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Singh (IPA: / ˈ s ɪ ŋ / SING) is a title, middle name, or surname that means "lion" in various South Asian and Southeast Asian communities. Traditionally used by the Hindu Kshatriya community, [1] it was later mandated in the late 17th century by Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Das) for all male Sikhs as well, in part as a rejection of caste-based prejudice [2] and to emulate Rajput naming ...
Sardar Agar Singh Khangura was a famous Sikh warrior during Sikh misl period from 1716 to 1799. He was a friend of the Sikh Emperor Sardar Chhajja Singh Dhillon (1716–1746) of Bhangi Sikh misl (1716–1810). Most recently two brothers who appeared on a channel 4 documentary "Hunted" produced by Shine TV (UK); Harinder Singh & Davinder Singh.
People belonging to a particular gotra may not be of the same caste (as there are many gotras which are part of different castes) in the Hindu social system. However, there is a notable exception among matrilineal Tulu speakers, for whom the lineages are the same across the castes. People of the same gotra are generally not allowed to marry.
Banda Singh Bahadur, [50] [51] was a Sikh military commander of Khalsa army who assembled a fighting force and led the rebellion against the Mughals to establish Khalsa rule in Punjab [52] [53] [54] Jai Singh II, King of Amber and founder of its capital city Jaipur [55] Sansar Chand, King of Kangra, patron of Kangra paintings [56] [57]
Ranjit Singh was born in a Sandhawalia Jat Sikh family on 13 November 1780 to Maha Singh and Raj Kaur in Gujranwala, Punjab region (present-day Punjab, Pakistan). His mother Raj Kaur was the daughter of Sidhu Jat Sikh ruler Raja Gajpat Singh of Jind .
Sikh names often have the following format: First name – Religious name – Family name. [1] [2] Sikh first names serve as personal names and are selected through the Naam Karan ceremony, where a random page of the Guru Granth Sahib is opened by a granthi (Sikh priest) and the first letter of the first prayer on the opened page is used as the basis for the first name as an initial.
Amarinder Singh (born 1942), Chief Minister of Punjab (from 2017) Amarjit Singh (born 1970), British former wrestler; Amit Singh (cricketer) (born 1981), Indian first-class cricketer; Amitabha Singh, Indian cinematographer and film producer; Amitoze Singh (born 1989), Indian first-class cricketer; Amjyot Singh (born 1992), Indian basketball player
Kapurthala State, was a kingdom and later Princely state of the Punjab Province of India. Ruled by Ahluwalia Sikh rulers, spread across 510 square miles (1,300 km 2 ). According to the 1901 census the state had a population of 314,341 and contained two towns and 167 villages. [ 1 ]