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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Lehna Singh Majithia&#039;&#039;&#039; was a [[Jat]] governor of [[Lahore]], along with [[Gujjar Singh Banghi]] and [[Suba Singh]] for more than three decades from 1767 to 1799 during the period of the [[Durrani Empire]] until the conquest of Lahore by [[Ranjit Singh]]. <br /> Lehna Singh was the father of famous businessman and philanthropist, [[Dyal Singh Majithia]].<br /> <br /> == Biography ==<br /> Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia was the towering Sardar of [[Lahore]] Darbar who earned the maximum number of bravery titles during his time. He was described as “the wisest man”, “the best”, “the purest”, “the most cultured”, “kind and benevolent man”, “the most enlightened”, “the most honest and able administrator of the Sikh Chiefs”. In his book “Dyal Singh Majithia: Life and Achievements”, Mr. [[Madan Gopal]] wrote, “Lehna Singh Majithia was the only Sardar with a scientific bent of mind at [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]’s Darbar.<br /> <br /> He was also a skillful mechanic and original inventor. He designed a mechanism resembling a clock, showing the hour, the date, the day of the week and the phases of moon and other constellations. At the request of the Maharaja, he also modified the calendar and made a name for himself among the Indian astronomers of the time.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050915/aplus.htm#1 &quot;Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia: The purest gem of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s court, Varinder Walia&quot;], The Tribune.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050915/aplus.htm#1 A GOLDEN LEAF FROM THE ANNALS OF SIKH HISTORY]<br /> <br /> == Further reading ==<br /> *{{cite book |title=A History of the Sikhs |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofsikhs02khus |url-access=registration |first=Khushwant |last=Singh |authorlink=Kushwant Singh}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Majithia, Lehna Singh Majithia}}<br /> [[Category:Indian Sikhs]]<br /> [[Category:People of the Sikh Empire]]</div>

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