Sarhali

Nahar Singh a Man Jat of mauza Man, Tahsil Batala, Gurdaspur, founder of the family, is said to have crossed the Bias in 1759 and seized upon several villages in the Phillaur Tahsil of the Jalandhar Doab. He became rich and built a handsome Bunga or rest-house close to the Darbar Sahib at Amritsar, which is still owned by his descendants, and known by his name.

His son Diwan Singh and grandson Dalel Singh were killed in Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s service. Budh Singh and Fatah Singh, sons of Dalel Singh, were allowed a third share in an assignment valued at Rs. 30,000, made by the Maharaja under the usual conditions of service. members of the family held high military appointments and distinguished themselves on various occasions. Sardar Suba Singh was a General in the Sikh Army, and met his death before Multan. His widow received a pension from the at annexation the brothers, Budh Singh and Fatah Singh, were confirmed as life-jagirdars in British Government in the villages of Sarhali and Chak Andhian, valued at Rs. 2,450.

On his death, in 1852, Fatah Singh’s share lapsed, a life pen- sion being granted to his widow. Onequarter of the village revenues was assigned to Budh Singh’s son Karpal Singh, and to his lineal male heirs who are now holding. They own thirty ghumaos of land in Sarhali, one hundred ghumaos in Sarai Jatan (Kapurthala), and fifty ghumaos of the original patrimony in Man, Tahsil Batala, Gurdaspur.