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<p class="C1">&#65279ANAND SI&#7748GH, R&#256I (d. 1827), <i>vak&#299l</i> or agent of the Sikh kingdom, belonged to the famed Bha&#7751&#7693&#257r&#299 family of Ba&#7789&#257l&#257 founded by Bh&#257g Mall, a wealthy adventurer. In 1809, Anand Si&#7749gh was appointed an agent of the Sikh Darb&#257r at Ludhi&#257&#7751&#257, the British military station and political agency. He was later sent as the Darb&#257r's envoy to the British resident at Delhi. He had a good knowledge of Persian and English and accompanied Sir Charles Metcalfe on the successful expedition against Bharatpur undertaken by Lord Combermere in January 1826, receiving on his return from Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh the title of R&#257i with a robe of honour. R&#257i Anand Si&#7749gh died in 1827.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> S&#363r&#299, Sohan L&#257l, <i>'Umd&#257t-ut-Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u>. </i> Lahore, 1885-89<BR>
<li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, and C. F. Massy, <i>Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. </i> Lahore, 1909<BR>
<li class="C1"> Ahluwalia, M. L. , ed. , <i>Select Documents Relating to Maharaja Ranjit Si&#7749gh's Negotiations with  the  British Envoy Charles Theophilus Metcalfe 1808-1809. </i> Delhi, 1982<BR>
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