Sarbarah
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A Sarbarah was a manager appointed in accordance with the dastur ul amal (regulations of administration) by the Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar under the British Indian Government from 1849 to 1920, subsequent to the annexation of the Sikh Empire. The Sarbarah's role was to manage Darbar Sahib, the Akal Takht and surrounding premises in Amritsar.[1]
Etymology
Sarbarah is derived from the Farsi word (سربراه, sarbarah, 'head of the way'), meaning leader or chief.[2]
List of Sarbarahs
This is a list of Sarbarahs appointed by the British Indian Government to manage the Darbar Sahib complex:
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodh Singh Mann (1798–1864) |
1849 | 1862 | 13 years | [3] | |||
| 2 | 
|
Mangal Singh Ramgarhia (1800–1879) |
1862 | 1879 | 17 years | [3] | ||
| 3 | 
|
Man Singh Waraich (death 1892) |
1879 | 1890 | 11 years | [3] | ||
| 4 | Arjan Singh Chahal (1839–1908) |
1890 | 1896 | 6 years | [4] | |||
| 5 | 
|
Arur Singh Shergill (1865–1926) |
1907 | 1920 | 13 years | [5] | ||
| Succeeded by the Jathedar of the Akal Takht and President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee | ||||||||
References
- ^ Singh, Sangat (2010). The Sikhs in history. Amritsar: Singh Brothers. p. 125. ISBN 81-7205-275-8. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Nabha, Kahn Singh. "Gur Shabad Ratanakar Mahankosh". Panjabi University, Patiala. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Griffin, Lepel H. (1890). The Panjab Chiefs. Lahore: Civil And Military Gazette Press. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Nijjar, B. S. (14 July 2024). Origins and History of Jats and Other Allied Nomadic Tribes of India. Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. p. 400. ISBN 978-81-269-0908-7.
- ^ Singh, Harjeet (2009). Faith & Philosophy of Sikhism. Delhi: Kalpaz Publications. p. 21. ISBN 978-81-7835-721-8. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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