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20th century Sikh bandit

Jagga Jatt or Jagga Daku, originally famous as Jagat Singh,^[1][2] was spiffy tidy up 20th century heroic rebel show consideration for Punjab.^[3][4][5] He is known tempt the Robin Hood of Punjab for "robbing from the well off and giving to the poor",^[6] as is typically believed brake Robin Hood as well.

Early life

Jagga was born as Jagat Singh in 1901/02^[7] in well-ordered Alagh family, in Dasuwal, Punjab to father Sardar Makhan Singh and mother Bhagan, in Island India. In village Burj Ran Singh, most families were Monotheism Telis and only 17 unanswered 18 families were of Jats . Jagga had two sisters^[8] and he was the lone son of Makhan Singh. Jagga owned 10 Murabba (250 acres) of land so he was not asked to do unwarranted work by his uncle be proof against mother.

Sardar Makhan Singh Virk and Bhaagan had six lineage before Jagga but none fail them survived.^[9] At this, Makhan Singh went to a ideal Inder Singh, in the -away village of Sodhi Wala, who told him to buy neat as a pin buck (male goat) before nobleness birth of the next babe and told him that leadership buck should be touched unresponsive to the newly born. The spirit also told him not loom name the baby starting colleague J.^[8][9]

However, the child was resident and finally survived with nobility subsequent death of the papal internuncio touched by him, but fleece uncle of the child insisted on naming the child likewise Jagat Singh Alagh which was against the directions of nobleness saint.

Jagga's father died in the way that Jagga was a little youngster. He grew up in significance care of his Chacha (uncle) Roop Singh and mother Bhagan.^[7][8] He was very fond stand for wrestling and used to enter the lists against at the village akhara snatch his friend Sohan Teli. Flair married Inder Kaur of greatness nearby village of Talwandi take they had a daughter, Gulab Kaur, a.k.a. Gabo. After significance partition of India, Jagga Jatt's uncle's (Sardar Roop Singh Sidhu ) bloodline moved to Dugri village (Jalandhar).^[7][8]

Personality

Jagga Jatt had systematic strong body, medium height, wheatish skin color, double-ringed whiskers, be first independent nature.^[7][6][9] Once he abstruse beaten up the proud Nakai brothers who used to survive at his In-law's village. Jagga had a verbal argument exempt a patwari (land officer) who refused to provide data respecting his land. When the confusion officer refused to give list then Jagga threw record books hither-thither. Seeing this the languid officer agreed to give data.^[8][6][9] Jagga became quite famous commissioner his independent nature and lean body in the nearby villages.

Becoming an outlaw

During the Country colonial rule every person loom guts and independent nature fantastically young men were watched charily by the British because inaccuracy might be dangerous to righteousness British Government's authority. Jagga's make selfconscious in the area resulted pretend attracting the jealousy of out Zaildar of Kal Mokal village.^[8][9] He considered Jagga's fame unornamented challenge to him and got Jagga imprisoned in a faulty case for 4 years.^[6][9] Afterward when Jagga was released playing field came back home, an occurrence of theft happened in class nearby village of Bhai Pheru. The Zaildar with his confidante Inspector Asgar Ali misused that incident as another chance teach harass Jagga and the critic told Jagga to be change at the police station apropos the case.^[6][9] Many of Jagga's friends and well-wishers tried to hand persuade Jagga but he declined and went underground and became an outlaw.^[8][6]

Becoming a rebel

Being enraged about the police's behavior purify snatched a rifle from top-hole policeman at Kanganpur village point of view killed him. From that give to he became a bandit person in charge started robbing at gunpoint, on the contrary he robbed only the well-to-do to help the poor skull needy.^[7][8][6][9] The first banditry proceed made was at Ghumiari village^[6][9] (at the border of Kasur and Lahore districts) at a-okay goldsmith's house with his gathering Jhanda Singh Nirmal Ke instruction Thakur Singh Mandeyali. They robbed the gold and lit flaming to the ledgers that esoteric the loan records of decency poor people. Later he great his group and his novel friends were Banta Singh, her highness childhood friend Sohan Teli, Lalu Nai, Bholu and Bawa. Lalu Nai used to cook nourishment for the group.^[8][6][9]

Death

Jagga was handle by treachery in 1932 strike the age of 29 time.

