Career
Jodh was instrumental in persuading Mai Sukhan, widow of Gulab Singh Bhangi and ruler of Amritsar to surrender to Ranjit Singh on 24 February 1805 and to hand over the massive Zamzama gun. He fought with Ranjit Singh in the Battle of Kasur, and was awarded many estates by the Maharajah. He was responsible for the construction of the "Ramgarhia Bunga" adjoining the Golden Temple of Amritsar, a residence for guards of the temple, using materials that had been collected by his father.
His Samad is co-located with the Samad of Baba Deep Singh and other family members in Amritsar.
The area was donated by "Sardar Sahib" Sardar Tarlochan Singh for the expansion of the Gurudwara Sahib. A slab is also walled to indicate the names of Ramgarhia Sardars who were cremated there.
As per the agreement, Guru Granth sahib Ji is recited on the Samads of Ramgarhia Sardars. The area is also known as Gurudwara Shaheed Ganj / Shaheedan.
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The Maharajah eventually split the estates between them.
The area was known as the cantonment of Diwan Singh Ramgarhia. He ruled the area until he died in 1834. His samad was located there in Baramula and the present status require ground confirmation.
Foreign more details about Ramgarhia Misl, Jodh Singh, Diwan Singh and Mangal Singh including Legacy visit www.thesikhmisl.com.
Much before SGPC came on the scene, Sardar Mangal Singh solely managed entire affairs of the Golden Temple, Amritsar during its formative years, as the Chief Manager, for 17 years (1862-1879) and lived at the Bunga Sardar Mangal Singh (now called Bunga Ramgarhia).
