What Relgion Was Diwan Mohkam Chand?

[kalaakaaraH]

what relgion was diwan mohkam Chand, he was a general in maharaja ranjit singhs army, I was just reading about the battle of attock and events related, very impressive! is it fair to say that Kashmir and Jammu are in india/Pakistan simply due to the Sikh empire, even the Kohinoor, well... was lol

I actually had never herd of him before! many Sikh figures have disappeared over time, its a shame...

[Jonny101]

It seems he might have been a Punjabi Hindu, Khatri by caste. A brave general who did a lot of service for the Sikh kingdom and deserves to be remembered. Back then there was no conflict between Punjabi Hindus and Sikhs. Differences only arose when that devil Dayanand Sarasvati came to Punjab and began to poison the hearts and minds of the Punjabi Hindus against the Sikhs by creating his Arya Samaj movement. During the Sikh revival movement i.e. Singh Sabha, all Punjabi hindus would have become Sikhs had the Arya Samaj not been in Punjab.

[kalaakaaraH]

It seems he might have been a Punjabi Hindu, Khatri by caste. A brave general who did a lot of service for the Sikh kingdom and deserves to be remembered. Back then there was no conflict between Punjabi Hindus and Sikhs. Differences only arose when that devil Dayanand Sarasvati came to Punjab and began to poison the hearts and minds of the Punjabi Hindus against the Sikhs by creating his Arya Samaj movement. During the Sikh revival movement i.e. Singh Sabha, all Punjabi hindus would have become Sikhs had the Arya Samaj not been in Punjab.

oh ok, yeah he certainly sounds brave and seems to have contributed a lot. warriors like him, deserve to be remembered. im surprised that other than maharaja ranjit singh himself, not much information is available on the generals who pretty much kept the empire up and running, no books nothing! oh ok il look into dayanand sarasvati, thanks

[13Mirch]

He was a Gujrati Hindu under the employ of the Bhangis. It is said he later became a Sikh.

oh ok, yeah he certainly sounds brave and seems to have contributed a lot. warriors like him, deserve to be remembered. im surprised that other than maharaja ranjit singh himself, not much information is available on the generals who pretty much kept the empire up and running, no books nothing! oh ok il look into dayanand sarasvati, thanks

Captain Amrinder Singh's 'The Last Sunset' does cover the finer points.

what relgion was diwan mohkam Chand, he was a general in maharaja ranjit singhs army, I was just reading about the battle of attock and events related, very impressive! is it fair to say that Kashmir and Jammu are in india/Pakistan simply due to the Sikh empire, even the Kohinoor, well... was lol

I actually had never herd of him before! many Sikh figures have disappeared over time, its a shame...

Mokham Chand was a brilliant general. Only Ranjit Singh bested him in strategy.

[HSingh0123]

Mohkam Chand Nayyar was not a gujrati hindu. He was a Punjabi Khatri born in city of Gujrat in Punjab.

[Taran1]

On 7/18/2014 at 7:37 PM, kalaakaaraH said:

oh ok, yeah he certainly sounds brave and seems to have contributed a lot. warriors like him, deserve to be remembered. im surprised that other than maharaja ranjit singh himself, not much information is available on the generals who pretty much kept the empire up and running, no books nothing! oh ok il look into dayanand sarasvati, thanks

Hi, yes there were many great generals and figures in the sikh empire including Europeans! I’d recommend “The history of the Sikhs Volume V” by Hari Ram Gupta. It is focused on Ranjit singh but goes into some detail about other figures and their contribution 

[KNAYYAR]

Diwan Mohkam Chand Nayyar was Hindu Punjabi Khatri. He is my great great great grandfather. My father & grandfather told me about his bravery and accomplishments. I was able to verify this ancestry lineage from Bahis in Haridwar being managed by our Kul-Purohit.

Anyone who believes in Shri Guru Granth Sahib's teachings is a Sikh ( a disciple/ student). Including myself, majority of Hindus in the world are also Sikhs as they believe in these teachings. They are not necessarily Singhs who should be wearing 5 Ks- Kanga (a comb), Kacha (cotton shorts worn under the clothes), Kara (a steel bracelet), Kesh (uncut hair), Kirpan (steel sword).

[Aviator11367]

I hail from his family