SOBHĀ SIṄGH, a native of Doābā region, joined Bhāī Mahārāj Siṅgh, a leading figure in the 1848-49 revolt, in his march to Multān in aid of Dīwān Mūl Rāj in June 1848, and remained with him throughout till he reached Dev Baṭālā, in the Jammū territory, after the battles of Chelīāṅvālā and Gujrāt. He again joined him at Kurālā, in Hoshiārpur district and assisted him in enlisting volunteers for the planned rising.