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<p class="C1">&#65279MAZHAR 'AL&#298, an artillery officer in Sikh times who commanded the horse battery of Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh's Top<u>kh</u>&#257n&#257-i-<u>Kh</u>&#257s. For a time, he served under General <u>Gh</u>aus <u>Kh</u>&#257n with command of a battery of 10 light guns. He took part in the Attock operations in 1813 under the command of D&#299w&#257n Muhkam Chand. The Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 often called upon him to display on ceremonial occasions the skill and effectiveness of his artillery. He is described in contemporary chronicles as a skilful gunner who served his royal master with devotion and loyalty.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> S&#363r&#299, Sohan L&#257l, <i>&#8217Umd&#257t-ut-Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u></i>. Lahore, 1885-89<BR>
<li class="C1"> Fauja Singh, <i>Military System of the Sikhs (1799-1849) </i>. Delhi, 1964<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Hameed ud-D&#299n<br></p><BR>
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