Sardar Bawaqar Mangal Singh Ramgarhia | |
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 Sardar Mangal Singh Ramgarhia seated, adoring the CSI | |
| Sarbarah | |
| In office 1862–1879 | |
| Preceded by | Jodh Singh |
| Succeeded by | Man Singh Waraich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1800 (1800) Sikh Empire (present-dayPunjab, India) |
| Died | 1879 (1880) |
| Relations | Jassa Singh Ramgarhia |
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Sardar Bawaqar Mangal Singh RamgarhiaCSI (1800–1879) was aSikh veteran of theFirst andSecond Anglo-Sikh wars who served as the manager ofDarbar Sahib and theAkal Takht, as a sarbarah appointed by theBritish Raj from 1862 to 1879.[1]He held the title of "Sardar-i-Bawaqar" (the Sardar with Prestige).[citation needed]
Mangal Singh was the son of Diwan Singh and grandson ofTara Singh Ramgarhia, brother of the Sikh leaderJassa Singh Ramgarhia. He was heir to some of the estates of Jassa Singh's sonJodh Singh.[2] In 1834, he was sent toPeshawar to command 400 foot soldiers and 110sawars (cavalrymen) of the oldRamgarhia clan. There, underTej Singh andHari Singh Nalwa, he fought in theBattle of Jamrud in April 1837.[2]
During the reign of Sher Singh, Mangal Singh was employed in Suket, Mandi and Kullu, remaining there until the end of the Satluj War in 1846.[2] During the Second Anglo-Sikh War, Mangal Singh was noted for his work in guarding the roads and maintaining order in the districts of Amritsar and Gurdaspur. After Punjab came under British rule, he retired to Amritsar, where he died in 1879.[3]
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