The East India Company played a prominent role to carry out reforms in Patiala
\nProvince in the period 1809 to 1857 A.D. It solved the disputes arising out of
\nsuccession of Princes. The Company staged a crucial role to establish the sovereignty
\nof British Rule which was, however, accidental. It has been observed that the
\nprocedure adopted for Patiala Province to delineate its supremacy was, however,
\nsomewhat different. The Britishers paid greater attention to Patiala Province because it
\nwas the largest Province in respect of population and income. A major part of Patiala
\nProvince was a part of ancient Vedic Age called \u2018Brahmrishidesh\u2019.
\nPatiala Province got its name from its founder Baba Ala Singh who founded the
\nProvince in the middle of the eighteenth century. It is, however, assumed that the
\nrulers of Patiala Province belonged to Yadav Dynasty. Bhattis were a new tribe that
\noriginated here. It was Jaisal among the Bhattis who founded Jaisalmer Province. The
\nProvinces of Patiala, Jind and Nabha in together were known as \u2018Phulkian Province\u2019
\nbecause Chowdhary Phul was the common ancestor among them. It is well known that
\nGuru Har Rai Ji predicted that Phul will feed thousands of people to satiate the
\nhunger whose rule would extend upto Jamuna. This prediction proved true in word
\nand spirit. Phul was a skilled administrator who took the reins of his rule at a young age of
\neighteen and proved his mettle. He founded a new place called \u2018Phul\u2019 which later on
\nbecame the administrative place of Phul. He fulfilled his duties as \u2018Chowdhary\u2019 for
\ntwenty five years. He proved himself to be a warrior of excellence. In addition to his
\nadministrative skill, he was a sound practitioner of \u2018Pranayam\u2019 (a Yogic exercise).
\nHowever, he left this world in 1689 A.D.
\nThe first wife of Chowdhary Phul begot three sons \u2013 Tilok Chand, Ram Singh and
\nRaghu. Tilok Chand and Ram Singh were the true devotees of Sri Guru Gobind Singh
\nwho helped Guruji and Banda Bahadur in various battles. Ram Singh being fearless
\nand bold founded a city \u2018Rampura Phul\u2019- his own namesake. But Ram Singh was
\nkilled in 1714 A.D. at the age of fifty when the two sons of Chain Singh were seeking
\nrevenge who was murdered by Ram Singh due to his illicit activities. Ram Singh had
\nsix sons and one of the illustrious and brave sons famously known as Ala Singh
\nfounded the Patiala Kingdom. His elder brother Tilok Singh, being equally competent
\nfounded the Kingdom of Nabha and Jind.
\nBaba Ala Singh had sought expertise in the use of armour at a young age. He was
\nwedded to Fateh Kaur, who was merely nine years old at her marriage. She proved to
\nbe a devoted wife who contributed a lot in the uprising of Ala Singh. He fought
\ncourageously in the first three decades of his political rise. He laid siege over a
\nnumber of places and captured Barnala in 1722-23 A.D. This was called the Wessex
\nof Patiala Province. He founded a new village Longowal and rehabilitated it. Ala
\nSingh with the help of Nigahi Khan was able to capture even the surrounding territory
\nof Barnala. There was a fierce fight between the warriors of Asad Ali Khan and Baba
\nAla Singh in 1731 A.D. Asad Ali met his end and Ala Singh was declared victorious
\nin the battle which was a landmark achievement for him.
\nBaba Ala Singh was inducted into Sikh Panth by Kapur Faizalpuria who baptised
\nhim with \u2018Pahul\u2019 \u2013 a pious tradition among the Sikhs. A spark of courage ignited in
\nhim to extend his empire and thus founded a number of new places \u2013 Chhajli, Dirba
\nand Sheron being the famous ones. His adventurous feats in favour of Shahzada
\nAhmad and against Abdali impressed him abundantly. He even killed Farid Khan and
\ncaptured Samana pargana with his mighty courage.<\/p>\n
Author: Jaswant Singh Puri<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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