JAVĀLĀ SIṄGH of Sūjovāl, a village in Gurdāspur district of the Punjab, was a prominent associate of Bhāī Mahārāj Siṅgh (d. 1856), leader of the anti-British revolt of 1848-49. He remained with Mahārāj Siṅgh during the second Anglo-Sikh war and escaped with him to Jammū after the final defeat of the Sikh forces. He was later deputed to work in the Mājhā area and prepare the people for a fresh uprising.