Gazetteer Amritsar 1892

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1Amritesr

2death of the

3hard

4je

5to anuesation by

6the British. M

7{ Punjab Gazetteer,

8as OWA, IL—ISTURY,

9Strhakt—Also managed by Sardér Lehna Singh, under

10the Mahiraja.

11Turn Tirnn.—Belonged to tho Bhangia, afterwatda to

12the Khauwala Sardéra Dal Singh aiid Pattels Singh.

13Khapar Kheri—Belonged to the Singhparia Sardara,

14Now partly incladed in tahsil Amritsar,

15Pergana Souriin {now Tuhsit Ajaata),

16Souriin, Jigdeo.—Balongod ta Sardsr” Jodh Singh of

17Souriin. Taken by Mabirdja Ranjit Singh in 1691

18Sambat,

19Sorat eee ar to Sardér Karm Sinwh of Chhina,

20whose family still holds « jayir in thie vicinity.

21Sainsra.—Originally belonged to Sardir Dewsn sow

22of Bainara, Afterwards received ia jagir by +

23SindhAnwdlia Sardics from Mahdrija Ranjit Singh.

24Thoba.—Foarmed part of the estate of the Kanoya hardirs*

25and was incladed in the teqne of Chattargarh,

26Panjgiriin—A_ part of the Kanega estate ; afterwards

27eainn into the possession of the Sindhinwalis Sardéra.

28Chamyari.—Wns seized by Nir Singh of Chamyari

29wanes doscondants still hold « jagir there. ;

30Ghonewila.—Originally belonged to Sarddr Jodh Singh

31Sauridnwala, and afterwards came into the posses.

32sion of Sardar Nar Singh of Chamyari.

33KaridL—Part of tho possession of Sardar Jodh Singh of

34Sauridn,

35Daring the reign of Mahéraja Ranjit Singh, the city of

36Amritsar increased in importance, and took ita place as the

37religions ee of the Sikhs, and was frequently visited by the

38ahkrhja. t was there that be recvived the Governor-General,

39Lord Ancklund, before the first Afghén war, undertaken to seat

40Shah Suja onthe throne. Many of the leading men wt the Court

41of Lahore were intimately connected with the district, such as

42Sardar Lehna Singh of Majithin, the Siodhdnwilis chiefa (who

43belonged to the same family us tho Mahéraja) and Sardar Sham

44Singh of Atari, whose daughter was in 1837 married to the

45of the Mahéraja: Ranjit Singh died on the 27th Jane

46839 and was succeeded by bia son Mabdrdjn Kharak

47who died in the gpl year, ‘Then followed the short rei

48of Nao Nihal Singh, and the mccession of Sher Si = ae

49Each Sook hic Stace aod was-proctaimed’ MakbeKjer Wary ve

508 was a. None

51oat events of the first Sikh war took place in heviteor the

52scene of thom being sntirely on the left bunk of the Sutlej,

53Thereafter the British troops crossed the Satlej and ocoupied

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