Mahan Singh Of Thala, ancestor was a Ladhar Jat, who in 1760 seized ten villages in the Phillour Tahsil, Jullundur, and was allowed by Bhatti Jat ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh Of Lahore to retain them, subject to the furnishing of twenty-three horsemen, And along with this he participated in many small and big wars during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Of Lahore. He was died in 1828 and his successor was Sardar Sardul Singh Of Thala.
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- Chiefs and families note in the Punjab Vol 1 By L.H Griffin.