ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>HAM&#298R SI&#7748GH R&#256J&#256 (d. 1783)</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="HAM*R,SIDGH,RJ"> <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">&#65279HAM&#298R SI&#7748GH, R&#256J&#256 (d. 1783), founder of the Sikh state of N&#257bh&#257, was the son of S&#363rt&#299&#257 Si&#7749gh, a descendant of B&#257b&#257 Ph&#363l through his elder son, Tilok Si&#7749gh (d. 1687). Ham&#299r Si&#7749gh added considerably to the estates of Kap&#363rga&#7771h and Sa&#7749gr&#363r he had inherited from his grandfather, Gurdit Si&#7749gh. He founded the town of N&#257bh&#257 and made it his capital in 1755. In 1764, he joined the Dal <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 in the conquest of Sirhind and received the <i>parganah</i> of Amloh as his share of the spoil. He then declared his independence, exercising the right of coining money.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R&#257j&#257 Ham&#299r Si&#7749gh died in December 1783 at N&#257bh&#257, and was succeeded by his eight year-old son, Jasvant Si&#7749gh.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, <i>The Rajas of the Punjab</i> [Reprint]. Delhi, 1977<BR> <li class="C1"> Ganda Singh, <i>The Patiala and the East Panjab States Union</i>. Patiala, 1977<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Sard&#257r Si&#7749gh Bh&#257&#7789&#299&#257<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>