Mangal Singh Ramgarhia
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Mangal Singh Ramgarhia was a prominent Sikh
leader, a Sardar
, who participated in the first and second Sikh wars. Later he was appointed manager of the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
Mangal Singh was the son of Diwan Singh and grandson of Tara Singh Ramgarhia
, a brother of the Sikh leader Jassa Singh Ramgarhia
.
He was heir to some of the estates of Jassa Singh's son Jodh Singh
.
In 1834 Mangal Singh was sent to Peshawar
to command 400 foot soldiers and 110 sawars (cavalrymen) of the old Ramgarhia
class. There, under Sardar Tej Singh and Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa
, he fought in the Battle of Jamrod in April 1837, where Hari Singh was killed.
During the reign of (Maharaja) Sher Singh
, he was employed in Suket, Mandi and Kullu, and remained there until the close of Satluj War in 1846.
During the Second Sikh War, Mangal Singh did excellent service in guarding the roads, and in maintaining order in the Amritsar and Gurdaspur
Districts.
In 1862 Mangal Singh was appointed Manager of the Sikh Temple of Amritsar
. In the same year he was appointed Honorary Magistrate of Amritsar.
Mangal Singh was a man of education and liberal ideas.
It has been in a great measure owing to his influence and example, that the cause of female education has been so widely systematically taken up in Amritsar.
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"...
leader, a Sardar
Sardar
Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...
, who participated in the first and second Sikh wars. Later he was appointed manager of the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
Mangal Singh was the son of Diwan Singh and grandson of Tara Singh Ramgarhia
Tara Singh Ramgarhia
Tara Singh Ramgarhia was a prominent Sikh leader, a Sardar, brother of the famous Jassa Singh Ramgarhia .In the late 18th century the Sikh domains were at their maximum extent, with territories that stretched from the Indus in the West almost as far as Delhi in the East, organized as a loose...
, a brother of the Sikh leader Jassa Singh Ramgarhia
Jassa Singh Ramgarhia
Jassa Singh Ramgarhia was a prominent Sikh leader during the period of the Sikh Confederacy. He was the Commander of the Ramgarhia Sikh Cavalry misl . This period was an interlude, lasting roughly from the time of the death of Banda Bahadur in 1716 to the founding of the Sikh Empire in 1801...
.
He was heir to some of the estates of Jassa Singh's son Jodh Singh
Jodh Singh Ramgarhia
Jodh Singh Ramgarhia was a prominent Sikh leader in the Punjab, the son of Jassa Singh Ramgarhia who inherited Jassa's position on his death in 1803...
.
In 1834 Mangal Singh was sent to Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
to command 400 foot soldiers and 110 sawars (cavalrymen) of the old Ramgarhia
Ramgarhia
The Ramgarhia community is an Indo Aryan ethnic tribe of the Punjab region in South Asia. They are named after Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia who was the leader of the Ramgarhia Misl...
class. There, under Sardar Tej Singh and Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa
Hari Singh Nalwa
Hari Singh Nalwa was Commander-in-chief of the Khalsa, the army of the Sikh Empire. He is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Multan, Kashmir, Attock, and Peshawar. He led the Sikh Army in freeing Shah Shuja from Kashmir and secured the Koh-i-Nor diamond for Maharaja Ranjit Singh...
, he fought in the Battle of Jamrod in April 1837, where Hari Singh was killed.
During the reign of (Maharaja) Sher Singh
Sher Singh
Maharaja Sher Singh was a Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire. He was the son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Queen Rani Mehtab Kaur who was also the mother of Prince Tara Singh...
, he was employed in Suket, Mandi and Kullu, and remained there until the close of Satluj War in 1846.
During the Second Sikh War, Mangal Singh did excellent service in guarding the roads, and in maintaining order in the Amritsar and Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur
Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...
Districts.
In 1862 Mangal Singh was appointed Manager of the Sikh Temple of Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
. In the same year he was appointed Honorary Magistrate of Amritsar.
Mangal Singh was a man of education and liberal ideas.
It has been in a great measure owing to his influence and example, that the cause of female education has been so widely systematically taken up in Amritsar.