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| honorific_prefix = Sardar<br />
| name = Ajit Singh Sandhawalia<br />
| image = Sardar Ajit-Singh Sandhawalia of Raja Sansi.jpg<br />
| caption = Sardar Ajit Singh Sandhawalia of Raja Sansi, ca.1840<br />
| known_for = Assassin of [[Sher Singh|Maharaja Sher Singh]]<br />
| parents = Basava Singh Sandhawalia (father)<br />
| family = [[Sandhawalia]]Jat clan<br />
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'''Ajit Singh Sandhawalia''' was a Sikh chieftain from the [[Sandhawalia]] Jat clan who assassinated [[Sher Singh]], the ruler of the [[Sikh Empire]], on 15 September 1843.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Khalid |first=Haroon |date=2016-05-13 |title=In Lahore, overflowing garbage marks the spot where the final blow was dealt to the Sikh Empire |url=http://scroll.in/article/808042/in-lahore-overflowing-garbage-marks-the-spot-where-the-final-blow-was-dealt-to-the-sikh-empire |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Depiction_of_Ajit_Singh_Sandhawalia.jpg|thumb|Depiction of Ajit Singh Sandhawalia|left]]Ajit Singh was the son of Basava Singh Sandhawalia, a sardar from Rajasansi. <br />
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After the assassination of [[Nau Nihal Singh]], the Sandhawalia clan supported [[Chand Kaur]] to become the ruler.<ref name=":0" /> But when Sher Singh forced Chand Kaur to abdicate the throne, the Sandhawalias felt cheated and refused to accept his rule.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Gavin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SqcSEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22ajit+singh+sandhawalia%22&pg=PT508 |title=The Butcher of Sobraon: A Fake War and the Genocide of Khalsa |date=2020-12-21 |publisher=Xlibris Corporation |isbn=978-1-6641-1385-5 |language=en}}</ref> The Sandhawalias were banished from the Khalsa empire and fled to Calcutta in British India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Khushwant |url=https://apnaorg.com/books/english/the-fall-of-the-kingdom-of-the-punjab/the-fall-of-the-kingdom-of-the-punjab.pdf |title=The Fall of the Kingdom of the Punjab |publisher=Penguin}}</ref><br />
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British civil servant [[George Russell Clerk]] convinced Sher Singh to let the Sandhawalias enter the empire again. Sher Singh welcomed Ajit Singh back with open arms.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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=== Sher Singh's assassination ===<br />
[[File:Depiction_of_the_assassination_of_Maharaja_Sher_Singh_by_the_Sandhawalia_Sardars.jpg|thumb|Depiction of the assassination of Maharaja Sher Singh by the [[Sandhawalia]] Sardars]]<br />
Ajit Singh killed Sher Singh after asking him to inspect a new shotgun. Ajit Singh then pulled the trigger<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |date=2016-02-27 |title=The Raja of Rajas |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1055752/the-raja-of-rajas |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> and then killed the wounded Sher Singh with his sword by cutting off his head.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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After assassinating Sher Singh, Ajit Singh and his uncle, Lahina Singh, escaped and went on to assassinate [[Dhian Singh]], the wazir of Sikh empire.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://jatchiefs.com/sardar-ajit-singh-sandhawalia-of-raja-sansi/ Ajit Singh Sandhwalia - Jatchiefs.com]<br />
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