History
The founder of this family was Bahár Singh, a Mutána Jat of Jaura in the Mánjha, who entered the service of Suján Singh Badechha, of the Dalawála confederacy, first as groom and then as a trooper. When Suján Singh was killed at Nakodar, as already noticed, Babár Singh set up for himself and seized Awar. He then accompanied Bhág Singh, nephew of Mith Singh, to Thánesar, and acquired some seven or eight villages in the neighbourhood. He still continued on good terms with Tara Singh Ghaiba (towards whom Mith Singh had behaved treacherously), and subordinate to him. He was succeeded by his son Khushal Singh, whose two sons seem to have died in their father’s lifetime; and when he died, Ranjit Singh attached the Awar estate.
Genealogy
- Sardar Bahar Singh , Jagirdar of Awar, was a Mutana Jat of Jaura in the Manjha, who entered the service of Sujin Singh, Badechha, of the Dalawila confederacy, first as groom and then as a trooper. When Sujan Singh was killed at Nakodar, as already noticed, Bahar Singh set up for himself and seized Awar. He then accompanied Bhag Singh, nephew of Mith Singh, to Thanesar, and acquired some seven or eight villages in the neighbourhood. But be still continucd on good terms with Tara Singh Ghaiba (towards whom Mith Singh had behaved treacherously), and remained subordinate to him, was married had issue with a son :-
- Khushal Singh
- Sardar Khushal Singh, Jagirdar of Awar