Hari singh nalwa .pdf

Fighter

2. EARLY LIFE
•Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa was born in
Gujranwala, in the Majha region of
Punjab to Dharam Kaur and Gurdial
Singh, a Hindu Uppal Khatri Family.
His father died in 1798. After that, he
was raised by his mother Dharam
Kaur.
•In 1801, at the age of ten, he took Amrit
Sanchar and was initiated as a Sikh.
•At the age of twelve, he began to
manage his father’s estate. Training in
horse riding and martial arts. From a
very young age Hari Singh displayed
prowess in physical activity and
Intelligence.

3. •The name that he wore, Nalwa as opposed to Uppal, was given to him in 1804. It means ‘one with
claws like that of a tiger’. In 1804 when he was out on a hunt with his men, an attack by a tiger caught
him off guard. Certain legends claim the tiger had him between his jaws, others say he decided to fight
it with his bare hands.
•But one thing that seems certain is the fact that he ended up breaking the cat’s jaw and tearing its
mouth open. This earned him nicknames like Baagh Maar (the one who killed the tiger) and eventually
his title Nalwa

4. •By the time he was 13, his mother sent him to the court of Ranjit Singh to resolve a property dispute.
There Hari Singh participated in a recruitment test for service in the Sikh Army. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
was so impressed with his skill at various drills that he was given an appointment as a personal
attendant.
•Not long after, in 1805, he received the commission with a command of 800 horses and foot was given
the title of Izazi-I-Sardari or honourable commander in chief.

5. MILLITARY CAREER
Between 1804 and 1837, Sardar Hari
Singh Nalwa fought over 20 battles,
many of them were against the
Afghans, These included:
•Battle of Kasur (1807)
•Battle of Sialkot (1807)
•Battle of Attock (1813)
•Battle of Multan (1818)
•Battle of Pakhli (1819)
•Battle of Mangal (1821)
•Battle of Makera (1822)
•Battle of Nowshera (1823)
•Battle of Sirikot (1824)
•Battle of Saidu (1827)
•Battle Balakot (1831)
•Battle of Jamrud (1837)

6. ADMINISTRATOR AND BUILDER
•Hari Singh’s administrative rule covered one-third of the Sikh Empire. He served as the
1. Governor of Kashmir (1820-21)
2. Governor of Greater Hazara (1822-1837)
3. Governor of Peshawar (1834)
•Nalwa was also a builder. At least 56 buildings were attributed to him, which included forts, ramparts, towers, gurudwaras,
tanks, samadhis, temples, mosques, towns havelis, sarias and gardens. He built the town of Haripur in 1822. This was the
first planned town in the region. His very fort of Harkishengarh situated in the valley at the foothill of mountains had four
gates.
•Nalwa built Gurudwara Panja Sahib in town of Hassan Abdal, south west of Haripur and north west of Rawalpindi

8. LAST BATTLE AND DEATH
•In 1837 Dost Mohammad Khan, the then Emir of Afghanistan sent five of his sons with his army
to meet with the sikhs. Not to battle, but to display their strength. Similar orders were given to
Sikh army by their commander. When Afghanis realised their numbers were greater, they ordered
an assault.

9. •Up until Hari Singh arrived at Jamrud from the fort of Peshawar. His arrival threw the Afghanis into
complete chaos. The Sikhs charged and doled out serious damage to the Afghanis, most of whom seemed to
be fleeing. But during the battle, Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa sustained fatal injuries.
•Hari Singh ordered his men not to let news of his imminent death out until reinforcement had arrived. For a
week till the Sikh reinforcement arrived, the Afghanis stayed back for fear of meeting Sardar Hari Singh
Nalwa on the battlefield again.
•The Sikh army managed to retain their position at the Khyber Pass

10. “Hearing name and acts of valour of the one who loved Divine,
he was benevolent yet made Mughals tremble.
He heard what the valiant alone hear,
his enemies sang his praise though they lost nerve at his sight”

11. To this day, it is said that Afghan mothers
put their kids to sleep, telling them “Go
to sleep, otherwise Haria (Sardar Hari
Singh Nalwa) will come.”

12. Legacy
Nanak Shahi
Sikke
Shield of Hari Singh
Nalwa