ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>RA&#7750B&#298R SI&#7748GH MAH&#256R&#256J&#256 (1879-1948)</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="RAFB*R,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">&#65279RA&#7750B&#298R SI&#7748GH, MAH&#256R&#256J&#256 (1879-1948), son of Balb&#299r Si&#7749gh and a grandson of R&#257j&#257 Raghb&#299r Si&#7749gh, was born at Sa&#7749gr&#363r on 11 October 1879. He ascended the <i>gadd&#299</i> of J&#299nd state in 1887 and was invested with ruling powers in 1899. Deaf from a relatively early age, Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751b&#299r Si&#7749gh lived until 1948 and witnessed fifty momentous years from his throne. He died on 1 April 1948, and was succeeded by his son, R&#257jb&#299r Singh during whose time J&#299nd state joined the Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257 and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU).</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"> Ganda Singh, <i>The Patiala and the East Panjab States Union</i>. Patiala,1951<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>