ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>KAP&#362R SI&#7748GH (1628-1708)</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="KAPjR,SIDGH,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">&#65279KAP&#362R SI&#7748GH (1628-1708), an ancestor of the Far&#299dko&#7789 ruling house, was born the son of L&#257l&#257 in 1628. He succeeded in 1643 his uncle, Bhalla&#7751, to the <i>chaudhar&#299at</i> or headship of the Br&#257&#7771 Ja&#7789&#7789s. He was a brave and able man, and consolidated his possessions winning many victories over Bha&#7789&#7789&#299 and other tribes in his neighbourhood. He at first resided at Pañj Gr&#257&#299&#7749, but subsequently founded S&#257rl&#299v&#257l&#257, now a deserted place near Bagi&#257&#7751&#257, which he soon abandoned for a new site, Ko&#7789 Kap&#363r&#257, named after himself, and which he is said to have founded in 1661 at the suggestion of Bh&#257&#299 Bhagat&#363, a holy man who was an ancestor of the Kaithal family. The reputation for justice and benevolence which Kap&#363r&#257 enjoyed induced many immigrants to settle in Ko&#7789 Kap&#363r&#257 which soon became a place of considerable importance. During his long life, Kap&#363r Si&#7749gh had the rare honour of serving Gur&#363 Har R&#257i and Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh during their travels in his part of the country. It is said that he received the <i>p&#257hul</i> or rites of Sikh initiation at the hands of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh who bestowed upon him a sword and shield, still preserved in the family.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1708, at the age of eighty, Kap&#363r Si&#7749gh was treacherously assassinated by his old rival '&#298s&#257 <u>Kh</u>&#257n, a Mañjh R&#257jp&#363t, with whom he had a long-standing feud and who, in turn, fell at the hands of his revengeful sons, Sukh&#299&#257, Sem&#257 and Mukh&#299&#257.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, and G.F. Massy, <i>Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab</i>. Lahore, 1909<BR> <li class="C1"> Harba&#7749s Si&#7749gh, <i>Far&#299dko&#7789 Itih&#257s B&#257re</i>. Faridkot , 1947<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>