Arjan Singh Chahal Explained

Honorific Prefix:Sardar Bahadur
Arjan Singh Chahal
Office:Sarbarah
Term Start:1890
Term End:1896
Predecessor:Man Singh Waraich
Successor:Arur Singh Shergill
Birth Date: 1839
Birth Place:Chahal, Amritsar, Punjab
Father:Javala Singh

Sardar Bahadur Arjan Singh Chahal (1839–1908) was a Sikh honourary magistrate and civil judge who served as the manager of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht, as a sarbarah appointed by the British Raj from 1890 to 1896.

Early life

Arjan Singh Chahal was born in village Chahal, Amritsar, British India to a Jat Sikh family of Chahal clan in 1839. He was seven when his father Javala Singh died in 1846.[1] He held large jagirs in the Tarn Taran tehsil and in the Lyallpur District, present day Punjab, Pakistan.[2]

Sarbarah

From 1890 to 1896, Chahal served as the British Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar appointed sarbarah of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht. He was appointed president of the 11-member lighting committee set up in 1896 to arrange the installation of electricity in the Darbar Sahib complex.[1]

Honours

He received the title of Sardar Bahadur in 1894,[1] and was made a Companion of the Indian Empire in 1906.[2]

Death

Arjan Singh died at the age of 69 in January 1908.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arjan Singh Chahal. The Sikh Encyclopedia.com. 27 December 2011.
  2. Book: Nijjar, B. S.. Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. 10 December 2007. 400. 978-81-269-0908-7.