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[[Sardar]] '''Raja''' '''Mahan Singh Mirpuri''' '''Bali''' (born in [[Mirpur, Pakistan|Mirpur]], | {{More citations needed|date=May 2022}} | ||
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| name = Mahan Singh Mirpuri Bali | |||
| image = Mahan Singh Mirpuri.jpg | |||
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| caption = Mahan Singh Mirpuri wearing red poshak with a white beard with a sword in left hand and mala beads in right hand, ca.1850 painting | |||
| birth_date = 1810 | |||
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| birth_place = [[Mirpur, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir|Mirpur]], [[Kashmir]] | |||
| death_date = 1844 | |||
| death_place = [[Kashmir]], [[Sikh Empire]] | |||
| occupation = Military officer | |||
| parents = Data Ram Bali (Father) | |||
| signature = Persian seal of Mahan Singh Mirpuri.jpg | |||
| children = Chhattar Singh <br/> Himmat Singh<br/>Sham Singh<br/> Wadhwa Singh | |||
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[[Sardar]] '''Raja''' '''Mahan Singh Mirpuri''' '''Bali''' (born in [[Mirpur, Pakistan|Mirpur]], Kashmir) was a famous general in the [[Sikh Khalsa Army]], and was the second-in-command general to General Sardar [[Hari Singh Nalwa]].<ref>The history of the Muhiyals: The militant Brahman race of India<nowiki>''</nowiki> (English,1911) by T.P. Russell Stracey</ref>{{dubious|date=May 2022}} He was conferred by Maharaja Ranjit Singh the title of [[Raja]] for his conquests of [[Haripur, Pakistan|Haripur]], [[Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Nowshera]] and [[Peshawar]]. The town of [[Mansehra]] derives its name from him. | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Mahan Singh was born in [[Mirpur, Pakistan|Mirpur]] | Mahan Singh was born in [[Mirpur, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir|Mirpur]] in the [[Kashmir]] region of India into a [[Hindu]] ([[Saraswat]]) [[Mohyal Brahmin]] family of the [[Bali clan|Bali]] clan ([[Parāśara]] gotra). He was the son of Data Ram Bali, who was a counselor to Sultan Raja Muqqarab Khan, the muslim [[Gakhars|Gakhar]] Subedar of the [[Punjab]]i cities of [[Gujrat, Pakistan|Gujrat]], [[Jhelum]], and [[Rawalpindi]]. Mahan Singh Mirpuri, born a [[Brahmin]] [[Hindu]], took amrit and became a [[Khalsa|Khalsa Sikh]].<ref name=":0"><nowiki>''Mohyal History''</nowiki> (Urdu, 1940) Chuni Lal Dutt</ref> | ||
==Military career and later Life== | ==Military career and later Life== | ||
While in [[Lahore]] in search of a job, he happened to participate in a hunting expedition of [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], in which he caught the notice of the Maharaja by single-handedly killing a leopard with his sword. Impressed by his valor, the Maharaja had him inducted into the army under the famous General [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]. | While in [[Lahore]] in search of a job, he happened to participate in a hunting expedition of [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], in which he caught the notice of the Maharaja by single-handedly killing a leopard with his sword. Impressed by his valor, the Maharaja had him inducted into the army under the famous General [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]. | ||
Mahan Singh Mirpuri played a key role in the battles of [[Battle of Peshawar (1834)|Peshawar]] and [[Battle of Shopian|Kashmir]], and in the 1818 siege of Multan, where he was seriously wounded two times. He went on to become second-in-command to [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]. In April 1837, he was the main defender of the [[Jamrud Fort]], holding out against an invasion by the [[ | Mahan Singh Mirpuri played a key role in the battles of [[Battle of Peshawar (1834)|Peshawar]] and [[Battle of Shopian|Kashmir]], and in the 1818 siege of Multan, where he was seriously wounded two times. He went on to become second-in-command to [[Hari Singh Nalwa]]. In April 1837, he was the main defender of the [[Jamrud Fort]], holding out against an invasion by the [[Afghans]]. In the [[Battle of Jamrud]], [[Hari Singh Nalwa]] was killed but Mahan Singh maintained the news secret until reinforcements arrived from [[Lahore]]. | ||
