ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>R&#256M SI&#7748GH (d. 1839)</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="RM,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">&#65279R&#256M SI&#7748GH (d. 1839), the eldest son of Jam&#257d&#257r <u>Kh</u>ush&#257l Si&#7749gh, chamberlain to the Sikh monarch, Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh. His father took great pains to bring him up according to the manner of the Sikh court. Tutors were carefully chosen to teach him Arabic and Persian. Besides gaining proficency in both languages, R&#257m Si&#7749gh, grew up to be a good soldier. He joined the army and, by 1837, had reached the rank of Brigadier-general. His career in the army was cut short by his untimely death in 1839.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, <i>The Punjab Chiefs</i>. Lahore, 1865<BR> <li class="C1"> S&#363r&#299, Sohan L&#257l,'<i>Umd&#257t ut-Tw&#257r&#299<u>kh</u></i>. Lahore,1885-89<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">J. S. Khur&#257n&#257<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>