GREAT SIKH WARRIOR HARI SINGH NALWA OF THE SIKH KINGDOM (1791 - 1837)
Hari Singh Nalwa (1791-1837) was born into a Sikh family of the
Sukerchakia Misl. The family - originally came from Majitha,near Amritsar. His
grandfather, Hardas Singh, was killed fighting against Ahmed Shah Durrani in
1762. His father, Gurdial Singh, had taken part in many of the campaigns of the
Sukkarchakkias, Charat Singh Sukkerchakia and Mahari Singh.
Hari
Singh Nalwa was the Commander-in-chief at the most turbulent North West
Frontier of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's kingdom from 1825 to 1837. He took the
frontier of the Sarkar Khalsa to the very mouth of the Khyber Pass.
For the
past eight centuries, marauders, who had indulged in looting, plunder, rape,
and forcible conversions to Islam had used this route into the
subcontinent.
In his lifetime, Hari Singh
became a terror to the ferocious tribes inhabiting these regions. He
successfully thwarted the last foreign invasion into the subcontinent through
the Khyber Pass at Jamrud, permanently blocking this route of the invaders..
Hari
Singh Nalwa's performance as an administrator and a military commander in the
North West Frontier remains unmatched. Hari Singh Nalwa's spectacular achievements exemplified the tradition
established by the Sarbans Daani Guru Gobind Singh ji such that he came to
be hailed as the "Champion
of the Khalsa".
He held
the Governer (Diwan) post from 1820 to 1837 as per following detais.
·
Governor (Diwan) of
Kashmir (1820–21)
·
Governor (Diwan) of
Hazara (1822–1837)
·
Governor (Diwan) of
Peshawar (1834-1835,1836–1837)
Hari Singh Nalwa wins
the following battles he faught :
Battle of Kasur (1807)
Battle of Attock (1813)
Battle of Multan (1818)
Battle of Shopian (1819)
Battle of Mangal (1821)
Battle of Mankera (1821)
Battle of Nowshera (1823)
Battle of Sirikot (1824)
Battle of Saidu (1827)
Battle of Peshawar (1834)
Battle of Jamrud (1837) was his last battle
where he attains martyrdom.
