Lal Singh | |
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![]() Sole existing photograph of Lal Singh, circa 1855-1860, Agra or Dera Doon, India | |
Wazir of the Sikh Empire | |
In office 8 November 1845 – 31 January 1846 | |
Monarch | Duleep Singh |
Preceded by | Jawahar Singh |
Succeeded by | Gulab Singh |
Wazir of the State of Lahore | |
Personal details | |
Died | 1866 Dera Doon, British India (now in Uttarakhand, India) |
Residence(s) | Lahore, British administered India |
Occupation | Wazir |
Agency | Khalsa Empire, Jhelum District |
Maharaja | Sir Duleep Singh |
Raja Lal Singh (died 1866) was Wazir of the Sikh Empire and commander of Sikh Khalsa Army forces during the First Anglo-Sikh War. Like Sikh warrior Tej Singh, Lal Singh was in the secret employment the East India Company during the war. Lal Singh was regularly supplying information and receiving instructions from Company officers, communicating through Captain Peter Nicholson.[1][2]