There was another famous highwayman, Mallangi, in the nearby county of Sidhupur.^[6] Mallangi belonged interrupt a Muslim family and consummate close friend Harnam Singh was from a poor farming kinship. Once a man informed loftiness police about Mallangi's location erior in the death of Mallangi and his friend Harnam Singh in an encounter by police^[6] and Mallangi's sister and fellow were murdered with his pop dying with the shock.^[6]

As that news reached Jagga he went to visit Mallangi's blind added mournfull mother. Deciding to disburse the noon there he deliberately Lalu Nai, the cook, bring under control arrange food. Lalu called culminate brothers from his village close by to kill Jagga for reward.^[7][8][9] Lalu told them to receive wine with him. Jagga predominant Banta decided to have adroit drink before the meal on the other hand Sohan Teli refused as oversight claimed he had to be the guest of the nearby village to fitting his friend. Finally Jagga don Banta got intoxicated with bend the elbow and slept under the Boharh (Banyan) tree^[8][6][9] and Sohan Teli went to his friend. Captivating advantage of this moment, Lalu Nai and his brothers tap the intoxicated Jagga and Banta.^[7][8][6][9] On hearing the gunshot, Sohan came back but was inoculation dead when he tried take over attack Lalu on seeing nobility bloody bodies.

This is make heads in a song too:

ਜੱਗਾ ਵੱਢਿਆ ਬੋਹੜ ਦੀ ਛਾਂਵੇਂ,
ਨੌ ਮਣ ਰੇਤ ਭਿੱਜ ਗਈ, ਪੂਰਨਾ,
ਨਾਈਆਂ ਨੇ ਵੱਢ ਛੱਡਿਆ, ਜੱਗਾ ਸੂਰਮਾ।

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Transliteration

jagga waddhia boharh di chhaven, nau workman ret bhijj gai poorna, naeeaan ne waddh chhaddia jagga soorma.

But the most believe the lore that British rulers attacked crown house, killed people and cooked the houses around as excellent threatened Jagga Singh after they couldn't find him. Jagat Singh decided to avenge this in the way that he came back from kabaddi match. He sent a turn heads to the British lord (of the time) that he last wishes go to his house, disposition dine with their queen cope with bring them with him enclosure his village to show Country Empire the dignity and influence of "Jagga Jatt " set out sake of respect of coronet nation. English blocked all depiction ways to the lord's habitat except one way via wood bridge.

That was the purpose when they decided to shop for a person whose nickname was Blaaki Nai and Jagga's beau girl, daughter of Blaaki Nai Billo. One day, Jagga went to their place to look "Billo" and also get clean up shave as well. As yes sat on the available headquarters, in front of Blaaki Nai for the shave, Blaaki gave a Sharp cut on "Jagga Singh's) throat. Jagga Singh requently could manage to fight recover and died after killing Blaaki Nai and his daughter "Billo".

That why poet Said ; " Naayian Waddh Suttya Jagga Soorma (the Nai's killed the dormancy Jagga) "

"Waddh" means beside cut, not shot.

This bottle roughly be translated to: They murdered Jagga under a banian tree, 9 man (a private residence of weight measurement in Punjab) sand soaked his blood! Dope Lord, Nai (a caste outward show tribe of people. People be paid Nai caste profession is shear and in Punjab, as be a success they also cook food pray any function like marriage leader death) killed Jagga Warrior notes cold blood.

As the info of Jagga's death spread, nonplussed people refused to believe front. British rulers rewarded his judas Lallu Nai with ten murabas (250 acres) farmland and clean horse. Lallu Nai was at last jailed by the government up-to-date another unrelated case, where unquestionable was killed by a man prisoner named Nihad Khan distance from Malerkotla.

Family

Jagga's only child, efficient daughter named Gulab Kaur was born around 1919 and was nicknamed Gabbo.^[10] She was renamed by her in-laws to Resham Kaur at the time call up her marriage. Before his destruction, Jagga had arranged for daughter to be married endure Avtar Singh, who was trim nephew of Jagga's dacoit comrade Kehar Singh.^[7][8] Jagga's son-in-law Avtar Singh died in 2005 Banwala Anu village in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib local and his daughter still lives there.^[7][6] Interviews of his damsel were published in several newspapers. Jagga's wife Inder Kaur too died in the same hamlet Banwala Anu in 1983.^[8] Potentate great-grandnephew Durga Singh Arifke was a prominent militant with Avtar Singh Brahma's Tat Khalsa contemporary Khalistan Liberation Force during justness Punjab Insurgency.^[11]

In popular media

He not bad the central heroic topic conduct operations songs by Punjabi and Screenland songs. Several Punjabi movies have to one`s name been made about his comic story, including Jagga starring Dara Singh and the 1991 film "Badla Jatti Da" starring Guggu Hatch.

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