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AREA: km2
LOCATION: Punjab (Ambala Dist.)
MILITARY STRENGTH: 5,000
REVENUE: Rs 1.5 lakhs
DYNASTY: Virk Jat
CAPITAL: Jalandhar
ACCESSION: 1816
RELIGION: Sikh
PRESENT HEAD OF HOUSE: The Sardar Sahib of Manauli
they used to be considered the titular Head of the Clan, which had large jagirs in the Kharar and Rupar tahsils.
PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The Faizullapuria misl was founded by Kapur Singh, a Virk Jat of Kaleke village, now in the Sheikhpura district of Pakistan. The misl got its name from Faizullapur, a village in Amritsar district which Kapur Singh had wrested from its Muslim chief, Faizulla Khan, and then changed the name of the village to Singhpura, and the misl eventually followed suit and became Singhpuria. Territory held in 1759 was Haibatpur, Patta, Bunga, Banga, Bela, Attal Garh, Adampur, Singhpura, Sirhind, Bhareli, Kandhola, Manauli and Bharatgarh. From 1809 to 1847, the family ranked as independent protected chiefs, after which they were reduced to the status of an ordinary perpetuity jagirdar, under the general proclamation issued on the close of the First Sikh War. Members were....
Chaudhury Dalip Singh, he took baptism of the double-edged sword from Bhai Mani Singh in 1721, at Amritsar, married and had issue.
Sardar Dhan Singh, he took baptism of the double-edged sword from Bhai Mani Singh in 1721, at Amritsar, married and had issue.
Sardar Khushal Singh (qv)
Nawab Kapur Singh (qv)
Sardar Harveer Singh
generation/s
Manjha Singh, he took part in the attack and capture of the Jalandhar Doab in the latter half of the 18th century, married and had issue, the Bhareli Sardars.
Sardar Dal Singh, married and had issue.
Sardar Kanh Singh, married and had issue.
Sardar Jaswant Singh, Jagirdar of Bela, married and had issue. He died after 1857.
Sardar Tara Singh, Jagirdar of Bela, married Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur Sahiba, a daughter of Raja Badan Singh C.I.E. of Malaudh, and had issue.
Sardar Bahadur Sardar Bhagwant Singh, Jagirdar of Bela and Head of the Bhareli Family -/1960, educated at Aitchison College, Lahore; he was invested with the powers of an Honorary Magistrate and an Honorary Civil Judge; he was granted the title of Sardar Bahadur in 1911; married 1stly, Bibiji Kartar Kaur Sahiba, a daughter of Sardar Jiwan Singh C.S.I. of Shahzadpur, she had issue, one son and three daughters, married 2ndly, Bibi Kuldeep Kaur Sahiba, a daughter of Sardar Balwant Singh of Atari, she had issue, two daughters, and had issue. He died 30th October 1960.
Sardar Teja Singh (by Bibi Kartar Kaur), he married an Heiress of the Attariwala family. He died about 1979.
Sardar Shamsher Singh (by Bibi Kartar Kaur), died 1993.
Sardar Roop Singh (by Bibi Kartar Kaur), died 5th January 1992.
Smt. Tarjwant Kaur (by Bibi Kartar Kaur)
HH Rani Narinder Kaur Sahiba (by Bibi Kuldeep Kaur), married in February 1933, married Lt. HH Farzand-i-Sadaat-i-Nishan-i-Hazrat-i-Kaisar-i-Hind Raja Sir Harindar Singh Brar Bans Bahadur, 12th Raja of Faridkot, and had issue.
Bibi Palinder Kaur Sahiba (by Bibi Kuldeep Kaur), she died sp in about 1990.
Nawab KAPUR SINGH, 1st Misldhar of Faizullapuria misl 1748/1753, born 1697, a Virk Jat, from the village of Faizullapuria, situated near Amritsar, he took baptism of the double-edged sword from Bhai Mani Singh in 1721, at Amritsar; in his first campaign, he attacked Faizullapur, killed its chief, Faizulla Khan and occupied the place and its surrounding areas, after which he changed the name to Singhpur and the Misl which took its name from the village also began to be called Singhpuria Misl, as the then Sikh leader, in 1734, he was granted a jagir and the title of Nawab by Zakariya Khan, the Mughal governor of Lahore as a gesture of peace, which only lasted till the following year when Zakariya Khan occupied the jagir; Kapur Singh then stayed in Malwa, where he captured Sunam and then attacked Sirhind and Amritsar in 1736; when the Sikh Panth was organised into twelve misls on 29th March 1748, Nawab Kapur Singh was appointed the Commander of Singhpuria Misl, he then organised the Sikhs first into the Buddha Dal (army of the veterans), and the Taruna Dal (army of the young) and then into the great Dal Khalsa, he also handed over the Supreme Command of the Dal Khalsa to Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. He died sp on 7th October 1753 at Amritsar.
