ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>M&#298H&#256&#7748 SI&#7748GH (d. 1870)</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="M*HD,SIDGH"> <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">&#65279M&#298H&#256&#7748 SI&#7748GH (d. 1870), son of R&#257m Si&#7749gh, a K&#257hlo&#7749 Ja&#7789&#7789 of the village of Bh&#257gov&#257l&#257, near Ba&#7789&#257l&#257, in Gurd&#257spur district, served under the Maj&#299&#7789h&#299&#257 chiefs and received <i>j&#257g&#299rs</i> from them. He was a minor when his father died in 1809 while serving in the force of Des&#257 Si&#7749gh Maj&#299&#7789h&#299&#257. M&#299h&#257&#7751 Si&#7749gh, on becoming able to bear arms, was placed by Des&#257 Si&#7749gh Maj&#299&#7789h&#299&#257 under his son Lahi&#7751&#257 Si&#7749gh. He obtained an assignment of Rupees 2,200 per annum from the tribute of Ma&#7751&#7693&#299, Kul&#363, Suket, K&#257&#7749g&#7771&#257, Bil&#257spur and Nadau&#7751 on Lahi&#7751&#257 Si&#7749gh's appointment as governor of the hill districts. M&#299h&#257&#7749 Si&#7749gh was confirmed in his estate after the death in 1832 of Des&#257 Si&#7749gh Maj&#299&#7789h&#299&#257 and was appointed <i>th&#257ned&#257r</i> at Amritsar. He died in 1870.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Griffin, Sir Lepel and C. F. Massy, <i>Chiefs and Families of Note fn the Punjab</i>. Lahore, 1909<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">G. S. Nayyar<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>