Amir Singh (? – 1827), son of Didar Singh, was a collateral of (Maharaja) Ranjit Singh. In 1784, he succeeded his father’s estate and also captured some villages around Raja Sansi (district Amritsar). (Maharaja) Ranjit Singh granted him place in his court. In 1803, he was dismissed from the court, on allegations of a plot to kill Ranjit Singh. He left Lahore and went to Sahib Singh Bedi at Una. Sahib Singh helped him get Ranjit Singh’s forgiveness. Ranjit Singh re-employed him but placed him under the supervision of Atar Singh Kalianwala. In 1807, he joined an attack on Kasur. In 1809, he became the Governor of Jammu. In 1810, he joined an expedition against some rebel tribes between the rivers Chenab and Indus. He died in 1827, leaving behind three sons: Atar Singh, Lehna Singh and Basawa Singh. Atar Singh, Lehna Singh and Ajit Singh (son of Basawa Singh), later, killed some of the successors of Ranjit Singh and they themselves were brutally murdered; the last two on September 16, 1843 and Atar Singh on May 7, 1844. Also see: Ajit Singh Sandhanwalia, Atar Singh Sandhanwalia, Lehna Singh Sandhanwalia.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)