Sardar KHUSHAL SINGH, 2nd Misldhar of Singhpuria misl 1753/1795, he was the equal of his uncle and played a significant role in expanding the territories of the Singhpuria Misl on both the banks of the Sutlej river; in 1759, he defeated Shaikh Nizam-ud-Din, the ruler of Jalandhar and occupied the town, making it his capital, later after the fall of Sirhind in 1763, a considerable portion of present-day Rupnagar District also came under Singhpuria Misl; he fought in the battles against Ahmad Shah Abdali in collaboration with other Sardars; he was also deeply interested in preaching Sikhism and administering baptism of the double-edged sword to his followers; at his death, he left the misl stronger than ever, and with territorial possessions far larger than those he had inherited, married and had issue. He died 1795.
Kanwar Sudh Singh, married 1stly, Sada Kaur, married 2ndly, Sukh Devi, and had issue. He died vpspm in 1794.
Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Lehna Singh of the Bhangi misl, and had issue.
Sardar Budh Singh (qv)
Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Man Singh of Kotla.
Sardar BUDH SINGH, 3rd Misldhar of Singhpuria misl 1795/1810, he defeated Sheikh Nizam ud-din on the battle-field and occupied Jalandhar, but he was not the equal of his father and the misl began to decline and ultimately all its possessions to the west of the Sutlej were annexed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and only his possessions to the east of the Sutlej, remained to him, under the protection of the British, he was therefore forced to move to Manauli as his capital; married 1stly, by karewa rites, married 2ndly (by chaddardalna rites), Sada Kaur, married 3rdly (by chaddardalna rites), Sukh Devi, and had issue, seven sons. He died 1816.
Sardar Amar Singh (by 1st wife), he retained possession of Bharatgarh and divided the rest of the territories amongst his brothers; the fort of Bharatgarh was the most important stronghold of the Singhpuria Misl, it enjoyed a very strategic position because of its location on the bank of Sutlej River, originally, seven garhies were built and ultimately the fort was contructed in 1783 with an area about 7 acres and 400 acres of forest land; married and had issue. He died 1847.
Sardar Kirpa Singh, married Bibiji Subha Kaur, she was allowed the four villages of Kot Bala, Aspur, Himatpur and Bhartpur Khas, for her life. He died 1842.
Sardar Bhupal Singh, Sardar of Ghanauli (see below > GHANAULI )
Sardar Lal Singh, Jagirdar of Bunga 1816/1853, married and had issue, the Sardars of Bunga (or Pungah). He died 1853.
Sardar Lehna Singh, Jagirdar of Bunga 1853/1867, he died 1867.
Sardar Santokh Singh, Jagirdar of Bunga 1867/1888, married and had issue. He died 1888.
Bachittar Singh, died 1867.
Sardar Lachhman Singh, last Jagirdar of Bunga 1888/1891, he died sp in 1891, when half of the estate went to Ghanauli, a third to Kandhola and a sixth to Bharatgarh.
Ram Narain Singh, married and had issue, one son. He died before 1891.
Kaka Singh, died before 1891.
Sardar Gurdyal Singh, married and had issue, the Sardars of Attalgarh. He died 1843.
Sardar Dayal Singh, Sardar of Kandaula and Bharatgarh (see below > Kandaula )
Sardar Gopal Singh, Sardar of Manauli (see below > MANAULI )
Sardar Hardyal Singh, married and had issue. He died 1840.
Sardar Jaswant Singh, he died in 1857.
GHANAULI (Jagir)
Sardar Bhupal Singh, Jagirdar of Ghanauli, married and had issue, the Sardars of Ghanauli. He died 1850.
Sardar Sher Singh, died 1851.
Sardar Ramendra Singh, died 1857.
Sardar Uttam Singh, Jagirdar of Ghanauli, born about 1844, Vice-Regal Darbari in Ambala District, 13th in order of Precedence within the Division and 78th in the Province, married and had issue. He died 1897.
Sardar Devinder Singh, Jagirdar of Ghanauli, born 1865, a Provincial Darbari, married and had issue.
Sheo Deo Singh, Jagirdar of Ghanauli, a Naib-Nazim in Nabha; married and had issue, two sons. He died 1933.
Bakhshish Singh, born 1892, married and had issue, three sons.
Mahindra Singh, born 1902, married and had issue, two sons.
Raghbir Singh, died 1913.
Narindra Singh, married and had issue. He died 1918.
Sheo Narayan Singh, born 1887, married and had issue.
Ram Narayan Singh, born 1924.
Balwant Singh, died 1892.
Sardar Pratap Singh, born about 1846, Vice-Regal Darbari in Ambala District, 14th in order of Precedence within the Division and 79th in the Province, married and had issue. He died 1903.
Sheo Kirpal Singh, a Provincial Darbari, married and had issue. He died 1918.
Jodhbir Singh alias Yudhbir Singh, born 1886, married and had issue.
Rupinder Singh, he rose to the position of an Extra Assistant Commissioner, died 1935.
Rajinder Singh, he joined the Police Service as an Assistant Sub-Inspector.
Surat Singh, born 1895, married and had issue.
Man Singh, born 1917, married and had issue, three sons.
Sheo Saran Singh, married and had issue. He died 1908.
Raghbir Singh, died 1902.
MANAULI (Jagir)
Sardar Gopal Singh, Jagirdar of Manauli 1816/1854, married and had issue, the Sardars of Manauli. He died 1854.
Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Kirpal Singh Khundawala (see Randhawah), born 1850. She died sp.
Sardar Jai Singh, Jagirdar of Manauli 1854/1877, married and had issue. He died 1877.
Sardar Autar Singh, Jagirdar of Manauli 1877/1896, married and had issue. He died 1896.
Sardar Raghbir Singh, Jagirdar of Manauli 1896/1904, he died 1904.
Sardar Umrao Singh, Jagirdar of Manauli 1904/- ; born 1896, he succeeded to the estate in 1904 under the management of the Court of Wards till 1921; though his income from all sources was Rs 90,000, he was recklessly extravagant and in 1928, management of the estate was again brought under the Court of Wards; married and had issue, one son and one daughter.
Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married 25th January 1939 (as his 1st wife), HH Maharaja Rajbir Singh, 8th Maharaja of Jind, and had issue.
Sardar Sita Inder Singh, Jagirdar of Manauli, born 1922, educated at Aitchison College, Lahore.
KANDAULA and BHARATGARH (Jagir)
Sardar Dayal Singh, Jagirdar of Kandaula or Kandhola 1816/1853, he also inherited Bharatgarh after his brothers death in 1847, married and had issue. He died 1863 (or 1853).
Sardar Bishan Singh (qv)
Sardar Kishan Singh, married and had issue. He died 1885.
Sardar Narinder Singh, died 1889.
Sardar Bhola Singh, married and had issue. He died 1879 (or died 1919 when his estate went to the Sardars of Kandhola and Bharatgarh in equal shares).
Sardar Sher Singh Virk, died 1899.
Sardar Kaka Singh, died 1879.
Sardar Kehar Singh, Jagirdar of Bharatgarh 1863/1885, married and had issue. He died 1885.
Sardar Randhir Singh, Jagirdar of Bharatgarh 1885/1920, a Provincial Darbari, an Honorary Magistrate and an Honorary Sub-Judge for some years; married and had issue. He died 1920.
Sardar Joginder Singh, Jagirdar of Bharatgarh, he died sp in 1926.
Sardar Surat Singh, Jagirdar of Bharatgarh 1926/1955, he succeeded to the whole of his father's estate on the death of his brother without an heir; Vice-Chairman of the Rupar Aman Sabha; a Member of the District Board; Director of the Central Co-operative Bank; and an active supporter of the Prisoner's Aid Society; he was awarded the Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935; married and had issue. He died 1955.
Sardar Sudarshan Singh, Jagirdar of Bharatgarh 1955/1996, married and had issue.
Sardar Deepinder Singh, Jagirdar of Bharatgarh 1996/-, present owner and occupant of Bharatgarh Fort (one of the few live in forts in the Punjab which is fully intact); married Sardarni Maninder Kaur, and has issue, one son and one daughter.
Kanwar Gauhar Singh
Bibiji Bishas Kaur, married into the Nakai Misl.
Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married and had issue.
Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married the Raja of Faridkot, and had issue.
Sardar Bishan Singh, Jagirdar of Kandhola 1863/1879, married and had issue. He died 1879.
Sardar Harbans Singh (qv)
Sardarni Khushalpal Kaur, married (as his first wife) 1886, Sardar Bahadur Sir Sundar Singh Majithia, and had issue. She died 1887.
Sardar Harbans Singh, Jagirdar of Kandhola 1879/1902, born about 1876, Vice-Regal Darbari in Ambala District, 16th in order of Precedence within the Division and 83rd in the Province, married and had issue, one son. He died 1902.
Sardar Bhagwan Singh (qv)
Sardar Bhagwan Singh, Jagirdar of Kandhola 1902/1935, born 1902, he succeeded to the estate shortly after birth under the management of the Court of Wards till 1923; educated at Aitchison College, Lahore; married and had issue, one son. He died 1935.
Sardar Atamainder Singh (qv)
Sardar Atamainder Singh, Jagirdar of Kandhola 1935/1962, born 1923, educated at Aitchison College, Lahore; married Sardarni Harjit Kaur, and had issue, three sons and two daughters. He died 1962.
Sardar Gurjatinder Singh Virk (qv)
Sardar Hardeepinder Singh Virk, married and has issue.
Kanwar Gurinder Singh Virk, born 1980.
Kanwar Dalip Singh Virk, born 1983.
Sardar Baleshwar Singh Virk B.A., born 23rd June 1962, educated, and has earned a Master's degree in Marketing Management; married 18th July 1992 in Chandigarh, Sardarni Pritampal Kaur, and has issue, one son and one daughter. (Canada)
Biba Raveen Kaur Virk, born 1995.
Kuwar Akum Singh Virk, born 1999.
Biba Jagdhishinder Kaur, married to Brigadier Abnashinder Singh Dhillon of Kurk
Biba Jeetinder Kaur, married to Col. Mohan Singh.
Sardar Gutjatinder Singh, present Head of the Kandhola Family since 1962; married and has issue, one son and one daughter.
Biba Sanjot Kaur, born 1978. (Australia)
Kanwar Yogeshwar Singh Virk, born 1981.
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