Sher Singh Maharaja
Syr isMG mhwrwjw
mhwrwjw Syr isMG (4.12.1807-15.9.1843) mhwrwjw rxjIq isMG Aqy rwxI mihqwb kOr dw pu`qr sI[ rxjIq isMG dI mOq mgroN aus dw sB qoN v`fw pu`qr KVk isMG mhwrwjw bixAw[ rxjIq isMG ny AwpxI hkUmq dI bhuqI qwkq iDAwn isMh fogrw qy aus dy pu`qr hIrw isMh Aqy iDAwn isMh dy BrwvW (gulwb isMh qy sucyq isMh) vZYrw ƒ sONpI hoeI sI[ iDAwn isMh pRweIm minstr sI[ KVk isMG fogirAW dIAW swzSI kwrvweIAW qoN duKI sI[ aus dw sB qoN v`fw slwhwkwr cyq isMG bwjvw sI[ fogry smJdy sn ik cyq isMG ƒ rwh ivcoN htwaux nwl hI auh swrI qwkq Awpxy h`Q ivc r`K skdy sn[ A^Ir swizSW bxw ky 9 AkqUbr 1839 nUM iDAwn isMh fogrw ny cyq isMG nUM KVk isMG dy swhmxy hI kql kr id`qw qy ies dy nwl hI nOinhwl isMG nUM rwj pRbMD sONp id`qw[ ies qoN kuJ smW mgroN hI KVk isMG nUM Kwxy ivc zihr dy ky mwr idqw igAw[ aus dI mOq 4 qy 5 nvMbr 1840 dI rwq ƒ hoeI d`sI geI[ Agly idn KVk isMG dw sskwr kr ky vwips iklHy nUM jw rhy sn qW, pihloN GVI swizS muqwibk, iDAwn isMh ny rOSnI gyt dw C`jw sutvw ky nOinhwl isMG ƒ mwr id`qw[
ieDr iDAwn isMh fogrw ny Syr isMG ƒ mukyrIAW qoN bulvw ilAw qW jo aus ƒ g`dI ’qy ibTw idqw jwvy[BwvyN Syr isMG mukyrIAW qoN lwhOr phuMc igAw sI pr iDAwn isMh fogrw aus ƒ mhwrwjw bxwaux ivc kwmXwb nw ho sikAw[ sMDwvwlIAW Aqy hor srdwrW ny aus dI mu^wl&q kIqI[ A^Ir mjbUr ho ky fogirAW ƒ cMd kOr (KVk isMG dI pqnI qy nOinhwl isMG dI mW) ƒ hI rwxI mMnxw ipAw[nvMbr 1840 qoN dsMbr 1840 qk rwxI cMd kOr ‘mhwrwxI’ bx ky rwj krdI rhI[ auDr fogry Syr isMG ƒ swrIAW ^brW phuMcwauNdy rihMdy sn[hux fogirAW ny rwxI cMd kOr dy AMgryzW nwl rly hox dw prcwr krnw SurU kr id`qw[ fogirAW dy ies ^qrnwk pRwpygMfw dw Boly qy jzbwqI is`K &OjIAW ’qy bhuq CyqI Asr ho igAw[ ies pRcwr kwrn &Oj dw iek v`fw ih`sw Syr isMG dw ihmwieqI Aqy cMd kOr dw mu^wil& bx igAw[ jnrl vYNqUrw ƒ vI fogirAW ny Awpxy nwl rlw ilAw (jW auh Awp rl igAw)[ sucyq isMh fogrw vI Syr isMG nwl Aw imilAw[ hux isr& sMDwvwlIey hI rwxI dy nwl rih gey sn qy kuJ ku v&wdwr jrnYl aus dw swQ dy rhy sn[ A^Ir &Yslw lVweI nwl hox dy hI Awswr bx gey[ Syr isMG dI &Oj ny ikly ƒ Gyr ilAw Aqy golwbwrI SurU kr idqI[ iqMn idn iklHy dy AMdroN Aqy iklHy dy au~qy golwbwrI huMdI rhI[ hux cMd kOr ny mihsUs krnw SurU kr id`qw ik auh lVweI ivc ij`q nhIN skdI[ ies kr ky aus ny hkUmq Syr isMG dy hvwly krnw mnzUr kr ilAw[
