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<p class="C1">&#65279BUDDH SI&#7748GH M&#256N (d. 1856), son of M&#257n&#257 Si&#7749gh, entered the service of Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh in 1816 as a <i>khidmatg&#257r</i> (attendant). He rose to the command of 30 horse, and was given a <i>j&#257g&#299r</i> worth 17, 000 Rupees. Later, he was promoted a colonel in General Court's brigade. According to British records, he commanded four regiments of infantry, one regiment of cavalry, and two troops of artillery. He remained on active duty during Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Sher Si&#7749gh's reign, but because of his relationship with Atar Si&#7749gh Sandh&#257&#7749v&#257l&#299&#257, a confirmed opponent of the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257, he was reduced in rank.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	Buddh Si&#7749gh was reinstated a general under Waz&#299r H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh. He was put in command of General Court's force which had an important role to play during the disorderly conditions following the assassination of Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Sher Si&#7749gh and Waz&#299r Dhi&#257n Si&#7749gh. Buddh Si&#7749gh's troops were sent in particular to quell the revolts of Ka&#7749var Pashaur&#257 Si&#7749gh and Ka&#7749var Kashm&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh. He commanded a division of the Sikh army during the first Anglo-Sikh war. He continued in the service of the Lahore Darb&#257r after the reorganization of the Sikh army under the treaty of Lahore (1846). He served under Major John Nicholson in 1847 and later under Captain James Abbott. During the second Anglo-Sikh war, he remained with the British though the troops under his command had deserted him and joined Chatar Si&#7749gh A&#7789&#257r&#299v&#257l&#257. He fought the Sikhs under the command of Major Nicholson at Margalla Pass, was wounded and taken prisoner. He secured his release after the battle of Gujr&#257t (21 February 1849). He died in 1856.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><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"> Hot&#299, Prem Si&#7749gh, <i>Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Sher Si&#7749gh</i>. Ludhiana, 1951<BR>
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