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LOCATION: Punjab (Amritsar Dist.)
REVENUE: Rs
DYNASTY: Sidhu Jat
SEAT: Attari
ACCESSION: xx
RELIGION: Sikh
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PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The family is of Rajput origin, and the founder, Dhira, son of Jagmal, emigrated from Jaisalmer to Mehraj Phul in Patiala around 1580. The family split up about 1735, some members settling at Indghar in Jagraon, and the two sons of Khan Chand with 25 horsemen settling at Manjha. Members were.....
Kahan Chand [Khan Chand], married and had issue, two sons.
Gaur Singh [Gauhar Singh] (qv)
Kaur Singh, married and had issue.
Sardar Tek Singh, married and had issue. He died 1805.
Sardar Hakim Singh alias Hukum Singh, he took part in the battle at Multan in 1810, and in 1812, he accompanied the Maharaja to Jhelam, where he met the Wazir of Kabul; married and had issue. He died 1813.
Sardar Jai Singh, on attaining his majority he received the ilaqas of Miani and Tehnah, married a daughter of Sardar Charat Singh of Lidhran, died 1883. He was killed at Dilassah in Bhannu in 1834.
Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married (as his first wife), Sardar Budh Singh of Kalar and Nirali (see Rajasansi).
Sardar Nar Singh, born 1812, he succeeded to his brother's estates of Tehna and Awan; his jagir was resumed when his sowars joined the rebellion in 1849; he was granted a life pension of 3,000Rs p.a.
Sardar Jaggat Singh, he succeeded to his brothers jagirs as his nephews were yet minors, died 1835.
Sardar Arjan Singh, died 1828.
Sardar Mahtab Singh, married and had issue. He died 1843.
Hira Singh, married and had issue. He died 1862.
Narain Singh, born 1842.
Sundar Singh, born 1859.
Sardar Jodh Singh, he entered the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in early 1805 and was granted a large tract of country in Pothawar, married and had issue, two sons. He died 1805.
Sardar Partab Singh, he took part in the battle of Theri in 1823, he was wounded at the battle of Balakot, and retired to Attari and died of his wounds some months later, married and had issue. He died 1831.
Karam Singh, as he died while still a minor, his share of the jagir went to his cousin Sher Singh. He died 1838.
General Sardar Chattar Singh, he was appointed Governor of Peshawar in succession to his son in August 1846, he transferred in April 1847 to Govern the country between Jhelam and the Indus; he received a Persian title of honour on 7th August 1847, was appointed Governor of Hazara, where a minor revolt occurred amongst the troops there, the Hazara revolt escalated into hostilities, viz. the Second Anglo-Sikh War, between the British and the Sikhs, resulting in a defeat for the latter at Gujrat on 21 February 1849, the jagir was confiscated and he and three sons were captured at Attari by the British, and then imprisoned at Allahabad from where they were removed to Fort William at Calcutta to prevent them from establishing contact with the exiled Maharani Jind Kaur, they were released in January 1854; married (amongst others), Bibiji Chand Kaur, daughter of Surmukh Singh Aimahwala, and had issue. He died 27th December 1855 in Calcutta.
General Raja Sher Singh, appointed Governor of Peshawar in 1844, he returned to Lahore in August 1846, and afterwards was given a seat on the Council of Regency; he was granted the title of Raja on 26th November 1847, he joined the rebels at Multan in October 1848, and became their leader, after some victories against British forces, he and the Sikh army, under his command, gave a devastating blow to the British Army at Chillianwala in 1848, but he and his father suffered a major defeat at the following battle at Gujrat on 21st Febuary 1849, both fled, but were eventually captured and imprisoned at Allahabad till January 1854, married a daughter of Sardar Rattan Singh Gharjakhia, he died in exile at 1858 at Benares.
