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<p class="C1">&#65279KARAM SI&#7748GH NIRM&#256L&#256, nephew of Himmat Si&#7749gh of the Nish&#257n&#257&#7749v&#257l&#299 chiefship, who had captured Sh&#257h&#257b&#257d Mark&#257&#7751&#7693&#257 and Ism&#257'&#299l&#257b&#257d in January 1764 after the sack of Sirhind. On Himmat Si&#7749gh's death without issue in 1771, Karam Si&#7749gh succeeded him in the leadership of the Nish&#257n&#257&#7749v&#257l&#299 <i>misl</i>. Karam Si&#7749gh commanded a force of 750 horse and 250 foot. In 1779, he joined 'Abd ul- Ahd, minister of Delhi, in his expedition against Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257. In January 1786, Karam Si&#7749gh and others plundered the Ga&#7749g&#257 Do&#257b. Again in April 1790, a body of 12,000 Sikhs led by Karam Si&#7749gh ravaged the Do&#257b including H&#257pu&#7771, 57 km from Delhi, and 'Al&#299ga&#7771h. Karam Si&#7749gh sent his <i>vak&#299l</i> to Mah&#257dj&#299 Scindia, regent of the Mu<u>gh</u>al empire, demanding more grants of lands in the Do&#257b. After some time Scindia granted to Karam Si&#7749gh, Shik&#257rpur in <i>j&#257g&#299r</i> and the title of Sard&#257r under the royal seal.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	Karam Si&#7749gh's son, Kha&#7771ak Si&#7749gh, was married to Prem Kaur, daughter of R&#257j&#257 S&#257hib Si&#7749gh of Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257.</p>
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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"> Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, <i>Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab</i>. Lahore, 1909<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>
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