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General Sardar
Sardar Jawala Singh Sandhu
Born
ਜਵਾਲਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ/ਪਢਾਣਿਆ or سردار جوالا سنگھ سندھو جی

Padhana , Bhangi Misl ( modern day Pnjaab, Pakistan )
Diedc. 1835
Haveli of Padhana
Occupation(s)General , chief in command , soldier , jagirdar
Years active~1804-1829
Known forBeing the Brother-in-law of Maharani Jind Kaur Ji

Fighting in the Afghan-Sikh wars

Fifth jagirdar of Padhana - Naushehra

General Sardar Jawala ( alternatively as Joala , Jvala , Jawala or Javala ) Singh Padhania/Sandhu ( Panjabi :سردار جوالا سنگھ پڑھنیا/سندھو; ਸਰਦਾਰ ਜਵਾਲਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਪਢਾਣਿਆ/ਸੰਧੂ ) was a military commander under Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji and the fifth jgīrdār of Padhana .[1] [2]He is said to have lived in the village of Padhana, today in Lahinda Panjab’s Lahore District of Pakistan, [3][4][5]across the border from Naushehra , Chard-da Pnjāb, India.[6] [7][8]Jawala Singh Jee was of the ḏžhgṭṭ caste , He was the brother-in/law to Maharani Jind Kaur Ji . [9]Sardar Jawala Singh was part of the Sikh community that at the time shared the area with Hindus and Muslims; of which the former two groups have mostly left the area, [10]and the people said to be his descendants are Muslim.[1][11][12]

Biography

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Sardar Jawala Singh was married to Bibiji Aas Kaur , [13]the eldest sister of Maharani Jind Kaur Ji, who was the youngest wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji.[1] [14]His father was S. Mit(a) Singh Sandhu/Padhania Ji , whom himself was the son of Sirdār Sadho Singh Jee .[15] Sadho Singh Ji is known for having attempted an arranged marriage with the daughter of emperor Akbar and Mir Mitta Dhariwal . He is not to be confused with his descendant , Sardar Sadho Singh Ji , who had a major from the Government College of Lahaur at 13 [16]. [17]Sardar Jawala Singh Sandhu Ji was present at the Khyber standoff of 1834-35 , for which he was most known for .[18][19] He lived in the village of Padhana and had also adopted his cousin’s daughter , Kahn Singh after her father’s death ; as well as fathering his own son , Hardit Singh . [20]Jawala Singh Ji had also been responsible for constructing a garden somewhere in between Lahaure and Badami Bagh . [21]He was paralysed in 1829, dying six years later around 1835 .[11][22][23]

Military career

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Jawala Singh was present at the Standoff at the Khyber Pass with many others ,[24] As well as The Battle of Attock , Siege of Multan , Siege of Mankera and in The Battle of Kashmir ; in which he had fought with Hari Singh Nalwa Ji .[25] It is said that he was “very good” at the Siege of Multan being rewarded some land in the Kangra and Amritsar Districts due to this . His Father was also a soldier of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji , whom in 1804 had received 500 cavalry . After his death in Battle of Kashmir , Jawala Singh had received Land in the Kangra district in his remembrance. [26] Later , he had ventured into the battles and Sieges of Tirah and Kotkapura .

Attock

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It is said that S. Jawala Singh Ji had “held the Afghan Army at bay” with under a thousand horsemen while his time of being in charge of the fortress . [27]

Haveli

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Sardar Jawala Singh Ji’s Haveli is located well inside of the village of Padhana . It has mostly been abandoned except for a corner in which his descendants still reside , partially due to shelling and looting by the Indian army . It is made of Small Bricks and was built as early as 1556 or as late as 1605 . [28][5] It said that there are over 100 rooms over its basement and three floors . Many of these may store lentils and rice among other foods . [5] There may also be a tunnel that goes from Śalimar Bàg to Amritsar . [5] This was likely used for messages , defence , trade and travel . [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mehmood, Asif (7 February 2020). "Villagers conserve Sikh heritage sites near border".
  2. ^ "Padhana". Jat Chiefs. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  3. ^ "Current time | Salatimes". www.salatimes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  4. ^ "Padhana". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  5. ^ a b c d e Khan, Khalid (22 Jan 2025). "پڈھانہ۔۔". Daily Pakistan.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Padhana Haveli — exploring the city's Sikh heritage". May 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Khan, Khalid (January 18, 2024). "پڈھانہ۔۔". dailypakistan.pk/.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  9. ^ "Padhana". Jat Chiefs. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  10. ^ "Gurdwara Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Padhana | Discover Sikhism". www.discoversikhism.com. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  11. ^ a b "General Sardar Jwala Singh Of Padhania". Jat Chiefs. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  12. ^ "Padhana Haveli — exploring the city's Sikh heritage". Daily Times. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  13. ^ "Padhana". Jat Chiefs. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  14. ^ "Padhana Haveli — exploring the city's Sikh heritage". Daily Times. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  15. ^ "MIT SINGH PADHANIA - The Sikh Encyclopedia". 2000-12-19. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  16. ^ https://www.rarebooksocietyofindia.org/book_archive/196174216674_10152151399831675.pdf Pages 37-38 or 233 . digitalized 2008 university of Toronto library 1980
  17. ^ "Sikh Heritage Haveli - Padhana Lahore". Local Guides Connect. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  18. ^ Buist, George (May 18, 1843). "Outline of the Operations of the British Troops in Scinde and Afghanistan: Betwixt Nov. 1838 and Nov. 1841; with Remarks on the Policy of the War". Times Office – via Google Books.
  19. ^ Singh, Gulcharan (1976). "Ranjit Singh and His Generals".
  20. ^ Henry Griffin, Leppel (26 October 2024) [1865]. The Panjab Chiefs. T.C McCarthy. pp. 226/227.
  21. ^ "Padhana Haveli — exploring the city's Sikh heritage". Daily Times. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  22. ^ Khan, Qasim (7 January 2015). "Haveli Sardar Jawala Singh Sandhu - Padhana". Lahore city history. city-history.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  23. ^ Bansal, Bobby Singh (December 1, 2015). Remnants of the Sikh Empire: Historical Sikh Monuments in India & Pakistan. Hay House, Inc. ISBN 978-93-84544-93-5 – via Google Books.
  24. ^ "General Sardar Jwala Singh of Padhania".
  25. ^ "Padhana Haveli — exploring the city's Sikh heritage". Daily Times. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  26. ^ Singh, Gulcharan (October 26, 2024) [1976–2008]. Ranjit Singh and his Generals. Sujlana Publishers. pp. 21, 59.
  27. ^ "Padhana". Jat Chiefs. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  28. ^ "Padhana Haveli — exploring the city's Sikh heritage". Daily Times. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
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