ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>H&#298R&#256 SI&#7748GH (c. 1706-1767)</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="H*R,SIDGH"> <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">&#65279H&#298R&#256 SI&#7748GH (c. 1706-1767), founder of the Naka&#299 <i>misl</i> or chiefship, was a Sandh&#363 Ja&#7789&#7789 of the village of Bahi&#7771v&#257l, near Ch&#363n&#299&#257&#7749, in Lahore district, now in Pakistan. He was born the son of Chaudhar&#299 Hem R&#257j, headman of the village. In 1731, he received the initiatory rites of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 at the hands of the celebrated Bh&#257&#299 Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, and took to the adventurous and daring way of life of the Sikhs of those days. A number of young men of neighbouring villages joined him in his exploits, and he collected a lot of goods and many cattle, camels and horses. When the Sikhs sacked Kas&#363r in 1763 and conquered Sirhind in 1764, H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh occupied Bahi&#7771v&#257l, Ch&#363n&#299&#257&#7749, D&#299p&#257lpur, Jambar, Je&#7789h&#363pur, K&#257nganv&#257l and Khu&#7693&#299&#257&#7749. He established his headquarters at Ch&#363n&#299&#257&#7749, 60 km from Lahore, on the road from F&#299rozpur to Mult&#257n, and laid the foundation of the Naka&#299 principality -- so called after the name of the region known as Nakk&#257 over which H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh dominated.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh was killed in action in 1767 at P&#257kpa&#7789&#7789an which he had attacked.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Seetal, Sohan Singh, <i>The Sikh Misals and the Panjab</i>. Ludhiana. n.d.<BR> <li class="C1"> Khushwant Singh, <i>A History of the Sikhs</i>, vol. I. Princeton, 1963<BR> <li class="C1"> Gupta, Hari Ram, <i>History of the Sikhs</i>, vol. IV. Delhi, 1982<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>