Sham Singh of Narli

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Painting of Sham Singh of Narli, detail of a fresco from Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai, Amritsar, circa late-19th century Painting of Sham Singh of Narli, detail of a fresco from Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai, Amritsar, circa late-19th century.png
Painting of Sham Singh of Narli, detail of a fresco from Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai, Amritsar, circa late-19th century

Sham Singh of Narli was a Sikh warrior of the 18th century. He was a Jat of Narli village and associated with the early origins of the Karorsinghia Misl of the Sikh Confederacy. [1] He was born into either a Sandhu or Dhillon family and left his native village due to feeling upset over the treatment of his parents, where-after he joined the dera of Nawab Kapur Singh. [2] [3] He would become baptized as a Khalsa Sikh under Kapur Singh. [4] Another mentor of Sham Singh was Darbara Singh. [5] He may have played a role in the decision to split the Sikh military forces into two factions at the time in 1733. [5] According to Hari Ram Gupta, he became a leader of a jatha under the Buddha Dal in 1734 and was killed during the invasion of Nader Shah in 1739. [3] After his death, he would be succeeded as leader of the band by Karam Singh, an Uppal Khatri of Paijgarh village. [3] The jatha band Sham Singh started would later go-on to formulate into an independent misl. [5] Sham Singh's adopted son was Sukha Singh, who would go-on to be one of the two assassins of Massa Ranghar. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Dhavan, Purnima (Nov 3, 2011). "Chart 3.1: Misal leaders and their origins". When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford University Press. p. 61. ISBN   9780199756551.
  2. ↑ Singh, Bhagat (1993). "The Karorsinghia Misal". A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 268.
  3. 1 2 3 Gupta, Hari Ram (1999). "Sham Singh Dhillon". History of the Sikhs. Vol. IV: The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of Sikh Misls. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. p. 82. ISBN   9788121501651.
  4. ↑ Sandhu, Jaspreet Kaur (2000). Sikh Ethos: Eighteenth Century Perspective. Vision & Venture. p. 35. ISBN   9788186769126.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Madra, Amandeep Singh; Singh, Parmjit (2017). Warrior Saints: Four Centuries of Sikh Military History. Vol. I (2nd ed.). Kashi House. pp. 44–45.

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