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<p class="C1">&#65279KIRP&#256 R&#256M, D&#298W&#256N (d.1843), civil administrator, soldier and statesman in Sikh times, was the youngest son of D&#299w&#257n Mot&#299 R&#257m. In 1819, Kirp&#257 R&#257m was sent by Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh to Haz&#257r&#257 to settle that turbulent country. The same year he was transferred to the Jalandhar Do&#257b as governor in place of his father, Mot&#299 R&#257m, entrusted with charge of the Kashm&#299r province. In 1823, Kirp&#257 R&#257m joined the Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 with the Do&#257b forces and took part in the battle of Naushehr&#257 in which the Af<u>gh</u>&#257n forces under Muhammad 'Az&#299m <u>Kh</u>&#257n of K&#257bul suffered a heavy defeat. D&#299w&#257n Kirp&#257 R&#257m took charge of the S&#363bah-i- K&#257shm&#299r in 1827. In 1830, owing to R&#257j&#257 Dhi&#257n Si&#7749gh's machinations, he was recalled to Lahore on charges of corruption and imprisoned. Thus humiliated, Kirp&#257 R&#257m made plans to flee Lahore. He secretly slipped across the Sutlej, and repaired to Ban&#257ras to join his father. He never returned to Lahore, although attempts were made by the Sandh&#257&#7749v&#257l&#299&#257 chiefs and Mah&#257r&#257&#7751&#299 Chand Kaur to recall him to the Punjab. Kirp&#257 R&#257m died at Haridv&#257r on 11 November 1843.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><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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<li class="C1"> Hasrat, B.J., <i>Life and Times of Ranjit Singh</i>. Hoshiarpur, 1977<BR>
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