Captain Sardar Gulab Singh, 1st Taluqdar of Bhiragobindpur* 1876/1887 and Head of the Junior Branch of the Atari Family 1872/1887; born 1827, he was arrested on 17th September 1848 and detained in custody up to the end of the second Anglo-Sikh war, on suspicion of sympathizing with the rebels at Multan; during the uprising of 1857, he volunteered his services to the government and was granted the honorary rank of Captain, and a grant of the taluqdari of Bhiragobindpur, Khureti and Bela Bhela in Rae Bareilly in Oudh, with his brothers; he was permitted to return to the Punjab in 1872 and in 1878, he took up his residence in Amritsar; he was appointed a magistrate in 1884 and in the same year, he was attached to the staff of the Viceroy as Aide de Camp on the occasion of the visit of Lord Ripon to Lahore, in 1886 he was appointed a counsellor to the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, married a daughter of Sardar Dip Singh Kahar, and had issue. He died 1887.
Bibiji Har Kaur, married Sardar Balwant Singh Rangar Nangalia.
Sardarni Narindar Kumari, married (as his first wife), Sardar Umrao Singh Majithia.
Sardar Nihal Singh, 2nd Taluqdar of Bhiragobindpur 1887/after 1933 and Head of the Junior Branch of the Atari Family 1887/-, born 1883, the taluqa in Rae Bareilly in Oudh, Member of the Legislative Council; married and had issue. He died after 1933.
Sardar Autar Singh [Avtar/Atar/Uttar Singh], 1st Taluqdar of Khurehti* 1876/1897; born 1834, he joined the rebels at Multan in 1848, and shared the same fate as his eldest brother and father, and like them he was released from confinement in January 1854, afterwards he moved to Rae Bareilly in the then North West Province and resided there, he received a grant of the taluqdari of Bhiragobindpur, Khurehti and Bela Bhela in Rae Bareilly in Oudh with his brothers; married a daughter of Sardar Dyal Singh Kanauli, and had issue, one son. He died 1897.
Sardar Prem Singh, 2nd Taluqdar of Khurehti 1897/19xx, born 1862, married and had issue. He died after 1910 and before 1930.
Sardar Birpal Singh, 3rd Taluqdar of Khurehti, married and had issue. He died after 1930.
Sardar Tej Singh, born 1836, he received a grant of the taluqdari of Bhiragobindpur, Khureti and Bela Bhela in Rae Bareilly in Oudha with his brothers; married Bibiji Mehtab Kaur, a daughter of Sardar Chanda Singh Kalalwala, and had issue. He died 1865.
Sardar Narayan Singh, 1st Taluqdar of Bela Bhela* 1876/1904, born 1863, married and had issue. He died 1904.
Sardar Amar Singh, 2nd Taluqdar of Bela Bhela 1904/19xx, comprising nine villages and one mahal in in Rae Bareli in Oudh, he died after 1930.
Bibiji Tej Kaur, initially betrothed in 1843 to Maharaja Duleep Singh, she married Sardar Janmejay Singh Shergil, son of Sardar Ishwar Singh Mariwala, and had issue, two sons. She died 1863.
Sardar Wazir Singh, married and had issue. He died 1804.
Sardar Jai Singh, he was accused of an attempt on the life of the Maharaja, but fled across the Indus to Kabul for protection, died 1838.
Sardar Charrat Singh, married and had issue. He died 1838.
Amir Singh, married and had issue. He died 1838.
Jiwan Singh, died 1841.
Nadhan Singh, died in infancy in 1802.
Ratan Singh, married and had issue. He died 1809 in Kangra.
Partab Singh, born 1814, married a daughter of Sardar Karam Singh Chahal, and had issue.
Kahan Singh, died 1890.
Gulab Singh, born 1819, married and had issue.
Jawahir Singh, married and had issue.
Sher Singh, died 1852.
Sardar Gaur Singh, Jagirdar of Atari 1739/1763, he and his brother took Pahal (Sikh baptism) some time after 1735, and both entered the service of Sardar Gurbakhsh Singh Roranwala, then Chief of the Bhangi misl, he became a disciple of Baba Muldas, an ascetic of great sanctity, who directed him to settle at Tiblia or Karewa, where he accordingly built an 'Attari' or thatched house, which gave its name to the family, and to the village, which rose around it; after the death of Gurbakhsh Singh, he served under Sardar Gujar Singh and Sardar Lehna Singh, in 1739 he was granted a jagir worth Rs18,600 by Gujar Singh, which he held until his death, married and had issue. He died 1763.
