ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>NARINDER SI&#7748GH MAH&#256R&#256J&#256 (1824-1862)</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="NARINDER,SIDGH,MAHRJ,Person,Person"> <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">&#65279NARINDER SI&#7748GH, MAH&#256R&#256J&#256 (1824-1862), born at Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 on 26 November 1824, succeeded his father, Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Karam Si&#7749gh, to the Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 throne on 18 January 1846. Narinder Si&#7749gh aided the British with supplies and carriage during the first Anglo-Sikh war and was rewarded with additional estates, especially from N&#257bh&#257 territory. After the annexation of the Sikh State of Lahore to the British dominions in March 1849, the Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 ruler was generally acknowledged as a spokesman for the Sikh community. Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Narinder Si&#7749gh cemented his alliance with the British by his ready support of guns, carriage, loans and troops during the uprising of 1857. Once again he was rewarded with estates and with new titles and honours. He received the grant of N&#257rnaul division of the Jhajjar territory valued at 2,00,000 rupees. He was invested with the Order of the Star of India on 6 November 1861 and, in 1862, he was made a member of the Viceroy's Legislative Council.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Narinder Si&#7749gh was a great builder and also a patron of art and literature. He set up in 1861 a seat in Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 for Nirmal&#257 Sikhs known as Dharam Dhuj&#257. He also raised a <i>gurdw&#257r&#257</i> out side of Mot&#299-b&#257<u>gh</u> Palace commemorating Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur's visit.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Narinder Si&#7749gh died at Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 on 13 November 1862 after a short illness and was succeeded by his ten-year-old son, Mohinder Si&#7749gh.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, <i>The Rajas of the Punjab</i> [Reprint]. Delhi, 1977<BR> <li class="C1"> Fauja Singh, <i>Patiala and its Historical Surroundings</i>. Patiala, 1951<BR> <li class="C1"> S. Ganda Singh, <i>Patiala and the East Panjab States Union</i>. Patiala, 1951<BR> <li class="C1"> Gi&#257n Si&#7749gh, Gi&#257n&#299, <i>Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u> Gur&#363 <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257</i> [Reprint]. Patiala, 1970<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Sard&#257r Si&#7749gh Bh&#257&#7789&#299&#257<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>