18 jnvrI 1841 dy idn Syr isMG mhwrwjw bixAw Aqy 20 qwrI^ ƒ lwhOr dy q^q ’qy bYT igAw[ aus ny rwxI cMd kOr ƒ 9 lK rupY swlwnw dyxy mMn ley gey[ ies mgroN cMd kOr ny AwpxI swrI dOlq gulwb isMh fogry dy nwl jMmU Byj idqI[ (rwxI dy kpVy, sonw, cWdI, is`ky, muhrW, pSmIny vZYrw, 16 g`ifAW ’qy l`d ky, jMmU iljwey gey sn)[ ieh swrw kuJ aus vyly dy 80 l`K Aqy iek kroV rupY dy ivckwr sI[ ieh dOlq isr& rwxI dI injI jwiedwd nhIN sI blik ies ivc drbwr dw kw&I ^zwnw vI Swiml sI[ (mgroN gulwb isMh ies rkm nUM fkwr igAw)[ iDAwn isMh fogrw ny 11 jUn 1842 dI rwq ƒ golIAW h`QoN cMd kOr ƒ aus dy isr ’qy p`Qr mwr-mwr ky, aus dw isr Pyh ky, ^qm kr idqw[ ies qoN pihlW aus ny kMvr nOinhwl isMG dI vhutI dw b`cw vI pyt ivc igrvw idqw sI qW jo iek hor vwirs pYdw nw ho sky[ ies dy nwl hI iDAwn isMh ny ny lihxw isMG qy kyhr isMG sMDwvwlIAw ƒ vI igR&qwr kr ky jylH pw idqw[
ies swry swzSI mwhOl ivc AMgryz dohrw-rol Adw kr rhy sn[ aunHW dI fogirAW nwl vI BweIvwlI sI Aqy auh sMDWvwlIAW nwl rl ky vI swizSW GV rhy sn[ jdoN rwjw Syr isMG g`dI ’qy bYTw qW Aqr isMG qy AjIq isMG sMDwvwlIAw sqluj pwr kr ky AMgryzI ielwky ivc cly gey sn[ kuJ icr mgroN AMgryzW ny Awpxy eyjMt imstr klwrk rwhI ienHW dohW ƒ Syr isMG qoN mAw&I idvw ky vwips lwhOr jwx dI iejwzq lY id`qI qy ienHW ƒ jwgIrW vI vwips idvw idqIAW[ ies dy nwl hI lihxw isMG qy kyhr isMG sMDwvwlIAw ƒ vI irhw kr id`qw igAw[
ienHW cOhW sMDWvwlIAW ny vwips Aw ky kuJ mhIny qW v&wdwrI Aqy Srw&q vwly mwhOl ivc ibqwey pr iPr AMgrzW nwl slwhW kr ky dobwrw swizSW SurU kr idqIAW[ auDr iDAwn isMh vI AMdroN-AMdrIN mhwrwjw Syr isMG qoN Kwr Kwx lg ipAw sI ikauN ik mhwrwjy ny iDAwn isMh fogry ƒ Awpxy ’qy hwvI nhIN sI hox id`qw, jd ik iDAwn isMh pihlW rxjIq isMG qy iPr nOinhwl isMG vyly mukMml qwkq ƒ Awpxy h`Q ivc r`iKAw krdw sI[ ies dOrwn sMDwvwlIAW Aqy iDAwn isMh ivc hkUmq ’qy kbzw kr ky ies nUM Awps ivc vMf lYx bwry iek Ax-AYlwinAw smJOqw vI ho igAw sI[ ieh vI crcw sI sMDwvwlIAW ny iek JUTw hukm iqAwr krvw ilAw sI ijs muqwibk mhwrwjw Syr isMG ny iDAwn isMh fogry ƒ ^qm krn dy hukm jwrI kIqy hoey sn[ AwpxI mOq ƒ swhmxy vyK ky hI iDAwn isMh ny sMDwvwlIAW nwl nyVqw kwiem kr leI sI[
15 sqMbr 1843 dy idn mOkw qwV ky AjIq isMG sMDwvwlIAw ny mhwrwjw Syr isMG ƒ golI mwr ky mwr idqw qy aus dw isr v`F ilAw[ dUjy pwsy lihxw isMG sMDwvwlIAW ny roNdy-kurlWdy 12 swl dy b`cy pRqwb isMG (puqr mhwrwjw Syr isMG) ƒ vI kql kr id`qw[ kuJ mgroN dovyN sMDwvwlIey iDAwn isMh kol hzUrI bwg gey qy glbwq krn dy bhwny aus ƒ iklyH ivc iljw ky kql kr id`qw.
(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)