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PHULA SINGH (c. 1761–1823). His original name was Nihang Singh, changed to Phula Singh when he took Khalsa initiation. He was a Jat, son of an attendant at Akal Takhat, and upon joining the Akalis became their most famous leader.
The story of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign cannot be complete without an account of Akali Phula Singh. He was the son of a poor Jat and became an attendant at Akal Bungah1 in the Hari Mandar complex at Amritsar.