ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>SHA&#7748K&#256R N&#256TH D&#298W&#256N (1805-1876) </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="SHADKR,NTH,D*WN,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">&#65279SHA&#7748K&#256R N&#256TH, D&#298W&#256N (1805-1876) , born at Delhi in 1805, was brought to Lahore in 1820 by his father Pa&#7751&#7693it Har&#299 R&#257m, an employee of the Lahore kingdom. Sha&#7749k&#257r N&#257th was placed in the treasury office of Prince Kha&#7771ak Si&#7749gh and was afterwards transferred to the central record office where he remained until annexation of the Punjab in 1849. During the time of the residency from 1846 to 1849, he worked mainly with the British officers. Sha&#7749k&#257r N&#257th was appointed honorary magistrate of Lahore in 1862. He possessed great knowledge of Hindu law and his opinion was sought by the British magistrates of Lahore. He was created a D&#299w&#257n in January 1865. He died at Lahore in 1876.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, <i>Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab</i>. Lahore, 1909<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>