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Sardar Jawala Singh was a military commander under Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji.[1] He is said to have lived in the village of Padhana, today in the Lahore District of Pakistan, across the border from Naushehra, India.[2] Sardar Jawala Singh was part of the Sikh community that at the time shared the area with Hindus and Muslims; those two groups have mostly left the area, and the people said to be his descendants are Muslim.[1][3]

Biography

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Sardar Jawala Singh was married to the eldest sister of Jind Kaur, who was the youngest wife of Ranjit Singh.[1] Sardar Jawala Singh Sandhu Ji was present at the Khyber standoff of 1834-35 .[4][5] He lived in the village of Padhana and was paralysed in 1829, dying six years later around 1835 .[3][6][7]

Military career

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Jawala Singh was present at the Standoff at the Khyber Pass with many others , [8] As well as The Battle of Attock , Siege of Multan , Siege of Mankera and in The Battle of Kashmir .

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mehmood, Asif (7 February 2020). "Villagers conserve Sikh heritage sites near border".
  2. ^ "Padhana Haveli — exploring the city's Sikh heritage". May 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "General Sardar Jwala Singh Of Padhania". Jat Chiefs. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  4. ^ Buist, George (May 18, 1843). "Outline of the Operations of the British Troops in Scinde and Afghanistan: Betwixt Nov. 1838 and Nov. 1841; with Remarks on the Policy of the War". Times Office – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Singh, Gulcharan (1976). "Ranjit Singh and His Generals".
  6. ^ Khan, Qasim (7 January 2015). "Haveli Sardar Jawala Singh Sandhu - Padhana". Lahore city history. city-history.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  7. ^ Bansal, Bobby Singh (December 1, 2015). Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-93-84544-93-5 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "General Sardar Jwala Singh of Padhania".