Arjan Singh Chahal

Sardar Bahadur
Arjan Singh Chahal
CIE
Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Chahal CIE
Sarbarah
	In office; 1890–1896
Preceded by	Man Singh Waraich
Succeeded by	Jawala Singh
Personal details
Born	1839; Chahal, Amritsar, Punjab
Died	1908
Parent	Javala Singh (father);

Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Chahal CIE (1839–1908) was a Sikh honorary magistrate and civil judge who served as the manager of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht, as a sarbarah appointed by the British Raj from 1890 to 1896.^[1]

Early life

Arjan Singh Chahal was born in village Chahal, Amritsar, British India to a Jat Sikh family of Chahal clan in 1839. He was seven when his father Javala Singh died in 1846.^[2] He held large jagirs in the Tarn Taran tehsil and in the Lyallpur District, present day Punjab, Pakistan.^[3]

Sarbarah

From 1890 to 1896, Chahal served as the British Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar appointed sarbarah of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht. He was appointed president of the 11-member lighting committee set up in 1896 to arrange the installation of electricity in the Darbar Sahib complex.^[2]

Honours

He received the title of Sardar Bahadur in 1894,^[2] and was made a Companion of the Indian Empire in 1906.^[3]

Death

Arjan Singh died at the age of 69 in January 1908.^[2]

References

^ Myrvold, Kristina (2 December 2024). Sikh News in India, 1864-1924: Colonial Reports on Vernacular Newspapers of Punjab Volume Two: Religious Places, Practices, and Relations. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-70708-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Arjan Singh Chahal". The Sikh Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b Nijjar, B. S. (10 December 2007). Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 400. ISBN 978-81-269-0908-7.

[1] Myrvold, Kristina (2 December 2024). Sikh News in India, 1864-1924: Colonial Reports on Vernacular Newspapers of Punjab Volume Two: Religious Places, Practices, and Relations. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-70708-5.

[Sikh_Encyclopedia.com_-_Arjan_Singh_Chahal-2] "Arjan Singh Chahal". The Sikh Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.

[Origins_and_History_of_Jats_and_Other_Allied_Nomadic_Tribes_of_India_p_87-3] Nijjar, B. S. (10 December 2007). Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 400. ISBN 978-81-269-0908-7.

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