History
The village of Kaleke is located in the Tehsil of Barnala, Sangrur District, Punjab. The background of the KalekeSardars are connected to the origination of Patiala State. The Kaleke Chiefs belongs to SaraoJats ,
Ala Singh, was the first Maharaja of Patiala. He got married to Mai Fatto in 1707, Her two brothers, ChaudhariHaria Singh and ChaudhariSiria Singh , along with her cousin, ChaudhariGurbaksh Singh, played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Patiala State. In 1748, Maharaja Ala Singh and Gurbaksh Singh independently held the areas of Barnala and Sanaur (Patiala District) even though temporarily. When the question of Rajaship arose, the family headed by Gurbaksh Singh, decided to support Maharajah Ala Singh in becoming its chief. The KalekeSardars supported Maharajah Ala Singh, in most of his military conquests and battles in the region, and thus became his loyal nobles. When the Camilysurenderedvanilt his to Maharajah A lanth, he decided to shit his capital simmala to a new city which came to y Brown as Patiala. Maharajah Ala Singh who b constructed the Qila Mubarak at Patial, was in his honour, inaugurated by SardsGurbaksh Singh Kaleke. He took care of Patiala till the death of Baba Ala Singh in 1765. Subsequently he and his cousin, Mai Fatto, installed her grandson, Amar Singh as the Maharaja of Patiala.
Br 1760, Maharaja Ala Singh controlled about 900 villages, and shifted his capital to Patiala. He then generously allocated several villages to his allies and friends, whereby Sardar Hari Singh, the younger brother of Mai Fatto, was given four villages. The names of the four villages are; Dugal, Burar, Nihalgarh and Patran, located today in the Samana Tehsil of Patiala District. Raja Amar Singh of Patiala required the help of the Dugal family, 10 counter the Ranghar Muslims living in the village of Thaska, Sangrur District.
This family had much influence over 100
Muslim villages in the area. However, the Dugal family was not reconciled to Sikh Jat rule in the area, and so Raja Amar Singh visited Thaska on several occasions, to cement cordial relations with the Thaska villagers, but to no avail. At that point, the Raja developed friendly ties with Sardar Sujan Singh, the grandson of Sardar Hari Singh, in the hope that he could prevent the Thaska family from attacking the Patiala State. The Raja suggested to Sardar Sujan Singh, to have a miniscule army of soldiers and horsemen, who were loyal to the state of Patiala. However, Sujan Singh informed the Raja, in view of the limited land, he was unable to afford an army due to lack of financial resources. Later, the Raja, allotted eight more villages to Sujan Singh, in view of the military importance of the family. In 1835, Maharaja Amar Singh’s grandson, Maharaja Karam Singh, married the grand-daughter of SardarSujan Singh. After 1840, the Dugal family had become a respectable name in Patiala State, next only to the royal family.
Genealogy
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Chaudhary Kala, Founder of Kalyanwali near Sirsa,(1563), married had issue with a son :-
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Chaudhary (Unknown), married had issue with a son :-
- Maluka
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Chaudhary (Unknown), married had issue with a son :-
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Chaudhary Maluka, Zamindar of Kalyanwali and founder of village Kaleka (1623), married had issues with two sons :-
- Chaudhary Khannan/Khajaan
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Chaudhary Sangu, married had issues with two sons :-
- Gurbaksh Singh Kaleka, Founded Kamaalpur Kaleki( See - Below)
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Chaudhary Sabha Singh Kaleka , founded Bahmna Choudhary Sabha, married had issue with a son :-
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Jassa Singh Kaleka, Founder of Banna Village, married had issue with a son :-
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Suma Singh Kaleka, married had issue with a son :-
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Bhupa Singh Kaleka, married had issue with a son :-
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Budh Singh Kaleka, married had issue with a son :-
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Pratap Singh Kaleka, married had issue with a son :-
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Bakshish Singh Kaleka, Sardarni Harnaam Kaur Sidhu of village Sekha near Barnala, had issue with a son :-
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Raaj mohinder Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Balwant Kaur Tiwana of Chinarthal Kalan, had issue with a son :-
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Baldev Singh Kaleka (Chairman), married to Sardarni Preetinder Kaur, daughter of Sardar Bahaal Singh Ghuman of Laddi. had issue with a son :-
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Gurdeep Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Pritpal Kaur daughter of Sardar Baldev Singh of Shergarh (Sihan Singh Wala) had issue with a son :-
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Ranpal Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Amanapal Kaur, daughter of Sardar Gurdeep Singh Sidhu of Laadvanjara, had issue with a son :-
- Kakaji Amar pratap Singh Kaleka.
