JAI SINGH MAN

JAI SINGH MAN (d. 1812), son of Sarja Singh (d. 1763) of Mughal Chakk settled in the village of Man, near Gujrariwala. His family was related to the Sukkarchakkia family by matrimony as Ranjit Singh`s father, Mahari Singh, was married to his daughter. Jai Singh was a constant companion of Mahari Singh in his military expeditions of Tsa Khel, Pindi Bhattiari, Gujrat, Sialkot, and Rasulnagar. He also marched to Jammu with a small contingent of troops with Mahari Singh when in 1780 the Sukkarchakkia forces defeated Raja Brij Raj Deo and plundered the town. Jai Singh died in 1812.

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