Dal Singh
Dyal Singh
Sardar Nihal Singh (qv)
Sardar Nihal Singh, Jagirdar of Atari 1763/1819, he succeeded to his father's jagir, he was credited for the victory of the Sikhs over the Afghans in 1798, for which he became distinguished for his courage and ability; his cousins became jealous and convinced Sardar Sahib Singh Bhangi to confiscate Rs15,000 worth of his jagir, causing Nihal Singh to change allegiance and enter the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1800 and who placed him in command of 416 horsemen, one gun and seven camel swivels; in 1803 he was given the jagir of Sukhu, in 1806 the ilaqa of Pasrus and in 1807 the ilaqa of Kassur; married and had issue. He died at Attari in 1819.
General Sardar Sham Singh (qv)
General Sardar Sham Singh, Jagirdar of Atari 1819/1846, born 1790 in Attari, in his first campaign, he distinguished himself at Multan in 1818, after this he served in many campaigns and earned a reputation for courage the equal of his father's; in 1837 he was stationed at Peshawar where he remained till 1839, in 1844 he led a punitive expedition to Jammu against Raja Gulab Singh and secured the surrender of Jasrota, he then served on the council of regency for Maharajah Duleep Singh which was set up on 22nd December 1844; married Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, she committed sati in February 1846 (the last recorded sati in the Punjab), and had issue. He was killed 10th February 1846 at the battle of Sohraon and was cremated two days later outside his village.
Sardar Thakar Singh, Jagirdar of Shaikoran, he served in Bhannu and Peshwar as Commandant of artillery under his father; married a daughter of Sardar Budh Singh Baggah, and had issue, three sons. He died vp in 1842.
Sardar Jiwan Singh, born 1835, a Provincial Darbari and Member of the District Board; after his death the property was divided between his sons; married 1stly, a daughter of Sardar Jai Singh Chinah (son of Sukh Singh Chinah), married 2ndly, a daughter of Sardar Sardul Singh Mann of Mananwala, married 3rdly, a daughter of Sardar Lakhmir Singh Padhania, and had issue. He died 1894.
Sardar Partab Singh, married a daughter of Sardar Desa Singh Mansurwal of Ferozepur District, and had issue.
Ram Singh, Member of the District Board, Amritsar.
Sardar Chhanga Singh, married a daughter of Sardar Kahan Singh, Rais and Honorary Magistrate of Majitha, and had issue.
Captain Mohindar Singh, he joined the 11/15th Punjab Regiment as a Second Lieutenant, afterwards he was promoted to Captain in the Patiala Rajinder Sikh Infantry; Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, daughter of Sardar Bahadur Janmejaya Singh of Thethar.
Sardar Hari Singh, born 1837, a Provincial Darbari; married a daughter of Sardar Sant Singh Dyalghar, and had issue. He died 1875.
Sardar Jawand Singh, he died sp in 1901.
Sardar Sahib Chanda Singh, he inherited the whole of his father's property; he was a Provincial Darbari, Member of the District Board of Amritsar and Zaildar; he was granted the title of Sardar Sahib; married a daughter of Colonel Budh Singh Mann of Mananwala; and had issue.
Subedar Surat Singh, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; he joined the 53rd Sikh Regiment as a Jamadar and rose to the rank of Subedar; married a daughter of Sardar Jhanda Singh, Rais and Honorary Magistrate of Sobana, and had issue. He was killed in action during WWI in 1916.
Sardar Gurbakhsh Singh, he was granted five squares of land and a Jangi Inam for two lives in consideration of the services of his father.
Sardar Ajit Singh (qv)
Sardar Kahan Singh (qv)
Rani Nanaki, betrothed in 1831, married 7th March 1837 in Amritsar, HH Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh of Lahore, she died 1848.
Sardar Kahan Singh, Jagirdar of Atari 1846/1873, born 1832, he supported the British Army with supplies at Ganda Singhwala and Kassur, which for this loyalty, he was confirmed in his personal jagir at annexation, with a quarter to descend to his heirs in perpetuity; married in 1845, and had issue. He died 1873.
