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PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The district of Malaudh was taken from the Afghans of Maler Kotla in 1754. The Chiefs of Malaudh maintained a Military Force which consisted of Ten Guns,150 Horsemen and 150 Foot soldiers. The Malaudh Chiefs showed conspicuous loyalty to the British rendering good service in the First Anglo-Sikh War of 1845-46 in the battles of Mudki and Feruzshahar by placing their troops and all resources of the State at the disposal of the British Government and during the Indian Mutiny of 1857, were always ready with men and money and received considerable remission of taxation as reward. Estate holders were...

• Sardar Bakht Mal, Jagirdar of Dhapali 1754/1757, born 1702, third son of Rama, fourth son of Phul, he and his elder brother left Bhadaur to their eldest brother, and they sought their fortune elsewhere around 1720, he settled at Dhapali and built a crude fort there and made it his residence; married a Mann Jat lady, and had issue. He died 1742/1757.

  • Sardar Man Singh (qv)

• Sardar MAN SINGH, Jagirdar of Malaudh 1754/1778, born 1723, he captured the Malaudh ilaqa from the Maler Kotla Afghans in 1754; married and had issue. He died 1778, when the state was divided between his two sons.

  • Sardar Dalel Singh (qv)

  • Sardar Bhag Singh, Jagirdar of Ber and Chima 1778/1820, married and had issue. He died 1820.

    • Sardar Ranjit Singh, Jagirdar of Ber 1820/1854, born 1787, died 1854.

    • Sardar Hakikat Singh, Jagirdar of Ber 1854/1875 and Jagirdar of Chima 1820/1875, born 1819, he did excellent service in the troubled times of 1857, he was appointed a jagirdar magistrate in 1866, married and had issue. He died 1875.

      • Sardar Balwant Singh, Jagirdar of Ber and Chima 1875/1908, born 1866, a Provincial Darbari, Member of the District Board, an Honorary Magistrate and, at one time, a Civil Judge in his ilaqa; married and had issue, two sons. He died 1908.

        • Sardar Bhagwant Singh, Jagirdar of Ber 1908/1924, born 1884, an Honorary Magistrate; married and had issue, one son. He died 1921/1924.

          • Sardar Harwant Raj Singh, born 1921, educated at Aitchison College, Lahore

        • Sardar Niranjan Singh, Jagirdar of Ber 1924/1927 and Jagirdar of Chima 1908/1927, born 1896, married and had issue, two sons. He died 1927.

• Sardar DALEL SINGH, Senior Jagirdar of Malaudh and Shaina 1778/1824, he received two-thirds of the estate, including Malaudh and Shaina, later adding in 1807, Khiali and Sahur captured from the the Rai of Raikot; he was a religious minded ascetic, which caused some trouble in 1806, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore, passing through the country, summoned Sardar Dalel Singh to his presence. On his refusal to come as he was engaged in prayers and devotion, Ranjit Singh was incensed and seized his eldest son Fateh Singh making him carry a heavy load for a long distance releasing him only when the Sardar had paid him Rs. 22,000 as fine; married and had issue. He died 1824.

  • Sardar Fateh Singh, Senior Jagirdar of Ramgarh and Shaina 1824/1849, born 1812, he succeeded to two-thirds of his father's estate as per family custom, which included Ramgarh and Shaina; he did good service during the Sikh wars of 1845-1846, married and had issue. He died 1849/1850.

    • Sardar Hazara Singh, Senior Jagirdar of Ramgarh and Shaina 1849/1854, born 1834, died sp in 1854.

    • Sardar Uttam Singh, Senior Jagirdar of Ramgarh and Shaina 1854/1895, born 1838/1840/1841, he was appointed a jagirdar magistrate in 1861; a Provincial Darbari, taking precedence over three other Darbaris in his family. He died 9th October 1895. He was succeeded as head of the family by Raja Badan Singh and his property was inherited by Raja Badan Singh (receiving two-thirds) and his brother, Sardar Sundar Singh (receiving one-third).

  • Kanwar Sujan Singh, died 1812.

  • Sardar Mith Singh (qv)

• Sardar MITH SINGH, Junior Jagirdar of Malaudh and Dhapali 1824/1878; born 1817, he succeeded to one-third of his father's estate as per family custom, which included Malaudh and Dhapali; he did good service during the Sikh wars of 1845-1846, and personally took part in the battles of Mudki and Firuzshahr, he displayed conspicuous loyalty during the Mutiny in 1857, being ready with money and men to assist the Government, for which he was granted a remission of a year's commutation money, while one-sixteenth of the whole sum was excused in perpetuity, created a jagirdar magistrate in 1866, he was badly wounded in an attack by the rebel Kukas, married and had issue. He died 1878.

  • Raja Sardar Badan Singh C.S.I. (qv)

  • Sardar Sundar Singh, Jagirdar of Pakhoke, born 1843 ^(#1) (1853), a Provincial Darbari and Member of the District Board; married and had issue, three sons. He died 1917.

    • Hon. Lt. Sardar Bahadur Sardar Rajendra Singh, Jagirdar of Pakhoke, born 1887, married and had issue. He died 1926.

      • Sardar Joginder Singh, Sardar of Pakhoke, married and had issue.

        • Sardar Narinder Singh, Jagirdar of Pakhoke, born about 1936.

      • Lt. Sardar Mohindar Singh

      • Sardar Brijinder Singh Phoolka, married Sardarni Gajinder Kaur, daughter of Rao Digvijay Singh of Kuchesar, and has issue.

        • Bibiji Dr. Jatinder Phoolka

      • Sardar Birendar Singh

    • Kishan Singh, born 1889.

    • Gurdit Singh, born 1896, married and had issue, six sons.

• Raja Sardar BADAN SINGH C.S.I., Senior Chief of Malaudh 1895/1922, born 1840/1843, he received two-thirds share of his father's estate; a Provincial Darbari, his title of Sardar is hereditary, an Honorary Magistrate, a Sub-Registrar at Malaudh and a Member of the District Board; he was awarded the C.S.I. in 1903, and the Delhi Durbar Medal in 1911, he exercises criminal and civil powers in Malaudh; he was known for his philanthropy, having constructed and endowed a dispensary at Malaudh in 1905, contributed to the Khalsa College in Amritsar, expended Rs10,000 in the construction of a road from Kup to Malaudh, donated heavily to victims of famines and the Kangra earthquake, contribution towards the cost of a Female Hospital and the Clock Tower at Ludhiana, plus many more examples besides; married and had issue. He died 1922.

  • Sardar Harnam Singh, born 1864, died 1895.

  • Kanwar Mahtab Singh, born 1865, died 1879.

  • Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur Sahiba, married Sardar Tara Singh of Manauli, and had issue (see misl Singhpuria).

  • Sardar Bahadur Sardar Dal Singh O.B.E. (qv)

• Sardar Bahadur Sardar DAL SINGH O.B.E., Senior Chief of Malaudh 1922/-; born 1867, a Provincial Darbari and an Honorary Magistrate with 1st Class juducial powers within the area comprising the jagirs of Malaudh, Ber and Pakhoke; he was granted the title of Sardar Bahadur in 1911; he was awarded the O.B.E. in 1920; married and had issue, one son.

  • Sardar Sant Singh, born 1885, an Honorary Magistrate and a Sub-Registrar; married and had issue. He died 1931.

    • Tikka Amarsarjit Singh (qv)

  • ?Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Bahadur Sardar Fateh Singh of Malwai, born 1893, and had issue.

• Sardar AMARSARJIT SINGH, Senior Chief of Malaudh, born 1917.