RĀM SIṄGH (d. 1716) , a Bal Jaṭṭ of the village of Mīrpur Paṭṭī in Amritsar district of the Punjab, was the younger brother of Bāj Siṅgh, who was appointed governor of the town of Sirhind after it was occupied by Bandā Siṅgh Bahādur in May 1710. Rām Siṅgh had received the rites of the Khālsā at the hands of Gurū Gobind Siṅgh, and was one of the five Sikhs who had accompanied Bandā Siṅgh from Nāndeḍ to the Punjab in 1709. He took part in various campaigns launched by Bandā Siṅgh. In May 1710, he was appointed administrator of Thānesar. He fought battles against Firoz Khān Mevātī at Amīn, Tarāoṛi, Thānesar and Shāhābād. He was taken prisoner in the siege of Gurdās-Naṅgal and sent to Delhi where he was executed along with Bandā Siṅgh and his other companions in June 1716.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  1. Bhallā, Sarūp Dās, Mahimā Prakāsh. Patiala, 1971
  2. Giān Siṅgh, Giānī, Panth Prakāsh. Delhi, 1880
  3. Ganda Singh, Life of Banda Singh Bahadur. Amritsar, 1934

Gurdev Siṅgh Deol