Sardar Ajit Singh C.I.E., Head of the Family 1873/1883, born 1839/1842, he succeeded to a Rs7,500 share of his uncle's estate, while Rs27,500 was resumed, recognized as the Head of the Family; he was appointed Sub-Registrar at Atari in 1865 and an Honorary Magistrate in 1866; he passed with credit in 1872, the departmental examination prescribed for Assistant Commissioners and was allowed to exercise full jurisdiction over 200 villages around Atari; in 1875 he was gazetted with the powers of a Collector on the revenue side, and in 1877, he was appointed an Assistant Commissioner, in 1885 he was admitted to the Order of the Indian Empire; shortly afterwards he was appointed an Honorary Subordinate Judge, with powers to dispose of civil suits up to Rs5,000 in value; President of the Amritsar District Board 1885/1888; Fellow of the Punjab University; Member of the Council of Aitchison College; married six wives, including (a), a daughter of Sardar Gurmukh Singh Mokal, and his wife, Bibiji Ind Kaur, and had issue, five sons and four daughters. He died 1888.
Sardar Balwant Singh (qv)
Sardar Kalwant Singh, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; he inherited a share in the jagir worth Rs2,200, married and had issue. He died 1906.
Kanwar Gurcharan Singh, died 1910.
Sardar Harbans Singh, born 1878, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; married a daughter of Rao Umrao Singh of Kuchai (Kuchesar?), and had issue.
Kanwar Jasbir Singh, born 1917, educated at King Edward Medical College, Lahore.
Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Prithipal Singh of Rasulpur (see Aira).
Risaldar Major Sardar Jaswant Singh, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; his jagir was worth about Rs4,000; he took commission in the 11th K.E.O. Lancers and rose to the rank of Risaldar-Major; married a daughter of the Rais of Jarki in Agra District, and had issue. He died 1930.
Sardar Jagbir Singh, born 1900, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; he was made an Honorary Lieutenant in 1922; married 1stly, Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, a daughter of Sardar Bahadur Sardar Kirpal Singh Mann of Mogalchak in Sheikhpura District, she died 1918, married 2ndly, Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, a daughter of Sardar Jwala Singh Jalianwala of Alawalpur in Jullundur District, and had issue.
Sardar Kuldip Singh, born 1921.
Sardar Apjit Singh, born 1932.
Sardar Balbir Singh, born 1919, educated at Khalsa College, Amritsar.
Sardar Basant Singh, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore and joined the Imperial Cadet Corps, Dehra Dun; he received the commission as Risaldar in the 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse), married the only sister of Sir Jogendra Singh of Aira, and had issue, one son. He died 1905.
Mohendra Singh, born 1905, he succeeded to his father's jagir worth about Rs4,000.
Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Harnand Singh Padhania, died 1916, and had issue.
Sardar Balwant Singh, Head of the Family 1888/-, born 1876, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; he succeeded to his fathers family jagir of Rs7,500 as well as his personal jagir of Rs2,500 under the Management of the Court of Wards; married 1stly, a daughter of Sardar Bishan Singh, Rais of Kalsia, married 2ndly, 1928, in the village Khiwa Shahzadasinghwala, and had issue.
Kanwar Kuldeep Singh, died 1896.
Bibi Kuldeep Kaur, married Sardar Bahadur Sardar Bhagwant Singh of Bhareli, and had issue (see misl Singhpuria).
Sardar Rajwant Singh, educated at Aitchison Chiefs' College, Lahore; married and had issue. He died 1923.
Kanwar Shamdur Singh, born 1923.
Kanwar Mahaindra Singh, born 1929.
Kanwar Amar Singh, died 1932.
* NOTES -
Bhiragobindpur - The taluqa of Bhiragobindpur in Rae Bareilly district of the U.P.A.O., comprised five villages and one mahal in Rae Bareli pargana and four villages in Dalmau pargana.
Khurehti - The taluqa in Rae Bareli District of U.P.A.O., comprised eleven villages and one mahal in Rae Bareli pargana, plus a small patti in Khiron pargana.
Bela Bhela - The taluqa of Bela Bhela of Rae Bareli district in the U.P.A.O., comprised nine villages and one mahal in pargana Rae Bareli.
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