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Wazir Ram Singh Pathania | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Nurpur kingdom | |
| In office 16 March 1846 – 11 November 1849 | |
| Appointed by | Self proclaimed |
| Preceded by | Sham Singh |
| Succeeded by | Post lapsed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1824 Kangra, Punjab, British India (now in Himachal Pradesh, India) |
| Died | Moulmein Prison Burma 11 November 1849 (aged 25) |
Wazir Ram Singh Pathania was a anti-colonial resistance fighter of the early British colonial establishment in Punjab. When last king of Nurpur kingdom Veer Singh died fighting the British and Sikhs, the public desired his ten year old prince Jaswant Singh to become their next king. But after the Treaty of Amritsar (1846), the British took over Punjab, including the Nurpur kingdom and Col. Lee, who was then in charge of the East India Company, North Zone didn't oblige to the wishes of people. Furthermore, Wazir Ram Singh was insulted by Col. Lee, which prompted him to launch guerrilla warfare allied with Bhai Maharaj Singh[1][2]
Participation during the Second Anglo-Sikh Wars
[edit]- Siege of Shahpur Kandi Fort (3 September 1848-18 September 1848)
The fort of Shahpur Kandi, located on the bank of the Ravi River, was attacked and held by Wazir Ram Singh Pathania and his small Rajput army on the night of August 14, 1848. However, following the siege of the fort by a powerful force of John Lawrence from Hoshiarpur, he and 400 members of his band sought refuge at the Rasual (Gujrat) Camp of The Sikh Commander Sher Singh Attariwalla and Basakha Singh.[3]
- Battle of Heights of Dullah (16 January 1849)
Following the Battle of Chillianwala on January 13, 1849, he engaged in another conflict with the British at the Heights of Dullah on January 16, 1849.[4] To support Ram Singh and his Rajput men, the Sikh chiefs Sher Singh Attariwalla sent a force of 100 cavalry and 500 infantry from the Sikh Regiment. The British responded by sending a sizable force led by Brigadier Wheeler[5]. The prominent British officers who died there were Lt Daniel Christie[6] and Lt. Joseph Peel[7]
Tributes
[edit]Memorial
[edit]- Every year since 1849 on August 17, a festival honouring him is held in Dhauladhar, near Shahpurkandi, Pathankot, where the sword and armour of the lionheart, Ram Singh Pathania, are on display.[8]
- Since 1972, Wazir Ram Singh Government College Dehri in the realms of Arts, Science, and Commerce[9]
- Since 2000, Shaheed Ram Singh Pathania Memorial College, Niari, GNDU offers graduatelevel courses. [10]
- In 2017 Government renamed Nurpur Chaugan & a new stadium Fatehpur as Shaheed Wazir Ram Singh Pathania Stadium[11]
- On 8th October 2024 H.P Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla inaugurated golden statue of Wazir Ram Singh on a horse outside Nurpur fort.[12]
Exile
[edit]In 1849 Pahar Chand his close confidant betrayed him at Fort Lakhanpur to the Jammu and Kashmir (princely state). At the trials he admitted being a close aide to Bhai Maharaj Singh and Sikh Khalsa Raj or was made to sign his confession. But folklore believes he died the same year aged 24 soon after being taken to Rangoon. [13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mian Ram Singh". Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Ram Singh Pathania (1824-1849)". 18 August 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ "Pathania Genealogy". Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Battle of the HeightsofDullah". Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Stephen, William; Hodson, Raikes (1859). Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India: Being Extracts from the Letters ... pp. 84–85. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Daniel Christie". Find a Grave.
- ^ "PUNJAB CAMPAIGN". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Pathania". Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "WRSGC". Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "SRSPMC". Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Nurpur Chaugan now Shaheed Wazir Ram Singh Stadium". 13 January 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Governor unveils statue of Wazir Ram Singh". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Brief History of District Kangra". 6 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2024.