Hazrat Ahmad — Page 11
HADHRAT AHMAD 11. Maharaja and performed efficient service on the Kashmir frontier and at other places. ' "During the time of Nao Nihal Singh, Sher Singh and. Darbar, Ghulam Murtaza was continually employed on service. . In 1841 he was sent with General Ventura to Mahadi and Kulu, and in 1843 to Peshawar in command of an infantry regiment. . He distinguished himself in Hazarat at the time of insurrection there; and when the rebellion of 1848 broke out, he remained faithful to his Government and fought on its side. His brother,. Ghulam Muhi-ud-Din, also did good service at this time. When. Bhai Maharaja Singh was marching with his force to Multan to the assistance of Divan Mul Singh, Ghulam Muhi-ud-Din, with other jagirdars, Langar Khan, Sahiwal and Sahib Khan Tiwana, raised the Muhammandan population, and with the force of. Misra Sahib Dayal attacked the rebels and completely defeated them, driving them into the Chenab, where upwards of 600 perished. ' "At annexation the jagirs of the family were resumed but a pension of rupees seven hundred (Rs. 700) was granted to. Ghulam Murtaza and his brother, and they retained their proprietary rights of Qadian and the neighboring villages. The family did excellent service during the mutiny of 1857. Ghulam. Murtza enlisted many men, and his son, Ghulam Kadir, was serving in the force of General Nicholson when that officer destroyed the mutineers of the 46th Native Infantry who had fled from Sialkot, at Trimughat. General Nicholson gave Kadir a certificate stating that in 1857 the Qadian family showed greater loyalty than any other in the district. “Ghulam Murtaza, who was known as a skillful physician, died in 1876, and was succeeded by his son, Ghulam Kadir. . The latter was always active in assisting the local authorities, and possessed many certificates from officers connected with the administration. He served for a time as Superintendent of the Gurdaspur District Office. His only son died in early youth and he adopted his nephew, Sultan Ahmad, who since Ghulam. Kadir's death in 1883 has been regarded as the head of the family. Mirza Sultan Ahmed entered the service of Government as a Naib Tahsildar and is now an Extra Assistant. Commissioner.