Gujjar Singh Banghi
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Sardar Gujjar Singh Bangahi was a great Sikh
warrior. He was the one of triumvirate who ruled over Lahore
for thirty years before Ranjeet Singh Gujjar Singh was son of a cultivator of modest mean, Nattha Singh trong and well built, Gujjar Singh received the vows of the Khalsa
at the hands of his maternal grandfather Gurbakhsh Sing Roranvala who presented him with a horse and recruited him a member of his band as Gurbakhsh Singh was grown old, he made Gujjar Singh head of his band soon the band was united the force of Hari Singh, head of the Banghi Misl of Chiefship,Gujjar Singh set out on acareer of conquest and plunder, in 1765, he along with Lihina Singh, adopted son of Gurbakhsh Singh and Soba Singh an associate of Jai Singh Khahiya,captured Lahore
from Afghans
as Lahina Singh was senior in relationship being his maternal uncle, Gujjar Singh allowed Lahina Singh to take possession of the city and fort, himself occuping eastern part the city, then jungle Gujjar Singh erected part of the city, then a jangle Gujjar Singh erected a mud fortress and invited people to settled there, he sank wells to supply water.a mosque was built for Muslims the area the site of present day railway station of Lahore
still bears his name and is known as a Qila Gujar Singh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
warrior. He was the one of triumvirate who ruled over Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
for thirty years before Ranjeet Singh Gujjar Singh was son of a cultivator of modest mean, Nattha Singh trong and well built, Gujjar Singh received the vows of the Khalsa
Khalsa
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at the hands of his maternal grandfather Gurbakhsh Sing Roranvala who presented him with a horse and recruited him a member of his band as Gurbakhsh Singh was grown old, he made Gujjar Singh head of his band soon the band was united the force of Hari Singh, head of the Banghi Misl of Chiefship,Gujjar Singh set out on acareer of conquest and plunder, in 1765, he along with Lihina Singh, adopted son of Gurbakhsh Singh and Soba Singh an associate of Jai Singh Khahiya,captured Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
from Afghans
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
as Lahina Singh was senior in relationship being his maternal uncle, Gujjar Singh allowed Lahina Singh to take possession of the city and fort, himself occuping eastern part the city, then jungle Gujjar Singh erected part of the city, then a jangle Gujjar Singh erected a mud fortress and invited people to settled there, he sank wells to supply water.a mosque was built for Muslims the area the site of present day railway station of Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
still bears his name and is known as a Qila Gujar Singh
Qila Gujar Singh
Qila Gujar Singh is a town located in the central part of Lahore. As shown by name it was the fort of Gujjar Singh Banghi. Some walls and a gate still remains as a memory of the Gujar Singh's fort. All the area of fort has became local property. There is a busy market in streets of Qila Gujar...