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Sardar Shamsher Singh Sandhawalia of Raja Sansi, a son of the famous Lahore Empire (Sandhawalia Jat Dynasty) General Budh Singh Sandhawalia of Raja Sansi, was recalled from Peshawar, and placed in command of a Brigade of Regulars, which he commanded throughout the Satluj Campaign of 1845-46. In 1846, he was appointed a Member of the Council of Regency.

In February 1848, the (British) Resident at Lahore deputed Shamsher Singh Sandhawalia to the districts about Amritsar, known as Majha, placing under him Civil and Military establishments. This tract of country was infested with robbers, chiefly disbanded soldiers, and the Sardar acting with considerable energy, restored it to some degree of quiet.

On the outbreak of rebellion of Multan, Shamsher Singh was sent down there in command of one Division of the Sikh army.

The mutiny at last took him by surprise, and he was carried off by Raja Sher Singh Attariwala (Sidhu Jat) into Multan, where, before the whole Durbar, he refused to join the rebel cause, and declared that he owed obedience to Maharaja (Dalip Singh Sandhawalia) only.

The next morning on 15th September 1848, he succeeded in making his escape, on foot, from (Raja) Sher Singh (Atariwala's) camp, leaving behind him all his tents and elephants: on the road he was intercepted by two of the rebels but he shot one, and the other took flight.

After his return to Multan, he rendered good assistance 'to General Whish in furnishing information of movements of Ram Singh, son of Shama, Vizier of Nurpur (State), who was in open rebellion (against the British). After Annexation, the personal jagirs of Sardar Shamsher Singh, amounting to Rs. 40,250 per annum were upheld.

Source - Jat Kshatriya Culture