Gurdawara Nihang Singh and Samadh of Phula Singh Akali.

Gurdawara Nihang Singh and Samadh of Phula Singh Akali..

At Peer Sabaq, Nowshera, KPK

Akali Phula Singh (1 January 1761 – 14 March 1823) was a Akali Nihang Sikh leader. He was a saint soldier of the Khalsa Shaheedan Misl and also a senior general in the Sikh Khalsa Army and commander of the irregular Nihang of the army. He played a role in uniting Sikh misls in Amritsar. He was not afraid of the British who at many times ordered for his arrest but were not successful. During his later years he served for the Sikh Empire as a direct adviser to Maharajah Ranjit Singh. He remained an army general in many famous Sikh battles up until his martyrdom in the battle of Nowshera..