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<p class="C1">&#65279NAUDH SI&#7748GH (d. 1752), son of Bu&#7693&#7693h&#257 Si&#7749gh, was great-grandfather of Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ranj&#299t Si&#7749gh. He was a brave and daring man who applied his energies to expanding the family's fortunes. He fortified the village of Sukkarchakk in 1730, and in the same year married the daughter of a rich landlord, Gul&#257b Si&#7749gh of Maj&#299&#7789h&#257. He gained territory and, impressed by the example of his personal bravery, many an adventurous youth rallied round his arms. Eventually, he, along with his band of followers, joined the Faizull&#257puri&#257 <i>misl</i> and won the admiration of his chief, Naw&#257b Kap&#363r Si&#7749gh, by his bold exploits. He was among the Sikhs who pursued Ahmad Sh&#257h Durr&#257n&#299 out of India in 1749, and he died in 1752 as a result of the injuries sustained in battle.</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>
<li class="C1"> Bhagat Singh, <i>Maharaja Ranjit Singh</i>. Delhi, 1990<BR>
<li class="C1"> Khushwant Si&#7749gh, <i>Ranjit Singh : Maharajah of the Punjab</i>. Bombay, 1973<BR>
<li class="C1"> Ganda Singh, ed., <i>Maharaja Ranjit Si&#7749gh : First Death Centenary Memorial Volume</i>.  Amritsar, 1939<BR>
<li class="C1"> Harbans Singh, <i>Maharaja Ranjit Si&#7749gh</i>. Amritsar, 1952<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">J. S. Khur&#257n&#257<br></p><BR>
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