Naudh Singh
Naudh Singh (died 1752) was a Sikh leader and founder of the Sukerchakia Misl.[1]
Biography
[change | change source]Budha Singh had two sons, Naudh Singh and Chanda Singh, Naudh Singh increased his power through a strategic marriage and built Sukarchakia Garhi at Sukarchak, which marked the rise of his family’s influence.[2][3]
In 1748 at the formation of the Dal Khalsa Naudh Singh became the head of the Sukerchakia Misl.[4]
Naudh Singh along with Chanda Singh defeated Sultan Khan Chattha, the ruler of Rasul Nagar who had forcibly converted six Sikhs to Islam and reconverted them to their faith.[5]After that he killed Shahab-ud-Din, the ruler of Firozwala, along with his family because he had attacked some Sikh villages and cut the beards and hair of many Sikhs there.[6]
Naudh Singh lost his life during a raid on a Bhatti village. 1752.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Hari Ram Gupta. History Of The Sikhs Vol II Evolution of Sikh Confederacies. Munshilal Manoharlal, Pvt Ltd. p. 92.
- ↑ Singh, Khushwant (11 October 2004). A History of the Sikhs: 1469–1838 (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-19-567308-1.
- ↑ Hari Ram Gupta (October 2001). The Sikhs Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of the Sikh Misls. Munshilal Manoharlal Pvt.Ltd. p. 294. ISBN 81-215-0165-2.
- ↑ Hari Ram Gupta. History Of The Sikhs Vol II Evolution of Sikh Confederacies. Munshilal Manoharlal, Pvt Ltd. p. 92.
- ↑ Hari Ram Gupta (October 2001). The Sikhs Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of the Sikh Misls. Munshilal Manoharlal Pvt.Ltd. p. 294. ISBN 81-215-0165-2.
- ↑ Hari Ram Gupta (October 2001). The Sikhs Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of the Sikh Misls. Munshilal Manoharlal Pvt.Ltd. p. 295. ISBN 81-215-0165-2.