Pahar Singh
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Pahar Singh was the Raja of the Princely state of Faridkot.
History
[edit]Pahar Singh succeeded his nephew, Atar Singh, in 1827 to the throne of Faridkot. His reign lasted 22 years and was marked by peace and prosperity. He found many villages and dug wells in Faridkot. He helped the British East India Company in First Anglo-Sikh War against Sikh Empire. Due to this, he was awarded the title of Raja and granted half of the land which was seized from the Raja Of Nabha by the British Government. He died in April 1849 and was succeeded by his only surviving son, Wazir Singh.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ History of the United Panjab - Volume 3. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. 1996. p. 50. ISBN 9788171565368.
- ^ Lepel Henry Griffin (1870). The Rajas of the Punjab Being the History of the Principal States in the Punjab and Their Political Relations with the British Government. Punjab Printing Company. p. 620.
- ^ Rebel Sikhs in 1857. Vani Prakashan. 2008. p. 45. ISBN 9788181437952.
- ^ Charles Francis Massy (1890). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Dehli [sic], Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat Divisions of the Panjab. Printed at the Pioneer Press. p. 77.
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