Lehna Singh Bhangi

Lehna Singh Bhangi (died September 1797, his first name is alternatively spelt as Lahina or Lahna) was one of the triumvirate rulers of Lahore during the late 18th century.

Biography

He was born into a Kahlon Jat family to a father named Dargaha. After a conflict with his biological father, he ran away from home and came across Gurbakhsh Singh of the Bhangi Misl at the village of Roranwala. Gurbakhsh Singh, who was without a male issue, adopted Lehna Singh. Later on 16 April 1765, alongside Gujjar Singh Bhangi of the Bhangi Misl and Sobha Singh of the Kahnhaiya Misl, They did not plunder the city after conquering it as it was the birthplace of Guru Ram Das, the fourth guru of the Sikhs. He and the two other sardars reoccupied the city of Lahore after Ahmad Shah left for Afghanistan. He lived in the citadel at Lahore Fort, and is also recorded as having a house and military cantonment in the area known as Shadman and Shah Jamal, but his house was subsequently knocked down to build the Lahore Central Jail. He ruled the city for 32 years until his death in September 1797, then the city was ruled by his son Chet from whom Maharaja Ranjit Singh, who was a distant relation, took the city in 1799.