Arjan Singh Chahal
Arjan Singh Chahal | |
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| Sarbarah | |
| In office 1890–1896 | |
| Preceded by | Man Singh Waraich |
| Succeeded by | Jawala Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1839 |
| Died | 1908 |
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Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Chahal CIE (1839–1908) was a Sikh honorary magistrate and civil judge who served as the manager of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht, as a sarbarah appointed by the British Raj from 1890 to 1896.[1]
Early life
[edit]Arjan Singh Chahal was born in village Chahal, Amritsar, British India to a Jat Sikh family of Chahal clan in 1839. He was seven when his father Javala Singh died in 1846.[2] He held large jagirs in the Tarn Taran tehsil and in the Lyallpur District, present day Punjab, Pakistan.[3]
Sarbarah
[edit]From 1890 to 1896, Chahal served as the British Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar appointed sarbarah of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht. He was appointed president of the 11-member lighting committee set up in 1896 to arrange the installation of electricity in the Darbar Sahib complex.[2]
Honours
[edit]He received the title of Sardar Bahadur in 1894,[2] and was made a Companion of the Indian Empire in 1906.[3]
Death
[edit]Arjan Singh died at the age of 69 in January 1908.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Myrvold, Kristina (2 December 2024). Sikh News in India, 1864-1924: Colonial Reports on Vernacular Newspapers of Punjab Volume Two: Religious Places, Practices, and Relations. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-70708-5.
- 1 2 3 4 "Arjan Singh Chahal". The Sikh Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- 1 2 Nijjar, B. S. (10 December 2007). Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 400. ISBN 978-81-269-0908-7.