ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>DARB&#256R&#256 SI&#7748GH D&#298W&#256N (d. 1734)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="DARBR,SIDGH,D*WN"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279DARB&#256R&#256 SI&#7748GH, D&#298W&#256N (d. 1734), originally from the mercantile community of Sirhind, became a Sikh receiving the initiatory rites on 30 March 1699, the day the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 was created, and took part in the battles of Anandpur. During the period after Band&#257 Si&#7749gh he commanded much esteem as a veteran fighter and as <i>d&#299w&#257n</i>, i. e. commissar in charge of rations and forage. In 1733 when Zakar&#299y&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n, governor of Lahore, decided to make it up with the Sikhs and sent his envoy, Subeg Si&#7749gh, with the offer of <i>naw&#257bship</i> and a <i>j&#257g&#299r</i>, the Sikh assembly first decided to confer the mantle of <i>naw&#257bship</i> upon Darb&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh but he, according to Ratan Si&#7749gh Bha&#7749g&#363, <i>Pr&#257ch&#299n Panth Prak&#257sh</i>, excused himself arguing that the Sikhs should not compromise their claim to sovereignty by accepting a title from the Mu<u>gh</u>al rulers. The <i>sa&#7749gat</i>, however, overruling his objection, bestowed the title upon another leading Sikh, Kap&#363r Si&#7749gh. Darb&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh D&#299w&#257n continued as controller of provisions till his death at Amritsar in 1734.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Kuir Si&#7749gh, <i>Gurbil&#257s P&#257tsh&#257h&#299 10</i>. Pati&#257l&#257, 1968<BR> <li class="C1"> Bha&#7749g&#363, Ratan Si&#7749gh, <i>Pr&#257ch&#299n Panth Prak&#257sh</i>. Amritsar, 1914<BR> <li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1926-37<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Pi&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Padam<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>