Explore the illustrious life of Ram Singh, a key figure in Sikh history, known for his service under Maharaja Ranjit Singh and significant military contributions.
DASAUNDHA SINGH (d. 1767), founder of the Nishanavali misl, was the son of Chaudhari Sahib Rai belonging to the village of Mansur, in Firozpur district of the Punjab. He received pahul, the Khalsa initiatory rites at the hands of Diwan Darbara Singh, a prominent Sikh leader of the post Banda Singh period. By 1734, Dasaundha Singh was a leading figure in the Taruna Dal. At the time of the formation of the Dal Khalsa in 1748, he was proclaimed the leader of the Nishanavali misl.
DASAUNDHA SINGH, BHAI (1892-1921). one of the Nankana Sahib martyrs, was born on 28 August 1892, the son of Bhai Hira Singh and Mai Man Kaur of village Haripur, in Jalandhar district. The family later migrated to Chakk No. 91 Dhannuana in the newly developed canal district of Lyallpur, now in Pakistan. Dasaundha Singh was married and was father of two children a daughter and a son when he enlisted in the Jatha or column of Akali volunteers led by Lachhman Singh Dharovali, and attained martyrdom at Nankana Sahib on 20 February 1921. See NANKANA SAHIB MASSACRE
