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<p class="C1">&#65279SUKH R&#256J (d. 1842) was the youngest of the five sons of Misr D&#299v&#257n Chand, a general in Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh's army. Sukh R&#257j himself joined an infantry regiment and soon rose to be its commandant. He commanded a number of infantry battalions and took part in several of Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh's battles. For the gallantry he displayed in the Pesh&#257war campaign against Dost Muhammad <u>Kh</u>&#257n, the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 granted him an estate worth 10,000 rupees. In 1836, he was promoted general. He died in 1842.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Sur&#299, Sohan L&#257l, <i>'Umdat-ut-Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u></i>. Lahore,1885-89<BR>
<li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, <i>Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab</i>. Lahore, 1909<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Har&#299 R&#257m Gupta<br></p><BR>
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