ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>H&#298R&#256 SI&#7748GH MAH&#256R&#256J&#256 SIR (1843-1911)</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,MAHRJ,SIR,Person,Person"> <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, MAH&#256R&#256J&#256 SIR (1843-1911), born on 19 December 1843, the son of Sukkh&#257 Si&#7749gh of Ba&#7693rukkh&#257&#7749, ascended the throne of N&#257bh&#257 state on 10 August 1877 after R&#257j&#257 Bhagv&#257n Si&#7749gh who had died issueless and without adopting an heir. H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh ruled for forty years and did much for the welfare of the people of the state and of the Sikhs in general. He despatched contingents of troops to fight in most of the major frontier campaigns and was duly rewarded by the British with many honours, including the titles of R&#257j&#257-i-R&#257jg&#257n and Mah&#257r&#257j&#257. Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh provided funds for the establishment of the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 Printing Press at Lahore, supported the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 College at Amritsar and promoted the reformist (Anand) form of Sikh marriage. He also patronized Max Arthur Macauliffe who was then engaged in his monumental work, <i>The Sikh Religion</i>.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh was one of the ablest of N&#257bh&#257 rulers -- wise, liberal and pious. Legends about his justice and munificence are still current in the countryside. He died at N&#257bh&#257 on 25 December 1911 and was succeeded by his son, Ripudaman 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>. Delhi, 1977<BR> <li class="C1"> Ganda Singh, <i>The Patiala and East Panjab States Union</i>. Patiala, 1957<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>The Heritage of the Sikhs</i>. Delhi, 1983<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>