Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia | |
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 Portrait of Sardar Lehna Singh Majithia, ca.1830 | |
| Died | 1854 Banaras (modern-day Varanasi) |
| Known for | Sikh polymath: scientist, inventor, architect, engineer, mechanic, writer, warrior, and statesman |
| Title | Administrator (Nazim) of Amritsar Governor (Nazim) of Kangra and Hill Districts |
| Children | Dyal Singh Majithia |
| Parent | Desa Singh Majithia (father) |
| Relatives | Gujar Singh (brother) Ranjodh Singh Majithia (younger half-brother) |
| Family | Majithia |
| Honours | Kasir-ul-Iktidar (Chief of Exalted Dignity) Hasam-ud-Aula (the Sword of the State) |
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Lehna Singh Majithia (died 1854), also romanized as Lahina or Lahna, was a polymath, inventor, warrior, and statesman.[1][2] He had an interest in statecraft, architecture, mathematics, astronomy, firearms, mechanics, languages, art, and ordnance.[3] Lehna Singh was the father of famous businessman and philanthropist, Dyal Singh Majithia.
- ^ Singh, T. Sher. "This Needs Research - V: Who Was Lehna Singh Majithia?". www.sikhchic.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Desa Singh Majithia". The Sikh Encyclopedia. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
Desa Singh died in 1832, and was succeeded in all his estates and honours by his eldest son, Lahina Singh Majithia.
- ^ "Lot 196: The Sikh polymath, inventor, soldier and statesman, Lehna Singh Majithia (d. 1854), riding past a walled city, possibly Lahore, besides a flowing river". Bonhams. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.