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Sham Singh Attariwala | |
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 Painting of Sham Singh Attariwala seated, Sikh school, Punjab Plains, ca.1845 | |
| Born | ca.1790's |
| Died | 10 February 1846 (aged 55-56) |
| Allegiance |  Sikh Empire |
| Branch | Sikh Khalsa Army |
| Service years | 1817–1846 |
| Rank | General of theSikh Khalsa Army |
| Spouse | Mai Desa Kaur |
| Children | Thakur Singh Kahn Singh Nanaki Kaur Atariwala |
Sham Singh Attariwala (ca.1790's – 10 February 1846) was a general of theSikh Empire.
He was born in the 1790's in the town of Attari (a few kilometres from the border of Indian and Pakistani Punjab in India),Amritsar, in theMajha region of Panjab, India. As a child he was educated in Gurmukhi and Persian.
When Ranjit Singh became the Maharaja of Punjab, he got Attariwala's services at his disposal.Ranjit Singh made him a 'Jathedar' of 5,000 horsemen. He participated actively in many campaigns, notably the campaign of Multan, campaign of Kashmir, campaign of the Frontier Province etc.
Sham Singh Attariwala is famous for his last stand at theBattle of Sobraon. He joined the Sikh military in 1817 and during theAfghan–Sikh Wars participated in theBattle of Attock,Battle of Multan,Battle of Peshawar, and the1819 Kashmir expedition.[1]
Sham Singh Attariwala was a prominent courtier at the Lahore Darbar during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and till the ascendency ofDuleep Singh. He was part of the delegation led by the crown prince,Kharak Singh, sent by Maharaja Ranjit Singh to felicitateLord William Bentinck on 25 October 1831 at theRopar Meeting.[2] He was thejagirdar ofPasrur,Sialkot, now in Pakistan.[3]
When the boy Duleep Singh became the Maharaja, Sham Singh served on thecouncil of regency.[4][5][6][7]
Sham Singh's daughterNanaki Kaur Attariwala, later Kunwarani Nanaki Kaur, was married toPrince Nau Nihal Singh and upon his accession to thethrone became the Maharani of the Sikh Empire.
During theBattle of Sobraon, unlike the traitors,Lal Singh andTej Singh, Sham Singh refused to abandon the battlefield and died a patriot's death.[8]
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