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Arjan Singh Nalwa (died 1848) was the youngest son of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa and a minor jagirdar and rebel who refused to surrender to British rule in Punjab after the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Sikh War. He locked himself up in his estate in Gujranwala with 100 of his men and fought off a party sent by the Lahore Darbar to subdue him.
Hari Singh Nalwa (29 April 1791 – 30 April 1837) was the commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire.He is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Peshawar and Jamrud.
The original composition is based on the life of Arjan Singh Nalwa, the son of Sikh military commander Hari Singh Nalwa, during the 18th century. Arjan, hailing from Jagraon near Ludhiana, took up the mantle after his father's death, engaging in battles for the Sikh Empire against the formidable Mughals.
Her wedding to Arjan occurred on 19 June 1589 at her native village. [2] She was the second wife of Arjan, as he had previously married Mata Ram Dei in 1579, around ten years prior. [4] Fresco depicting the story of Mata Ganga seeking the blessing of Baba Buddha in-order to have a child, from Pothi-Mala, Guru Harsahai, ca.1745
Impressed by his valor, the Maharaja had him inducted into the army under Hari Singh Nalwa. [4] Mahan Singh served in the battles of Peshawar and Kashmir, and in the 1818 siege of Multan, where he was wounded two times. [4] In April 1837, he was the main defender of the Jamrud Fort, holding out against an invasion by the Afghans.
Khuda Yar Khan's son Fateh Khan rose to prominence first serving under Hari Singh Nalwa and then through the patronage of Raja Dhyan Singh. He was involved in the murder of Pashaura Singh alongside Chattar Singh Attariwalla. [4] He was killed at the outset of the Second Anglo-Sikh War by mutineers at his fort of Dalipnagar in Bannu.
Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, Commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire; Raja Mahan Singh Mirpuri, famous general in the Sikh Khalsa Army, and was the second-in-command General to General Hari Singh Nalwa; Raja Khushal Singh Jamadar, military officer and chamberlain of the Sikh Empire
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC (15 April 1919 – 16 September 2017) was a senior air officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the 3rd Chief of the Air Staff from 1964 to 1969, leading the Air Force through the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 .