A Journey from Karnal to Mogalchak and back
Chaudhary Thind Singh Mann captured the fort of
Ladia in present-day Karnal and brought fame and fortune to his family. He
fought numerous battles against Sultans of Delhi and emerged victorious in most
of them. Later on, he founded the village of Thedi Kakrsar in Mukhteshwar (Faridkot),
which laid down the foundation of Mann kingdom. Later on one of his descendants,
Ch Bhagmal Singh Mann captured the regions of Naurang Mandi (Pakistan), Dabwali
(Haryana) and Mor Sadarni (Punjab). His grandson distinguished himself as a
great warrior and constructed the fort of Rathi in Patiala. After some years Ch
Kalu Mann built the fort in Ferozepur and earned great fame by becoming the
follower of Guru Har Rai. Ch Kalu Mann was a very fierce warrior, who defeated
the Afghans and captured their strongholds. When the Sidhu Jats invaded his Kingdom,
he fought very bravely, but in the end, he was forced to retreat and lost his
kingdom.
He moved to Jhajjar and founded the village of
Lowa Kalan and died naturally. His descendent Ch Lad Singh was very ambitious
and brave like his Fore-fathers; he collected a force of cavalry and went to Punjab
to restore the lost glory of his family.
In the
year of great Drought and Famine Ch. Lad Singh Left Delhi and moved to a waste
country near Gujjranwala and settled there. There he founded a little Village
of Mann, and he was made headman over a circle of 22 Villages. His office of
Chaudhary remained in the family for many Generations until the Mohammadan
power declined.
Nikka, the fourth descendant from Ch Lad Singh,
found the village of Nikka Mann but it was lost soon due to non-fulfilment
of Government demands, and then Mir Hamza, Governor of Imanabad, gave it to his
brother Mirza Kilab. Kilab later destroyed it and built hard by a new Village
of Mogalchak. The Mann Family purchased it from the descendants of Mirza Kilab
later.
Descendants of Ch. Lad Singh Mann became
renowned warriors and established the estates of Mannawala, Mogalchak, Bhanga.
Now the Mann’s are settled mostly in Fatehgarh
Sahib (Punjab), Karnal and Sirsa.
