LĀL SIṄGH (1798-1875), of the village of Talvaṇḍī in Gurdāspur district, saw, like his father Dal Siṅgh, a good deal of service under Mahārājā Raṇjīt Siṅgh. He fought in the Multān and Kashmīr campaigns of 1818-19. He also fought at the famous battle of Jamrūd in April 1837, where his nephew died fighting. Lāl Siṅgh was appointed in 1848 to co-operate with the adālatī or chief justice of the Mājhā region, holding the command of fifty horse. Lāl Siṅgh held half of Talvaṇḍī in proprietary rights. He died in 1875.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Sūrī, Sohan Lāl, 'Umdāt-ut-Twārīkh, Lahore, 1885-89
  2. Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Lahore, 1909
  3. Gupta, Hari Ram, History of the Sikhs, vol. IV. Delhi, 1982

Sardār Siṅgh Bhāṭīā