THAKAR DAS

THAKAR DAS

THAKAR DAS, son of Kanhaiya Lal, worked as keeper of the small private signet of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in place of his father for some time. He was later appointed manager of the area of Dhanni, Rupoval, etc., on a salary of rupees 4,320 per annum when Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh was in power. Thakar Das received a pension of Rs 360 from the British government on the annexation of the Punjab in 1849.

References :

1. Griffin, Lepel, The Punjab Chiefs. Lahore, 1890

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