Mai Desan, the widow of [[Hari Singh Nalwa]], adopted Mahan Singh as her son and solemnized his marriage into a [[Mohan (clan)|Mohan]] | Mai Desan, the widow of [[Hari Singh Nalwa]], adopted Mahan Singh as her son and solemnized his marriage into a fellow [[Mohyal Brahmins]] family of the [[Mohan (clan)|Mohan]] clan ([[Kashyapa]] gotra) from [[Gujranwala]] according to [[Vedic|Hindu Vedic]] traditions. | ||
Mahan Singh had four sons, named Chhattar Singh, Himmat Singh, Sham Singh and | Mahan Singh had four sons, named Chhattar Singh, Himmat Singh, Sham Singh and Wadhwa Singh. | ||
== Death == | == Death == | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Generals]] | * [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Generals]] | ||
* [[Mansehra]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:People from Mansehra District]] | [[Category:People from Mansehra District]] | ||
[[Category:Punjabi people]] | [[Category:Punjabi people]] | ||
[[Category:Converts to Sikhism from Hinduism]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]] | [[Category:Indian Sikhs]] | ||
[[Category:1844 deaths]] | [[Category:1844 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:People of the Sikh Empire]] | [[Category:People of the Sikh Empire]] | ||
[[Category:Assassinated Indian people]] | [[Category:Assassinated Indian people]] | ||
[[Category:Assassinated military personnel]] | [[Category:Assassinated military personnel]] | ||
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Mahan Singh Mirpuri Bali | |
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 Mahan Singh Mirpuri wearing red poshak with a white beard with a sword in left hand and mala beads in right hand, ca.1850 painting | |
| Born | 1810 |
| Died | 1844 |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Children | Chhattar Singh Himmat Singh Sham Singh Wadhwa Singh |
| Parent(s) | Data Ram Bali (Father) |
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Sardar Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri Bali (born in Mirpur, Kashmir) was a famous general in the Sikh Khalsa Army, and was the second-in-command general to General Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa.[1][dubious ] He was conferred by Maharaja Ranjit Singh the title of Raja for his conquests of Haripur, Nowshera and Peshawar. The town of Mansehra derives its name from him.
Early life
Mahan Singh was born in Mirpur in the Kashmir region of India into a Hindu (Saraswat) Mohyal Brahmin family of the Bali clan (Parāśara gotra). He was the son of Data Ram Bali, who was a counselor to Sultan Raja Muqqarab Khan, the muslim Gakhar Subedar of the Punjabi cities of Gujrat, Jhelum, and Rawalpindi. Mahan Singh Mirpuri, born a Brahmin Hindu, took amrit and became a Khalsa Sikh.[2]
Military career and later Life
While in Lahore in search of a job, he happened to participate in a hunting expedition of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, in which he caught the notice of the Maharaja by single-handedly killing a leopard with his sword. Impressed by his valor, the Maharaja had him inducted into the army under the famous General Hari Singh Nalwa.
Mahan Singh Mirpuri played a key role in the battles of Peshawar and Kashmir, and in the 1818 siege of Multan, where he was seriously wounded two times. He went on to become second-in-command to Hari Singh Nalwa. In April 1837, he was the main defender of the Jamrud Fort, holding out against an invasion by the Afghans. In the Battle of Jamrud, Hari Singh Nalwa was killed but Mahan Singh maintained the news secret until reinforcements arrived from Lahore.
Mai Desan, the widow of Hari Singh Nalwa, adopted Mahan Singh as her son and solemnized his marriage into a fellow Mohyal Brahmins family of the Mohan clan (Kashyapa gotra) from Gujranwala according to Hindu Vedic traditions.
Mahan Singh had four sons, named Chhattar Singh, Himmat Singh, Sham Singh and Wadhwa Singh.
Death
Sardar Raja Mahan Singh was murdered by his own soldiers in 1844, when mutiny broke out in the Sikh Khalsa Army.
His death at the hands of mutinying soldiers was avenged by Chhattar Singh (His Son), who was himself killed soon after.