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<p class="C1">&#65279NIH&#256L SI&#7748GH, of Naushahr&#257 near Tarn T&#257ran in Amritsar district of the Punjab, was among the close associates of the Sikh revolutionary, Bh&#257&#299 Mah&#257r&#257j Si&#7749gh (d. 1856), who assigned him to many a secret mission such as procuring weapons from Cha&#7771hat Si&#7749gh, an ex-<i>k&#257rd&#257r</i>, and helping Bh&#257&#299 &#7788ek Chand of Amritsar who had been charged with distributing "turbans" on his (Mah&#257r&#257j Si&#7749gh's) behalf among volunteers and <i>zam&#299nd&#257rs</i> who offered to join his standard. He also went incognito to Lahore and Waz&#299r&#257b&#257d for collecting information about the strength of British forces at those cantonments. Nih&#257l Si&#7749gh was arrested along with Bh&#257&#299 Mah&#257r&#257j Si&#7749gh on the night of 28-29 December 1849, but was released soon after. According  to his statement, 2,000 men had volunteered to join the rebellion in the Do&#257b&#257.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Ahluwalia, M.L., <i>Bhai Maharaj Singh</i>. Patiala, 1972<BR>
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