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Gujjar Singh Bhangi

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Sardar Gujjar Singh Bhangi Khattana was a Sikh warrior of the caste Gujjar ,[1] and one of the triumvirates who ruled over Lahore prior to the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.[2]

Gujjar Singh was the son of cultivator Nattha Singh.[2] He established a fortress, Qila Gujar Singh, just east of present-day Lahore, and also completed the construction of a mosque.[2]

References

  1. ^ A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: A.-K. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. 1997. ISBN 978-81-85297-69-9.
  2. ^ a b c Sheikh, Majid (28 June 2015). "HARKING BACK: Amazing genius of Gujjar Singh and his Lahore 'qila'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 March 2019.