Padhana

Information

Dynasty

Sandhu

Jagir

Padhana

Hindi Name

पढाना

Time Period

16th century to 1947

Genealogy

  • Choudhary Changa, 1st Jagirdar Of Padhana, He was born in a Zamindar family. during the region of Emperor Akbar ,He had expanded the area of his jagir by defeating the Mughal and afganchieftains, was married had issue with one son :-
    • Hira Singh
  • Choudhary Hira Singh, 2nd Jagirdar Of Padhana, Like his father, he was also skilled in warfare skills and he also increased the estate he inherited, was married had issue one son :-
    • Sukha Singh
  • Choudhary Sukha Singh, 3rd Jagirdar Of Padhana, He was the one of the most prominent Chief of his region at that time, also he was the first person in his family who adopted Sikh Faith with his two sons , was married had issues with four sons :-
    • Chanda Singh
    • Mit Singh
    • Sahib Singh
    • Ganda Singh, was married had issues with one son and daughter :-
      • Bibiji Anoop Kaur Sahiba
      • Kahan Singh, was married had issues with three sons and daughter :-
        • Badan Singh, (b.1823,d.1875) , was married had issue with one son :-
          • Gurbaksh Singh, He was the successor of Padhana Estate after the death of Sardar Sadhu Singh (b.1847-d.1862)
        • Kirpa Singh (b.1827-d.1900)
        • Atma Singh (b.1834-d.1897), was married had issue with one son :-
          • Fatehyab Singh (d.1933), was married had issues with two sons :-
            • Kartar Singh
            • Sardul Singh (b.1919-d.1974), was married had issues with three sons :-
              • Major - General Shivcharan Singh (b.1919-d.1993), was married had issue with one son :-
                • Colonel Shivjit Singh
              • Diljit Singh (b.1928)
              • Surjit Singh (b.1932)
        • Bibi Kishan Kaur Sahiba
  • Sardar Mit Singh, 4th Jagirdar Of Padhana, was served under Bhatti Jat ruler Sardar Mahan Singh Of Sukerchakia, later under Maharaja Ranjit Singh Of Lahore, his estate worth Rs 12,000, He was promoted as Commander of 500 cavalry, and accompanied the young Maharaja, in the Kasur expedition of 1807. was married had issues with two daughters and one son :-
    • Bibiji Roop Kaur
    • General Jwala Singh
    • Bibiji Ratan Kaur, was married to Randhawa Jat chief, Sardar Jawahar Singh of Khunda Estate, of Gurdaspur district.
  • General Sardar Jwala Singh (d.1835), 5th Jagirdar Of Padhana, was a brave and respected courtier. During the early years of his career, he accompanied the Maharaja to Kashmir, and was present at the siege of Multan, in 1814. He further distinguished himself at Mankera in 1820, and while in charge of the fortress at Attock, he is reported to have held at bay the entire Afghan Army, with a few hundred horsemen, was married to Bibiji Aas Kaur, Elder sister of Maharani Jind Kaur Of Lahore, was married had issue with one son :-
    • Hardit Singh
  • Sardar Hardit Singh (d.1860), 6th Jagirdar Of Padhana, His estate worth was 27000 rupees , was married had issue's with one daughter and son :-
    • Bibiji Attar Kaur Sahiba , married to Bajwa Jat Jagirdar Sardar Bhagwan Singh Of Kalaswala.
    • Sadhu Singh (b.1847-d.1862), was died issues less.
  • Sardar Gurbaksh Singh, 7th Jagirdar Of Padhana, was born in 1850, was married had issue's with two sons , he was died in 1932 :-
    • Harnand Singh
    • Harcharan Singh (later Narsrullah Sandhu ) , was born in 1880, after 1947 he was adopted Islam along with his wife Sardarni Dharam Kaur and decided to remain at Padhana village, and retaining the ancestral properties of the family, he was married twice times , had issues :-
      • Maan Singh (b.1902), from first wife
      • Harnam Singh (b.1909), from first wife
      • Hardyan Singh (b.1912)
      • Ghulam Fatima (from 2nd wife , Sardarni Channan Kaur ), was married had issue with one son :-
        • Amanullah Sandhu, (formerly Khazam Singh), was born in 1937, was married had issue's with two sons and died in 2010 :-
          • Asadullah Sandhu (b.1965), was married had issue's with four sons :-
            • Saifullah Sandhu (b.1997)
            • Faizullah Sandhu (b.1998)
            • Wajahatullah Sandhu (b.2000)
            • Saadullah Sandhu (b.2004)
          • Irfanullah Sandhu (b.1971), was married had issue's with three sons:-
            • Fahadullah Sandhu (b.2003)
            • Sibghatullah Sandhu (b.2004)
            • Shujatullah Sandhu (b.2013)
  • Subedar Sardar Harnand Singh, 8th Jagirdar Of Padhana, was join Indian army and received Subedar Rank, during the First World War. He was the chief headman of Padhana village prior to the partition of India, and an Honorary Magistrate, was married to daughter of Sidhu Jat Jagirdar Sardar Ajit Singh of Attariwala had issues with two sons :-
    • Raghubir Singh (b.1896-d.1908)
    • Gurdial Singh
  • Major - General Sardar Gurdial Singh, 9th Jagirdar Of Padhana, was born in 1908 , Was commissioned into the Indian Army in 1929, from Sandhurst Military Academy, England, as a King's Commissioned Indian Officer (KCIO).He saw active service in the North West Frontier Province, during the Momand Operations, and in pre-partition India, he was an instructor at the Infantry Training School, Mhow (now Dr Ambedkar Nagar) in Madhya Pradesh, India.During the Second World War, he served in Burma (Myanmar), and was Commander of the Junagadh Forces (Gujarat), at the time when Junagadh State was integrated with the Indian Union, in a military operation in 1948. He became the founder and first Director of the Territorial Army. He retired from the Indian Army prematurely, due to family circumstances, as Area Commander of Maharashtra in 1951, was married had issue's with two sons, he died in 1971 :-
    • Gurpreet Singh
    • Harpreet Singh, (b.1952)
  • Sardar Gurpreet Singh, 10th Jagirdar Of Padhana, was born in 1942, He joined the prestigious company BalmerLawrie& Co, Kolkata, in 1962. He was then posted to Assam, in the tea plantations, where he served with the company till 1985. There after, he became consultant till 1992, later joining the company, Andrew Yule & Co, as General Manager (Operations), in 1993 till March 2000, also in Assam. From April 2000 to December 2003, he served as General Manager for Jayshree Tea & Industries, a Birla Group Company in Cachar, Assam. He is presently leading a retired life in New Chandigarh, Punjab, was married to Sardarni Manjit Kaur, daughter of Brigadier Mukhtar Singh , had issues with two sons :-
    • Tegbir Singh (b.1966), is a self - employed, residing in Mohali, was married had issues with one son and daughter :-
      • Harsimran Singh (b.1993)
      • Bibiji Harkiran Kaur Sahiba
    • Rajbir Singh, (b.1968), was married had issue with one daughter :-
      • Bibiji Gurnazam Kaur (b.2016).
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