Bhai Amir Singh Nihang was a companion of Bhai Nihal Singh (Bhai Maharaj Singh). When Bhai Maharaj Singh and his companions were besieged by the British army, near Sham Chaurasi, on the night of December 28-29, 1849, he was along side Bhai Maharaj Singh. He attacked Vansittart, the deputy commissioner Jullundur, with an axe but the latter shot at Bhai Amir Singh with a pistol. Bhai Amir Singh was seriously wounded. He succumbed to injuries, three days later.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)