Maharaja Jassa Singh was born in 1723 to Giani Bhagwan Singh Bhambra in Ichogill, East of Lahore near Amritsar. Maharaja Jassa Singh was the grandson of Baba Hardas Singh who took Amrit from the hands of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

His father, Bhagwan Singh, had five sons. In 1739 during the invasion of Nadir Shah, Bhagwan Singh saved the life of the governor of Lahore. To reward Bhagwan Singh's bravery the Governor (Khan Bhadur) gave a village to each of his five sons. The villages were Valla, Verka, Sultanwind, Tung and Chubhal all of which are in the district of Amritsar. The village Valla was gifted to the eldest, Jassa Singh.

In 1748 Mir Mannu became Govenor of Punjab and he began atrocities against the Sikhs. He appointed Kaura Mal as his minister. He took control of the provinces and instructed his army to fight the Sikh Misls. The fort of Ram Rauni was besieged by Adina Beg and Mir Mannu. However, Jassa Singh got the siege lifted and rescued the Sikhs trapped within the fort. His fellow Sikh Misl leaders conferred the title of Ramgarhia upon Jassa Singh for his bravery and valour, therefore becoming known as Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia. He lived to the age of 80 years and was a key person in establishing the first Sikh Empire under Sher-e-Panjab Ranjit Singh.

The Sikh community has commissioned the first bronze statue to celebrate the brave and valorous life of Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia and the bravery of the Sikhs of the 18th century. To make this project a reality the international Sikh is humbly requested to make a contribution towards the £100,000 needed of which £65,000 has already been raised.

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