Amar Singh: Biography, Facts and Career

Amar Singh (7 June 1748 – February 1781) was the second ruler and the Raja-e-Rajgan (King of Kings) of Patiala. Singh succeeded his grandfather, Ala Singh, as the Raja of Patiala in 1765. In 1767, Ahmed Shah Abdali, the founder and king of the Afghan Durrani Empire, bestowed upon Singh the title of Raja-e-Rajgan, a superior royal title compared to the titles of other Sikh rulers and leaders. During his reign, Singh through many battles and conflicts, made Patiala the most powerful state between the Yamuna and the Sutlej rivers of North India. Singh also successfully continued the pragmatic foreign policy of his grandfather, Ala Singh, by maintaining good relations with both the Dal Khalsa and the Durrani Empire. The rival misls kept the aspiring Patiala ruler in-check. His death in 1781, at the age of 34, is seen by historians as a tragedy for Patiala and Punjabi history. Historians have speculated that had Singh lived longer, he would have managed to grow Patiala to rival Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Sikh Empire and would have kept the British Empire from expanding into Punjab, as Ranjit Singh would not have been seen as a threat in the face of a larger and more powerful Patiala State. His was succeeded by his six-year-old son, Sahib Singh.

Quick facts about Amar Singh

• Full name: Amar Singh
• Born: 1748-01-01
• Nationality: Patiala State
• Known as: Royal
• Wikidata ID: Q27928219

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