Shahzadpur

Shahid Misl was one of the 12 independent Sikh states that existed in Punjab during the 18th century. It was founded by Deep Sing. During the time of Guru Gobind Singh, Deep Singh, was installed as first Mahant of a newly-established Gurdwara, known as Damdama Sahib, place of some celebrity in the Patiala State,. His successors engaged in a series of struggles with the Mahomedan Governors of the Eastern Panjab, and acquired the title of Shahid (martyr), by which the family is still known in honor of the legendary exploits of its head. Under Karm Singh a strong footing was obtained in the neighbourhood of Sirsa, and advantage was taken of the general melée of 1763, to join the invasion of the Cis-Satlaj country by Sikhs from the Manjha. Karm Singh forced his way up from the south through the present Ambala Tahsil, where he acquired several villages, and finally settled down at Shahzadpur, in the present Naraingarh Tahsil. The territory were then divided for a time, Karm Singh retaining possession of the Kasri tract in Ambala, and making over the Shahzadpur villages to his brother Dharam Singh. The latter died childless, and Karam Singh thereon became sole possessor of the numerous scattered blocks of villages still held by his descendants in jagir. These were administered by the family as independent territory until 1847, when general orders were passed, resuming the sovereign powers of all the separate petty States included in the Ambala district. The status of the family has ever since been that of jagirdar only; but, as such, it ranked second among the jagirs of the Ambala district.