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<p class="C1">&#65279RATAN SI&#7748GH M&#256N (d.1857), a general in the Sikh army, was the son of N&#257har Si&#7749gh of Mu<u>gh</u>al Chakk, now in Pakistan. He joined military service as a trooper under the Sikhs and rose to be an adjutant. He served under Har&#299 Si&#7749gh Nalv&#257 in Kashm&#299r and Haz&#257r&#257 and was, in 1821, severely wounded at M&#257&#7749gl&#299 in the Kashm&#299r hills where Har&#299 Si&#7749gh was besieging a strong fort defended by the hillmen. For his services in this campaign, he received a grant of land in Gujr&#257&#7749w&#257l&#257  and the command of a regiment under Prince Kha&#7771ak Si&#7749gh. Ratan Si&#7749gh accompanied Sard&#257r Sham Si&#7749gh's contingent to Kul&#363 and Ma&#7751&#7693&#299, where he was engaged for nearly two years in reducing the hill tribes to submission. He was created a general by Waz&#299r Jaw&#257har Si&#7749gh, and received Qil&#257 Des&#257 Si&#7749gh and Naushehr&#257 in <i>j&#257g&#299r</i>. He took part in the expedition against Gul&#257b Si&#7749gh &#7693ogr&#257 and the conquest of Jasro&#7789&#257. In December 1844, Gul&#257b Si&#7749gh had invested Jasro&#7789&#257, expelled the Sikh garrison, and carried away the treasure and crown jewels hidden there by Waz&#299r H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh. The Darb&#257r sent a force under General Ratan Si&#7749gh to retrieve State property and secure the surrender of Jasro&#7789&#257. General Ratan Si&#7749gh fought in the first Anglo-Sikh war as well as in the second. In October 1848, he was serving at Pesh&#257war when the Haz&#257r&#257 revolt headed by  Chatar  Si&#7749gh A&#7789&#257r&#299v&#257l&#257 broke out. His troops joined  Chatar  Si&#7749gh and R&#257j&#257 Sher Si&#7749gh. Ratan Si&#7749gh along with his son, Sant Si&#7749gh, fought the British at R&#257mnagar (22 November 1848), Chel&#299&#257&#7749v&#257l&#257  (13 January 1849) and Gujr&#257t (21 February 1849). Upon the annexation of the Punjab, all his <i>j&#257g&#299rs</i> in Gujr&#257&#7749w&#257l&#257  and Gurd&#257spur districts were confiscated by the British.</p>
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	Ratan Si&#7749gh died in 1857.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Griffin, Lepel, <i>The Punjab Chiefs</i>. Lahore, 1890<BR>
<li class="C1"> Prem Singh, B&#257b&#257, <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 R&#257j de Usraiyye. Amritsar, 1944<BR>
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