Early Life and Political Contribution
Born in Kapurthala as the second son of Raja Nihal Singh of Kapurthala (from his second Rani, the legendary philanthropist Mai Hiran), he was one of the main progenitors of the 19th Century Sikh Renaissance, being one of the founders of the Singh Sabha Movement aimed at a revival of the Gurudwaras as centres of worship and learning which ultimately culminated in the Gurudwara Reform movement and led to the liberation of the Gurudwaras from the clutches of the hereditary Mahants.
He was also one of the supporters of the claims of Maharaja Duleep Singh of the Punjab, the son of the Great Maharaja Ranjit Singh and, along with the Sandhawalia Sardars, sought to muster support for Duleep Singh amongst the Sikh Sardars of the erstwhile Lahore Durbar.
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