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Raja of the princely state of Faridkot From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pahar Singh (1799 – April 1849) was the Raja of the Princely state of Faridkot, ruling from 1827 to 1849.[note 1][1][2]
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Pahar Singh succeeded to the gaddi (throne) of Faridkot after the passing of Attar Singh.[3] His reign lasted 22 years and was marked by peace and prosperity.[citation needed] He found many villages and dug wells in Faridkot.[citation needed] Pahar Singh had four wives, including Chand Kaur.[3]
Pahar Singh is noted for paying particular attention to the common-folk of his dominion, ensuring their welfare.[4] Pahar Singh kept advisors around him to look-after the needs of the civilians in the state and to provide him valuable advice.[4] Some of the useful advisors that Pahar Singh employed were sardars Meenha Singh, Ghamand Singh, and Koma Singh.[4] Furthermore, Pahar Singh awarded his brothers, Sahib Singh and Mehtab Singh, a jagir grant consisting of villages for them to rule-over.[4] Under Pahar Singh, the jungles that surrounded Faridkot were deforested to clear the land for development.[4] A canal branch linking to the Sutlej was constructed, which provided valuable irrigation to the state.[4] However, this initially built canal eventually dried-up and there was an inadequate amount of funds in the state's treasury for the construction of a new one.[4] Therefore, Pahar Singh assisted the local zamindars (landlords) with the construction of a well instead.[4]
The relations between Faridkot State and Lahore State were cold.[4] Diwan Mohkam Chand of the Lahore Darbar and the diwan of Lahore, coveted the state and wished to absorb it.[4] Pahar Singh developed friendly ties with the British in-light of this.[4] Pahar Singh helped the military forces of the British East India Company in the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845–46 against the Sikh Empire.[2] During the Battle of Ferozeshah, intel provided by Pahar Singh helped the British forces against the Lahore State.[2] During the First Anglo-Sikh War in 1845 the chief, Raja Pahar Singh, was allied with the British, and was rewarded with an increase of territory.[4][5] Pahar Singh had provided the British valuable assistance during the Battle of Mudki.[4] During the Battle of Ferozeshah, the British were accepting their defeat and stepped-back, but the Sikh forces under Lal Singh and Tej Singh had also done the same, leaving valuable weaponry behind such as cannons and other resources at the battleground.[4] After witnessing this, Pahar Singh reported to the British general Bradford about the situation.[4] Due to the request of Pahar Singh, they were able to take possession of the cannons and other items left behind at the abandoned battlefield.[4] Pahar Singh was bestowed with the raja title by the British in 1846 as a reward for the helped he provided them.[6][5][4] Due to this, he was awarded the title of Raja and granted half of the land which was seized from the Raja of Nabha by the British Government.[citation needed]
Pahar Singh married Chand Kaur, who was the daughter of Samand Singh of Deena Wale.[4] Chand Kaur gave birth to a son, Wazir Son.[4] Pahar Singh would marry another woman who was from a Muddki royal lineage.[4] His second-wife would give birth to princes Deep Singh and Anokh Singh.[4] Pahar Singh died at the age of 50.[4] Both Deep Singh and Anokh Singh had died in childhood, leaving Wazir Singh behind as the rightful heir to the Faridkot throne.[4]
He died in April 1849 and was succeeded by his only surviving son, Wazir Singh.[7][8][9][10]
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