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Ranpal Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Amanapal Kaur, daughter of Sardar Gurdeep Singh Sidhu of Laadvanjara, had issue with a son :-
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Gurdeep Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Pritpal Kaur daughter of Sardar Baldev Singh of Shergarh (Sihan Singh Wala) had issue with a son :-
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Baldev Singh Kaleka (Chairman), married to Sardarni Preetinder Kaur, daughter of Sardar Bahaal Singh Ghuman of Laddi. had issue with a son :-
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Raaj mohinder Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Balwant Kaur Tiwana of Chinarthal Kalan, had issue with a son :-
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Bakshish Singh Kaleka, Sardarni Harnaam Kaur Sidhu of village Sekha near Barnala, had issue with a son :-
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Pratap Singh Kaleka, married had issue with a son :-
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Budh Singh Kaleka, married had issue with a son :-
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Bhupa Singh Kaleka, married had issue with a son :-
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Suma Singh Kaleka, married had issue with a son :-
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Jassa Singh Kaleka, Founder of Banna Village, married had issue with a son :-
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Chaudhary Khanna/ Khajaan, (1652 AD), Zamindar of Kalyanwali married had issues with two sons and daughter:-
- Bibaji Fatto, married to Sidhu Jat ruler Maharaja Ala Singh of Patiala ( See - Patiala),
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Chaudhary Hariya Kaleka, Founder of Dogal / Dugal near present day Patran, married had issues with a four sons:-
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Kaura Singh Kaleka of Dogal, married had issue with a son :-
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Asa Singh Kaleka of Dogal, married twice firstly Mai Rajji secondly Jinda Bai, had issue with a son :-
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Sujan Singh Kaleka of Dogal,had issues with three sons :-
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Jeon Singh Kaleka of Dogal , married married thrice First with Sardarni Pardhan Kaur, Second with Chand Kaur of Hamirgarh Wale, third with Mai Pakhno had issues with two son :-
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Bijai Singh Kaleka, served as a Hon. Magistrate under the Patala State, married to Sardarni Rama Kaur Shergill of Rajomajra ( see- Rajomajra), had issue with two sons and three daughters :-
- Bibaji ( Unknown ) Kaur, married to Raja Narain Singh of Manak Majra
- Bibaji ( Unknown) Kaur, married to Badesha Jatchief of Shahkot & Dandowal Estate
- Bibaji ( Unknown) Kaur, married to Sardar of Daftriwala
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Tek Singh Kaleka of Dogal , who served as Hon. Magistrate under the Patala State, married at Longowal and had issue with two daughters and a son :-
- Bibaji ( Unknown) Kaur, married to Sirdar Gurbachan Singh of Rangarh Nangal.
- Bibaji Gurnam Kaur ( Rani of Retgarh) married to Ghuman Jatchief Raja Shivdayal Singh of Retgarh
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Kirpal Singh Kaleka of Dogal, served as a Hon. Magistrate under the Patala State, married four times Firstly to Mai ji of Mangata wale, Secondly with Sardarni Balwant Kaur of Hamirgarh, Thirdly with Sardarni Gamdoor Kaur of Chak Bhai Ke, Fourthly with Sardarni Hardyal Kaur of Sahnal, (Ratia), had issues with six daughters and four sons :-
- Bibaji Dhanwant Kaur alias Charanjeet Kaur married to Sardar Umrao Singh of Alawalpur Estate.
- Bibaji Surinder Kaur married to Sardar Joginder Singh, son of Sardar Natha Singh ( Hony Magistrate of Patiala State)
- Bibaji Avtar Kaur married to Sardar Jagdeep Singh Sidhu of Talwandi Sabo
- Bibaji Kuldeep Kaur married in to Tangaur Estate.
- Bibaji Kuljeet Kaur married to Bhai Kuldeep Singh of Bhucho
- Bibaji Rajinder Kaur married to Dr Harmail Singh of Kotkapura.
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Sukhdev Singh Kaleka of Dogal married at Baglianwali had issue with a son :-
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Sukhdev Singh, married, had issue with a son :-
- Vijayvir Singh Kaleka
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Sukhdev Singh, married, had issue with a son :-
- Mohinder Singh Kaleka of Dogal
- Jagjit Singh Kaleka of Dogal
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Ravinder Singh Kaleka of Dogal, married had issue with two daughters and a son :-
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Sangram Singh Kaleka of Paind, married has an issue with a son :-
- Sumer Singh Kaleka
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Sangram Singh Kaleka of Paind, married has an issue with a son :-
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Amar Singh Kaleka of Dogal , married at Bakshiwala Estate of Sekhon Jats, near Sunam, had issues with two daughters and Five sons :-
- Bibaji Parkash Kaur married to Sardar Bakhtawar Singh Mahal of Kathgarh Estate.
