, giani, december
AJAIB SINGH (d. 1705), one of the martyrs of Chamkaur, was the son of Bhai Mani Ram, a Rajput Sikh of the time of Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh. Mani Ram had presented five of his sons including Ajaib Singh to Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur...
AJlT SINGH
Tags: singh, ajit, india, government, punjab, revolutionary, country, shifted, delhi, indian, 1907, bill
AJlT SINGH (1881-1947), patriot and revolutionary, was born in February 1881 at Khatkar Kalari, in Jalandhar district of the Punjab, the son of Arjan Singh and Jai Kaur. He had his early education in his village and then at Sain Dass Anglo Sanskrit...
AJIT SINGH, RAJA,
Tags: singh, ajit, gurdit, baddoval, fought, ranjit, sikhs, british, received, village, ranjodh, january
AJIT SINGH, RAJA, ruler of Ladva, was born the son of Gurdit Singh who had acquired territory around Thanesar after the conquest by Sikhs in 1764 of the Mughal province of Sirhind. Gurdit Singh, who belonged to the same clan as Ranjit Singh,...
AJIT SINGH SANDHANVALIA
Tags: singh, sandhanvalia, ajit, maharaja, sher, lahore, british, lahina, 1843, atar, kaur, raja
AJIT SINGH SANDHANVALIA (d. 1843), son of Basava Singh Sandharivalia, was a leading actor in the gruesome drama of intrigue and murder enacted in the Sikh kingdom following the passing away of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. One of the younger generation of...
ALA SINGH, BABA
Tags: singh, shah, sirhind, ahmad, villages, durrani, punjab, fort, district, phul, barnala, 1765
ALA SINGH, BABA (1691-1765), Sikh mis leader who became the first ruling chief of Patiala, was born in 1691 at Phul, in present day Bathinda district of the Punjab, the third son of Bhai Ram Singh. His grandfather, Baba Phul, had been as a small boy...
AMAR SINGH
Tags: singh, amar, urdu, punjab, political, sikh, member, religious, journalism, delhi, committee, shiromani
AMAR SINGH (1888-1948), of the Sheri Punjab, journalist, scholar and a prominent figure in Sikh politics, was born on 27 May 1888 at Pindi Gheb in Attock district of the Punjab, now in Pakistan. His grandfather, Gauhar Singh, had held a civil...
AMAR SINGH
Tags: singh, gurdwara, amar, amritsar, sahib, sikhs, sikh, police, public, delhi, punjab, village
AMAR SINGH (1888-1962), who came into prominence in the Gurdwara reform movement, was the eldest of the three sons of Gopal Singh of the village of Jhabal, in Amritsar district of the Punjab. His great grandfather, Gulab Singh, had served in the...
AMAR SINGH MAJITHIA
Tags: singh, amar, maharaja, lahore, ranjit, sikh, year, afghans, campaign, punjab, young, 1848
AMAR SINGH MAJITHIA (d. 1848). known as Amar Singh Khurd (junior) to distinguish him from his namesake Amar Singh Kalan (senior) who was also from the village of Majitha, son of Mahna Singh (d. 1802), was aJagmfar and military commander under...

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