Adina Beg
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Adina Beg was the governor of the Punjab
for a few months in 1758.
Adina Beg was born Dina Arain in Sharakpur
, near Lahore
, now in Sheikhupura district of Pakistan
. His family belonged to the Arain
agriculturalist caste. Beg was brought up in Mughal homes, for the most part in Jalalabad
, Khanpur
and Bajvara in the Jalandhar Doab.
Beg was placed as the in-charge of the Doabs by the Afghans, but later allied himself with the Sikhs
and the Marathas. His life is described in an unpublished Persian manuscript Ahwal-i-Dina Beg Khan. Beg died, apparently of colic, on 10 September 1758.
Punjab region
The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...
for a few months in 1758.
Adina Beg was born Dina Arain in Sharakpur
Sharaqpur
Sharaqpur Sharif is a town of Sheikhupura District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 31°27′48″N 74°6′0″E[1] and lies on the Jaranwala road 32 km from Lahore,and 20km from first exit of M2. It is very beautiful and flourishing town with different flowers, greenery, meadows and...
, near Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, now in Sheikhupura district of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. His family belonged to the Arain
Arain
The Arain , are a Muslim agricultural caste settled mainly in the Punjab, with significant numbers also in Sindh. They are chiefly associated with farming, traditionally being landlords or zamindars.- Origin :...
agriculturalist caste. Beg was brought up in Mughal homes, for the most part in Jalalabad
Jalalabad
Jalalabad , formerly called Adinapour, as documented by the 7th century Hsüan-tsang, is a city in eastern Afghanistan. Located at the junction of the Kabul River and Kunar River near the Laghman valley, Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province. It is linked by approximately of highway with...
, Khanpur
Khanpur
Khanpur is a city and Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District of Bahawalpur Division, in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. According to the census of 1998, the city population was 117,764 with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. As of in 2009, it is around 156,152....
and Bajvara in the Jalandhar Doab.
Beg was placed as the in-charge of the Doabs by the Afghans, but later allied himself with the Sikhs
Misl
Misl generally refers to the twelve sovereign states in the Sikh Confederacy. The states formed a commonwealth that was described by Antoine Polier as an "aristocratic republic"...
and the Marathas. His life is described in an unpublished Persian manuscript Ahwal-i-Dina Beg Khan. Beg died, apparently of colic, on 10 September 1758.
Further reading
- Gupta, Hari Ram, History of the Sikhs, vol. II. Delhi, 1978
- Gandhi, Surjit Singh, Struggle of the Sikhs for Sovereignty. Delhi, 1980
- Bhagat Singh, Sikh Polity. Delhi, 1978