Sunday, 3 May 2015

Niral Bud Ujjal Didar General Sardar Gurmukh Singh Lamba Izazi-i-Sardari

Sardar was one of eminent general of Maharaja Ranjit Singh,who was wounded fifteen times and was areceipent of Izazi-i-Sardari,the highest military award. .He was decorated with the civil awards of Nirmal Bud and Ujjal Didar.The civil awards were prefix where military awards to be suffix to the name.
2.General portrait is dis played at "Central Museum Lahore " (West Pakistan) at serial D-40 with caption. Sardar was given the command of Maharaja most prodigious troops "The Fauj-i-Khas" The caption reads as "..................He took part in many of the companions of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. His popularity whoever made him incur the enmity of the Main brother (Dogara Raja Dahain and Gulab Singh,holding important position in the Maharaja Darber,their father Main Kishora Singh was defeated by the sardar) Who with their power  and influnce over the Maharaja,reduced the Jagirs and power of the general.
On the death bed Maharaja Ranjit Singh is said to have realised the wrong done to his faithful follower and commissioned his son Kharak Singh to restore the general honours and power forth with.The sardar had served with Raja Sher Singh also"
3.Sir Lepel Henery Griffen writes in his book Cheif of Punjab"  The detail account of the military servicesof the sardar,be the history of all the wars of the Sikh Empire."
4.In 1837,When Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa was wounded,later died while defending Fort of Jamrud (Kyber Pass)lSardar was nominated by Khalsa Sarkar Wazir Jawahar Singh as military cum civil adviser to consolidate the gains of Khalsa Sarkar till the Kyber Pass.Later he was given the responsibility to confine the Maharani Jidhan in Sehkupura Fort alon with Sardar Bur Singh of Mukaria..Sardar  carry out difficult task with great devotion till the hostility of Multan breaks out.
5.Sardar had, his Jagir areas at Sha pur,Kot Star Do Buraj, Chack Biswa, chack Gurmukh Singh (Later known as Bara Dari) and Qila Sardar Atar Singh..Sardar constructed fort at his Jagir area,on name of his only son Sardar Atar Singh,later township came up known as Qila Sardar Atar Singh .It is a plce of turist interest in pakistan Fort
Deancestors of Sardar at Sakar at Jagir Areas 1945

Sardar Swarn Singh Lamba


Sardar Harkrishan Singh Lamba with male family members

 Second view of Qila Sardar Atar Singh

Qila Sardar Atar Singh

Sardar General Gurmukh Singh Lamba

even exist to day. In July 1952,due to lack of care and maintaince the walls of the fort started collapsing the Royal Tresure of Sardar family was found, later conficitated by the Government of Pakistan. 

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