- Bibaji ( Unknown) Kaur, married to Sardar Shamsher Singh Sekhon of Kahangarh
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Kartar Singh married to Sardarni Bhagwan Kaur of Makha and had issue with a one son :-
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Avtar Singh , married twice firstly at Changaliwala and secondly to Sardarni Jaswant Kaur of Kotfatta had issue with son:-
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Dalbir Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Ranjeet Kaur of Kotli Kalan and had issues with two sons :-
- Rana Surinderpal Singh ( Ex Chairman Markfed Punjab ) married to Sardarni Hardeesh Kaur Mansahia of Mansa Khurd
- Varinderpal Singh married to Sardarni Satender Kaur of Lakha Singh Wali
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Dalbir Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Ranjeet Kaur of Kotli Kalan and had issues with two sons :-
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Avtar Singh , married twice firstly at Changaliwala and secondly to Sardarni Jaswant Kaur of Kotfatta had issue with son:-
- Sampoorn Singh Kaleka, married at Dyalgarh Jejian
- Gurbachan Singh, married at Gharuan
- Gurnam Singh,
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Jagmer Singh Kaleka , married thrice firstly and secondly at Handiaya and thirdly at Kakuwala had issue with two sons and and three daughters :-
- Bibaji Baldev Kaur married to Sardar Raj Mohinder Singh of Diyalpura Channa
- Bibaji Avtar Kaur married to Sardar Tejpal Singh Mahal of Kathgarh.
- Bibaji Pritam Kaur married to Sardar Mohinder singh Mahal of Tungwali.
- Baldev Singh
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Gurkirat Singh Kaleka married to S Shamsher Kaur of Kot Fatta and had issues with two sons :-
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Sukhpal Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Neetu Kaur of Chak Bhaike and has issues with two daughters and a son :-
- Bibji Harveen Kaur (PCS), is commonwealth and Asian Games silver medalist and was also National Record holder in Pistol shooting . Her World University Games record still stands till date, also she was awarded Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award by Govt. of Punjab, She is now with Jalandhar PAP( sports), married to Mr. Gurpreet Singh ( IAS).
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Major Dr. Indermeet Singh Kaleka, born 1989, served in Indian army as a Major , married to Sardarni Sukhman Kaur, had issue with a daughter :-
- Bibaji Arzoie Kaur.
- Bibaji Inderpreet Kaur married to Sardar Jogeshinder Singh Virk of Patiala ( his grandfather was commissioner of Patiala state Sardar Dhana Singh)
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Haripal Singh Kaleka, married in Talwandi Sabo , has issue with one son and a daughter :-
- Harjyot Singh
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Sukhpal Singh Kaleka, married to Sardarni Neetu Kaur of Chak Bhaike and has issues with two daughters and a son :-
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Bijai Singh Kaleka, served as a Hon. Magistrate under the Patala State, married to Sardarni Rama Kaur Shergill of Rajomajra ( see- Rajomajra), had issue with two sons and three daughters :-
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Jeon Singh Kaleka of Dogal , married married thrice First with Sardarni Pardhan Kaur, Second with Chand Kaur of Hamirgarh Wale, third with Mai Pakhno had issues with two son :-
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Sujan Singh Kaleka of Dogal,had issues with three sons :-
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Asa Singh Kaleka of Dogal, married twice firstly Mai Rajji secondly Jinda Bai, had issue with a son :-
- Sardar Jaimal Singh
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Sardar Kharag Singh married at Sasha Singhwala and had an issue with a daughter :-
- Bibaji ( Unknown ) Kaur, married to Maharaja Karam Singh of Patiala.
