Hari Singh Nalwa Nickname(s) : Baagh Maar(Tiger-Killer) Born1791 GujranwalaDied1837 (aged 45โ46) JamrudAllegianceSikh EmpireYears of service1804โ1837Rank GeneralCommander-in-chief along the Afghan Frontier (1825โ1837) Commands held Governor of Kashmir (1820โ1)[2][2]Governor of Greater Hazara (1822โ1837)[2]Governor of Peshawar (1834-5, 1836โ7)[2] Battles/warsBattle of Kasur (1807), Battle ofAttock (1813), Battle of Multan(1818), Battle of Kashmir (1819), Battle of Mangal (1821), Battle ofMankera (1821), Battle ofNaushehra Trans-Indus (1823), Battle of Sirikot (1824), Battle of Saidu Trans Indus (1827), Occupied Peshawar without a battle (1834), Battle of Jamrud (1837)Relations Gurdas Singh (father)Dharm Kaur (mother) Hari Singh Nalwa (1791โ1837) wasCommander-in-chief of the Khalsa, the army of the Sikh Empire. He is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock,Multan, Kashmir, Peshawar and Jamrud. A popular 19th century british newspaper published that, If he had lived longer and had the sources and artillery of the British, he would have conquered most of Asia and Europe. Hari Singh Nalwa was responsible for expanding the frontier of Sikh Empire to beyond the Indus River right up to the mouth of the Khyber Pass. In 1831, he opposed moves by Ranjit Singh to appoint Kharak Singh as his successor as Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.[citation needed] At the time of his death, the western boundary of the empire was Jamrud. He served as governor of Kashmir, Peshawar and Hazara. He established a mint on behalf of the Sikh Empire to facilitate revenue collection in Kashmir and Peshawar. In Kashmir, however, early Sikh rule was considered oppressive and the taxes exorbitant.
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