Arjan Singh Chahal
Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Chahal, CIE (1839–1908) was a Sikh Chahal Jat of Chahal village in Amritsar in what is now the Indian state of Punjab. He was only seven when his father Bhai Javala Singh, died in 1846.[1] He held large Jagirs in Tarn Taran Sahib tehsil, and in the Lyallpur District in the present day Punjab Province of Pakistan.[2]
From 1890 to 1896 Arjan Singh was manager of the Golden Temple, Amritsar He was appointed president of the 11-member lighting committee set up in 1896 to arrange the installation of electricity in the Golden Temple.[1]
He received the title of Sardar Bahadur in 1894,[1] and was made a Companion of the Indian Empire in 1906.[2] Arjan Singh died at the age of 69 in January 1908.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Arjan Singh Chahal". The Sikh Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ a b Nijjar, B. S. (10 December 2007). Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 400. ISBN 978-81-269-0908-7.