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<p class="C1">&#65279KARAM SI&#7748GH CH&#256HAL (d.1823) was, like his father Katth&#257 Si&#7749gh, in the service of the Bha&#7749g&#299 <i>sard&#257rs</i> Lahi&#7751&#257 Si&#7749gh and Gujjar Si&#7749gh before he joined Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh's army after he had seized Lahore in 1799 from Lahi&#7751&#257 Si&#7749gh Bha&#7749g&#299's son, Chet Si&#7749gh. Karam Si&#7749gh rapidly rose in the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257's favour and became a powerful <i>sard&#257r</i>. He took part in most of the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257's campaigns, including those of Pi&#7751&#7693&#299 Bha&#7789&#7789i&#257&#7749, Po&#7789hoh&#257r, Jha&#7749g, Kas&#363r and Mult&#257n. The Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 gave him several villages in <i>j&#257g&#299r</i> at Ajn&#257l&#257, in Amritsar district, and at Kh&#257nev&#257l, in Mult&#257n district. His estates eventually reached the value of Rs 1,50,000 subject to the service of 250 horse. Karam Si&#7749gh fell wounded by a musket ball in the battle of &#7788er&#299 in March 1823 in which the celebrated Ph&#363l&#257 Si&#7749gh Ak&#257l&#299 had been killed. He was carried to his tent, but died the following morning. He was survived by his only son, Gurmukh Si&#7749gh, who had also fought in this battle.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, <i>Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab</i>. Lahore, 1909<BR>
<li class="C1"> S&#363r&#299, Sohan L&#257l, <i>Umd&#257t-ut-Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u><i>, Lahore, 1885-89<BR>
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