Raja Gajpat Singh (15.4.1738 – 11.11.1789) was the son of Sukhchain Singh. He was a very brave soldier. At the age of just 17, he captured Jind, Safidon and some other areas. In 1765, he attacked Karnal and Panipat. In 1766, he made Jind as the capital of the Jind State. By that time he had cordial relations with the Mogul emperor Shah Aalam, who gave him title of Raja in 1722. In 1774, he attacked Nabha State and captured Sangrur, Amloh and Bhadson. The Patiala ruler and the other Sikh leaders compelled him to return the territory of the Nabha State. He surrendered Amloh and Bhadson only. Later, he developed Sangrur and made it his capital. In 1774, his daughter Raj Kaur was married to Mahan Singh, the chief of Sukkarchakkia Misl (she gave birth to Maharaja Ranjit Singh). He died at Safidon in 1789.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)