Sirdar Gurbakhsh Singh (1759 – February 1785) was the son of Sirdar Jai Singh. He was the son-in-law of Raja Hamir Singh of Nabha. Rani Sada Kaur (daughter of Sirdar Dasaundha Singh Gill) was his second wife. Gurbakhsh Singh joined his father in various expeditions. In 1783, he captured the fort of Kangra. In February 1785, he joined his father’s in a campaign against the joint forces of Sirdar Mahan Singh Sukkarchakkia and Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra. A battle was fought near Batala. Sirdar Gurbakhsh Singh was killed in this battle. After the death of Sirdar Jai Singh, Sada Kaur looked after the affairs of the family State which comprised of the area of Batala, Qadian, Kalanaur, Dina Nagar, Mukerian etc. Later, Sirdar Gurbakhsh Singh’s daughter Mahtab Kaur was married to Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
(Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)