Diwan Mokham Chand
Ranjit Singh's leading general in the early conquests, victor over the Afghans at Attock in 1813.
Mokham Chand was born around 1750 at Kunjah near Gujrat, a Khatri, and served the Bhangi chiefs before joining Ranjit Singh in 1806.
He became the Maharaja's most important general in the early years of expansion. He commanded at the conquest of the Phillaur region and in the campaigns against the hill states and Kangra in 1809, and in 1813 he won the decisive victory over the Afghan army of Wazir Fateh Khan at Attock, the first great Sikh victory over the Afghans in open battle.
He fell ill in the Kashmir campaign of 1814 and died that year. His grandson Ram Dyal and son Moti Ram continued the family's service.
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Sher-e-Punjab, the Lion of Punjab. United the misls into the Sikh Empire, ruled from Lahore for forty years and covered the Harmandir Sahib in gold.
Commander-in-chief of the Sikh army on the north-west frontier. Governed Kashmir and Peshawar and died holding Jamrud against the Afghans.