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Naina Singh ( fl. 18th century), also known as Narayan Singh, [1] [note 1] was a Nihang warrior and fifth Jathedar of Budha Dal and a chief of the Shaheedan Misl during the late 18th century. [2] [3] [4] Biography. Early life. Very little is known or can be assured about the early life of Naina Singh. [4] .
Kharagh Singh remained with Baba Naina Singh ji. Baba Naina Singh, who was born in a village named KhudiKurd, near Barnala belonged to a Sidhu family. Kudi Khurd was established under a queen named Rani Chand Kaur, wife of a great king Ala Singh.
4 days ago · The fifth Jathedar Baba Naina Singh ji came into the Budhadal at the age of 20 years. His brother was Bhup Singh who was also a saint at that time and had two sons – Chidth Singh and Kharagh Singh. Kharagh Singh remained with Baba Naina Singh ji.
Akali Naina Singh (1753) was an eighteenth-Century Nihang warrior and Jathedar of Buddha Dal. His special title to fame rests on the fact that he was the guardian of the celebrated Akali Phula Singh (1761-1823) whom he trained in the martial arts.
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In 1726 the imperial government replaced 'Abd usSamad Khan by his more energetic and disciplinarian son. Khan Bahadur Zakariya Khan, but he too was unable to reduce the Sikhs to submission. He at last came to terms with them in 1733, offering them a jagir worth 1,00,000 rupees a year, the title of "Nawab" for one of their leaders and their peaceful...
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The entente with the Mughals did not last long. Zakariya Khan wanted the Sikhs to disperse and revert to civil life in villages or join the imperial army as regular soldiers. The governor eventually broke the compact and resumed his former policy of persecution through his gashti fauj (roving army) and again rewarded informers and private killers o...
Infuriated by the martyrdom in 1737 of Bhai Mani Singh at the hands of Zakariya Khan, Sikhs prepared to converge again upon the territories of Lahore. Although Nadir Shah's invasion in January-May 1739 had shaken the imperial government at Delhi to its very roots, Zakariya Khan in the Punjab was not deterred from his policy of repression against th...
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Infamous but little understood or documented, the Nihangs have an unbroken lineage from the time of Guru Gobind Singh ji. Nihangs are said to be the "Ladlian Faujan" (lovable army) of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. They are easily distinguished as a Nihang is normally dressed in a soothing dark blue uniform and is often seen, wearing swords, astride a power...
When Guru Gobind Singh Ji baptized the five beloveds they came out from the tents wearing blue attire. There is one saying which laid the foundation that every Nihang will have to wear blue clothes. Another saying goes like this; one day Sahibzada Fateh Singh ji came in front of Guru Gobind Singh Ji wearing blue ‘Dumalla’, on seeing this guru annou...
According to old saying when Bhai Dya Singh Ji along with four ‘Sahibzadas’ hailed in front of Guru Gobind Singh Singh ji "Akal, Akal, Akal..." then the word "Akali" came into existence. According to a well renowned writer Malcolm, it were the Singh’s who were the true Akalis (Nihangs). They represented the Sikh religion and political independence....
Naina Singh was a junior leader in the Shahid misl, with headquarters at Damdama Sahib, Talvandi Sabo, in present-day Bathinda district. He was a friend of Bhai Ishar Singh of Nishananvali misl, father of Akali Phula Singh.
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Lets not also forget that these Akali-Nihangs had no united system and were fighting against one another, Naina Singh being a notable example. And no contemporary records refer to individuals like Shaheed Phula Singh and Hanuman Singh as carrying on the leadership of an institution called Budha Dal.
