Mangal Singh Ramgarhia

Sardar Bawaqar Mangal Singh Ramgarhia (1800–1879) was a Sikh veteran of the First and Second Anglo-Sikh wars who served as the manager of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht, as a sarbarah appointed by the British Raj from 1862 to 1879. He held the title of "Sardar-i-Bawaqar" (the Sardar with Prestige).

Biography Mangal Singh was the son of Diwan Singh and grandson of Tara Singh Ramgarhia, brother of the Sikh leader Jassa Singh Ramgarhia. He was heir to some of the estates of Jassa Singh's son Jodh Singh. In 1834, he was sent to Peshawar to command 400 foot soldiers and 110 sawars (cavalrymen) of the old Ramgarhia clan. There, under Tej Singh and Hari Singh Nalwa, he fought in the Battle of Jamrud in April 1837.

Honours Sarbarah of Darbar Sahib and the Akal Takht (1862–1879) Honorary Magistrate of Amritsar (1862-1879) Member of Vice-Regal Durbar (1864) Companions of the Star of India (1876)