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'''Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra''' was the [[Khatri]] [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] (governor) of [[Lahore]] and [[Multan]]. He was originally from [[Peshawar]] and was originally a 'Munshi' to Malik Mohan Lal, Subahdar of Multan under the [[Durranis]]. Along with [[Hari Singh Nalwa]], he was a top commander in [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]'s army. As a general under Ranjit Singh, he assisted in wresting the 'subah' (province) of Multan from the [[Durrani Empire|Durrani]] [[Pashtuns|Afghans]] in 1823, after which he was made [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of the region. He instituted improvements in agricultural production through irrigation schemes.<br />
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In 1834, he signed an agreement on behalf of the [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh|Maharaja]] with Sardar Karam Khan, a [[Mazari tribe|Mazari]] warrior respected highly in his tribe as well as in the [[Sikh Khalsa Army|Sikh Army]]. Sardar Karam Khan was the younger brother of Mir Bahram Khan, Chief of the [[Balochi people|Baloch]] [[Mazari tribe|Mazari]] tribe, thereby ending the long war between the [[Sikhs]] and the [[Mazari tribe|Mazaris]] of [[Rojhan]]. He was succeeded to the governorship of Multan by his son, [[Diwan Mulraj Chopra]], who was the last ethnic [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] to administer [[Multan]].<br />
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