Why Maharaja Ranjit Singh Sent Force To Confiscate Property Of Hari Singh Nalwa After His Death?

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Gulab Singh was the general in Mahraja Ranjit Singh's army. He belonged to Baba Deep Singh jees family and was from pahowind (amritsar).

This below quote is from old tribune india news.. It is confusing me a lot as i don't understand why Ranjit wanted Hari Singh Nalwa's property.. even after he died for his raj?? is this true? or distorted story by some indian author?

In 1837, Gulab Singh was sent to Gujranwala by Maharaja Ranjit Singh with the orders to confiscate the property of Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, who had been killed at Peshawar. His sons were fighting about the succession of their father. Gulab Singh drove Arjun Singh and Punjab Singh out of their fortified house and threatened to hang the former.

When Sher Singh, a son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh became the king, Arjun Singh seeking revenge attacked and burnt Povind where Gulab Singh resided.

The general fearing for his life fled to Jammu where he remained for sometime under the protection of Raja Gulab Singh.

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King is the owner of all land. the jagir always belonged to Ranjit Singh, hari singh was only enjoying the benefits as an officer of the King.

In the times of Mughals whenever a noble died all his property, wealth, riches and even cattle were confiscated by the crown automatically.

[BhForce]

As a general note, it is said by some that Mahraja Ranjit Singh purposely sent Hari Singh Nalwa to be killed by "friendly fire" in his last battle.

This is because Hari Singh Nalwa reminded the Maharaja that his kingdom was not his personal fief, but rather the property of the entire Khalsa community, who had all sacrificed in the battles of the 1700s to come to a point where a Raj could be established. Therefore, he should hand over the reins of his reign to a council of Five Singhs.

The Maharaja accepted the principal of Khalsa supremacy to a point (on a de jure basis, one could say) in that he accepted the sovereignty of Akal Takhat and Akali Phoola Singh and also styled his government and himself as Sarkar-i-Khalsa (Government of the Khalsa). But when someone dared to say that the de jure arrangement should be made de facto, it is said he had him (Nalwa) killed.