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Sihan Singh, married had issue with one son :-
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Trilok Singh, married had issue with one son :-
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Pratap Singh, married had issue with one son :-
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Mahan Singh (1850- 1876), was served under the H.H Maharaja Mohinder Singh of Patiala then he served under H.H Maharaja Rajinder Singh of Patiala, married had issue with one son he died on 1876 :-
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Kapoor Singh, he accompanied Lieutenant General H.H Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala as his Aide-De-Camp to his Coronation at Shimla. He was appointed an Army officer in charge of recruitment, and was commissioned and posted as recruitment officer at Bhatinda in 1910. For the next eighteen years, he remained posted in recruitment till 1928, married had issues with three sons and two daughters :-
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Pritam Singh, born 1906, he did his F.Sc in Medical at Mohindra College, Patiala, in 1926. Then he was commissioned in the Indian Army as Second Lieutenant in 1928. When he retired as Major from the army, he was second in command of the 4th Patiala Infantry, married had issues with six sons and three daughters :-
- Parminder Singh (1933-1988) attended the B.N Khalsa School, Patiala, and later decided to quit further education. Due to the influence of his father, he was recruited as a Sub-Inspector Consolidation (Patwari) and retired as Assistant Consolidation Officer (Naib-Tehsildar) from Himachal Pradesh. He died of a heart ailment at the young age of 55. He was married into a respectable family from village Ruldu Singh Wala, Bathinda District.
- Bibaji Roopinder Kaur
- Bibaji Rajinder Kaur
- Jaswinder Singh
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Amarjit Singh Kaleka, born 1943, he did his early schooling from Khalsa School, Patiala, and obtained his Master's Degree in Political Science, from Mohindra College, Patiala, in 1963. In the same year, he joined the Indian Army and was commissioned the following year. He participated in the Indo-Pak War of 1965, receiving a gallantry award. In 1970, he retired from the army, for a civil career, joining as an Assistant Professor in Political Science, at the Government College, Tanda, Punjab. He was later transferred to the Government Ripudaman College, Nabha. In 1972, he was selected in the Provincial Civil Service, and was allocated to the Excise and Taxation Department, as Additional Excise and Taxation Commissioner (E.T.O) till his retirement in 2001. In 1972, he married Sardarni Jasminder Kaur, daughter of Sardar Sukhdev Singh Mann of village Lopon, Ludhiana District. She obtained her Master's Degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, in Rajasthan. From 1993 to 1998, along with his wife, he joined his two sons in the United States. In 2010 and 2013, he obtained two Master's Degrees, in Divinity and Religious Studies, and in Sikh Studies. He is privately undertaking on writing about his experience in the United States, especially on the martyrdom of his brother Satwant Singh, during the shooting of innocent Sikhs at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin in 2012. He and his wife are residents of Patiala, married had issues with two sons :-
- Gurmit Singh, born in 1973
- Gurjit Singh, born in 1975
- Jagjit Singh, born in 1944
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Satwant Singh, born in 1947, did his early schooling at the village school. He procured his B.A privately, and took care of the family estates from 1972 to 1982. In the same year, he migrated to the United States, and bought three houses and nine businesses. As mentioned earlier, he was sadly killed protecting the Sikh Sangat at the Sikh temple at Oak Creek, Wisconsin in 2012, married had issue with a son, he died in 2012 :-
- Amardeep Singh, is a documentary Filmmaker, and received an Emmy Award, for his documentaries in 2009 and 2012.
- Gurwant Singh, born in 1950
- Bibaji Harinder Kaur, born 1955.
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Pritam Singh, born 1906, he did his F.Sc in Medical at Mohindra College, Patiala, in 1926. Then he was commissioned in the Indian Army as Second Lieutenant in 1928. When he retired as Major from the army, he was second in command of the 4th Patiala Infantry, married had issues with six sons and three daughters :-
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Kapoor Singh, he accompanied Lieutenant General H.H Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala as his Aide-De-Camp to his Coronation at Shimla. He was appointed an Army officer in charge of recruitment, and was commissioned and posted as recruitment officer at Bhatinda in 1910. For the next eighteen years, he remained posted in recruitment till 1928, married had issues with three sons and two daughters :-
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Mahan Singh (1850- 1876), was served under the H.H Maharaja Mohinder Singh of Patiala then he served under H.H Maharaja Rajinder Singh of Patiala, married had issue with one son he died on 1876 :-
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Pratap Singh, married had issue with one son :-
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Trilok Singh, married had issue with one son :-
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Kaura Singh Kaleka of Dogal, married had issue with a son :-
- Sardar Kharak or Kharag Singh, married had issue with a daughter :-
- Bibaji ( Unknown) Kaur, married to Sidhu Jat ruler Maharaja Karam Singh of Patiala.
- Chuadhary Siriya, Founder of Janaal and Dhandoli
- General Sardar Gurbaksh Singh Kaleka, Founder of Kamalpur Kaleke.