________________
AMAR CHAND SURANA OF BIKANER.
Amar Chand came of a respectable Osval family of Bikaner and rose to distinction during the reign of Maharaja Surat Singh which extended from A. D. 1787 to A D 1828
In A D. 1805 (S. 1861) be was sent in command of an expedition against Zabta Khan, the Khan of Bhattis, whom he attacked and invested in his capital, Bhatner. After having held out for some five months, Zabta Khan surrendered the fort and was allowed to retire with his followers to Rhena In recognition of his services, Amar Chand was made diwan of the state
In A D. 1808 (S 1865) Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur invaded Bikaner. An army composed of his feudal legies under the command of Indraj Singhvi with a brigade of Amir Khan, the scourge of Rajputana, was marched against the ill-fated state Surat Singh also collected a large force and, having put Amar Chand at its head, despatched it to check the progress of the invaders. The opposing armies met at Bapri. After a short but sharp skirmish, which cost him the lives of two hundred soldiers, Amar Chaud retreated back
