[10] Around the age of fourteen Akali Phula Singh's mother also passes away leaving him with the dying wishes of being virtuous, upholding dharma, helping the poor, serving the Panth, in the heart being at the refuge of the Guru, being unaffected by Moh, being a role model on the battlefield, and following the footsteps of his ancestors.
[11] This had a great impact on Akali Phula Singh who then gave away his land and his possessions to the poor[12] to start to live the life of a Nihang Saint Soldier.
He became very close to Akali Naina Singh's jatha at Anandpur Sahib where he completed his martial arts training and fought many battles.
[18] Seeing Akali Phula Singh's high character and dedication, the Sangat made him the Jathedar of the Akal Takht which was initiated by the Panj Pyare.
Akali Phula Singh saw this and was saddened by the event and right when the battle was imminent he intervened between the two Sikh forces in the middle of the battlefield.
Kasur falls in fairly close proximity to Lahore and there were many Pathan-Sikh wars fought earlier between the two neighbouring empires.
After begging for mercy Maharaja Ranjit Singh forgave him and give the Nawab a jagir of land at Mamdot,[27] near the Sutlej River and Lahore.
The army of about 100 Muslim soldiers began beating their breasts to the chants of "Hassan, Hussein, Ali" and making much noise as they came near the Harmindar Sahib complex where Akali Phula Singh and his jatha were staying.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh heard of the battle going on and arrived however he could not stop the rowdy Nihangs and it was after some time that the violence quelled.
Akali Phula Singh killed and wounded a large amount of the Muslims and made them apologize and agree to not make noise near the Gurdwara again.
[37] Around 1799 Akali Phula Singh arrived at Damdama Sahib for maintenance of Gurdwaras in the area and the starting of Gurbani recitation samagam.
[42] Akali Phula Singh did not like that Maharajah Ranjit Singh replaced the Bani (Language) and Bana (Clothing) of the traditional Sikh appearance blessed by the Sikh gurus, as the national army military drills were now being done in French and the traditional Bana dress was replaced with European clothing.
Akali Phula Singh got into conflict with the Dogra courtiers and Brahmin officials and blamed them for causing distress and damage to Sikh Government.
The British sent an order to Akali Phula Singh and wanted him to send back the prince so he could be arrested or else prepare for war.
[48] However, when the army arrived each soldier refused their orders and refrained to proceed with the action out of respect for Akali Phula Singh.
[51] The last battle of 1818 is of prime significance when Muzaffar Khan again stopped paying taxes and finally flew the Jihad flag against Khalsa and called the Muslims of the adjoining territories of help.
At a time of rest Sadhu Singh Akali dashed near a breach in the wall killed the Pathan guards and entered the fort.
Upon the assassination of Fateh Khan and the civil disruption that evaded the Kabul region Maharaja Ranjit Singh took advantage of the situation and advanced his army to Attock in October 1818.
[64] In 1819 upon hearing the news of the Kashmir people under distress from Pandit Birbal Dhar Ranjit, Singh decided to invade the region.
After a short battle Aziz Khan submitted to the Sikh forces and gave directions and information about the Kashmir region for their upcoming expedition.
The Nihangs played a special role in this battle and after trekking through rough terrain and leaving their horses behind the Akali jatha reached Bayram Gela.
Chenkhar Khan and his soldiers were arrested and after taking complete control of the fort, the Akalis left the area, leaving a few Singhs stationed behind.
[68] From the town of Saria Ali the Sikhs learned Jabbardast Khan gathered an army of 5,000 Afghani Soldiers and blocked of the route to Shopian.
[71] After the victory in Kashmir Maharaja Ranjit Singh had a Deep Mala of the entire city of Amritsar for three days and elaborate markets were set up.
Ranjit Singh got an opportunity to try to takeover the Pathan capital in 1818 after finding the Afghan frontier left open during the civil war and murder of Wazir Fateh Khan, the ruler of the Peshawar region.
Mohammad Azim Khan also destroyed the boat bridge at Attock so Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his army would not be able to cross.
In the Uoper Desh region after severe hand-to-hand combat Akali Phula Singh was wounded in the leg so he came back to fight on a horse.
The Sikhs chased away any surviving enemies and after winning the battle the news of Akali Phula Singhs death spread around the army.
He was a strict follower of Amrit Vela and the Sri Guru Granth Sahib and paid high importance to do Asa Ki Var daily.
[89] The total land attached to Akali Phula Singh Burj was originally over 13 acres but now that number has been greatly reduced.