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Hari Singh Nalwa Champion of the Khalsaji 1791–1837, a biography by Vanit Nalwa – a direct descendant of the general – was published in 2009. It is being adapted into an Indian feature film by Prabhleen Kaur of Almighty Motion Picture. [151] Hari Singh Nalwa is the subject of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala's song, Vaar.
Hari Singh Nalwa was invited to join the expedition. As he was heading to join the Maharaja with 7,000 troops, Nawla was challenged by 25,000 Pashtun and Hazara tribesmen and their leader, Mohammad Khan Tarain, who opposed the Sikh's passage from the area. [ 9 ]
The main Sikh army led by Hari Singh Nalwa, Gulab Singh, Misr Sukh Raj, Tej Singh, Attar Singh Sandhanwalia, Khushal Singh, Dhian Singh, Jawala Singh, Lehna Singh Majithia and Maharaja Ranjit Singh numbered 60–80,000 and approached Dost Mohammad Khan's center and right side. [2] [13] Dost Mohammad Khan rejected a truce with the Sikhs.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh deployed Hari Singh Nalwa.He marched by Muzaffarabad and Pakhli with 7,000 foot soldiers under his command. When he reached Mangal, around 25,000 Pashtun and Hazara troops and their leader, Mohammad Khan Tarain, who opposed the Sikh's passage, attacked the Sikhs. [3]
Ranjit Singh began planning to invade Kashmir, leading to the Sikh invasion led by Hari Singh Nalwa and Ram Dayal. [3] [4] Sikh forces entered the valley led by Ranjit Singh, Ram Dayal, and Hari Singh Nalwa. As they progressed into Kashmir, they faced exceeding difficulties with local rulers, the terrain, and heavy rains.
Hari Singh Nalwa continued the campaign and reached as far as Jamrud. Following the Anglo-Nepali War, the British East India Company erected a war memorial at Nalapani in honor of the Gorkhalis and Capt. Balbhadra Kunwar (often referred to wrongly as Bulbuder Singh or Balbudder Thapa) praising their bravery.
However, Khadi Khan of Hund who was a close ally of Sayyid betrayed the Mujahideen and told the plan to Hari Singh Nalwa, and the plan failed. [3] [4] After the battle, Sayyid moved to the west of the Indus. [2]
The village gets its name from General Hari Singh Nalwa. Nalwa was a title bestowed on Hari Singh by Maharaja Ranjit Singh after the former single-handedly killed a tiger that had attacked him. On witnessing the event, Ranjit Singh's exclamation, "Wah! Mere Raja Nal, wah!" (Bravo my Raja Nal, bravo), became "Nal wah". [2]