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<p class="C1">&#65279CHHAJJ&#362 MALL (d. 1822), son of Keval Narai&#7751, belonged to a Br&#257hma&#7751 family. He and his ancestors had been in the service of the emperors of Delhi. His father, who had shifted to Lahore in Sikh times, died young. Chhajj&#363 Mall, entered the service of Sard&#257r Jai Si&#7749gh of the Kanhaiy&#257 <i>misl</i>. He received a command in the chief's force, and participated in most of the warfare against the neighbouring chiefs. He was present at the battle of Achal in 1783 when Gurba<u>kh</u>sh Si&#7749gh, the only son of Sard&#257r Jai Si&#7749gh, was killed fighting against Jass&#257 Si&#7749gh and Mah&#257&#7749 Si&#7749gh Sukkarchakk&#299&#257. After the battle, Chhajj&#363 Mall was appointed <i>chaudhar&#299</i> of Kat&#7771&#257 (quarter) Kanhaiy&#257 in the town of Amritsar. On the death of Jai Si&#7749gh Kanhaiy&#257, he held the position courageously under the chief's daughter-in-law, M&#257&#299 Sad&#257 Kaur, defending the Ka&#7789&#7771&#257 against several successive assaults. He was able to reduce custom duties by more than half which attracted many merchants to come and settle in the Ka&#7789&#7771&#257. Young Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh, after his marriage with the daughter of M&#257&#299 Sad&#257 Kaur, usually put up with Chhajj&#363 Mall on his visits to Amritsar and received crucial assistance from him in getting possession of the city. Chhajj&#363 Mall was entrusted with the collection of customs at Amritsar for some time and then moved to K&#257&#7749g&#7771&#257 where he served for three years before proceeding to Haridv&#257r and Ban&#257ras on a pilgrimage. On his return in 1820, he received no public appointment.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chhajj&#363 Mall died in 1822.</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, 1890<BR>
<li class="C1"> S&#363r&#299, Sohan L&#257l, '<i>Umd&#257t-ut-Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u></i>. Lahore, 1885-89<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Sard&#257r Si&#7749gh Bh&#257&#7789&#299&#257<br></p><BR>
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