Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive1882–1926 · evidence-first digital heritage

Claim record · DOS-I.5

Circumstances of death

B Well supported Life contested

He died in British custody in Lahore on 17 July 1926, still a prisoner. The reported cause was a heart attack; some accounts subsequently questioned the circumstances.

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Evidence

Tier
B Well supported In one reference work, or in multiple independent press accounts, uncontested. Published as a plain statement.
Sources
The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism — entry “Tejā Siṅgh Samundrī (1882–1926)”, Piar Singh, in Harbans Singh (ed.); Teja Singh Samundri (Punjabi biography), Dr Piar Singh
Contested
The precise prison location and the full circumstances are not settled by primary evidence.
Open question
OQ-2
Reviewed
· PROJECT CONTROL STATE v1 §A1.7; Master Research Dossier Part II §21

Connections

Places
Lahore
Chronology
17 July 1926 — Dies in custody in Lahore, aged 44
Open questions
OQ-2 — Where was he held at the time of his death — the contested choice between Lahore Fort and Lahore Central Jail?
Related claims
Place of custody at death X
Questions raised about the circumstances of death C
Referenced by
Questions raised about the circumstances of death C

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Chicago
“Circumstances of death (claim DOS-I.5).” Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive. Reviewed September 10, 2026. https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/death-formulation/.
MLA
“Circumstances of death (claim DOS-I.5).” Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive, September 10, 2026, https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/death-formulation/.
Plain text
Circumstances of death (claim DOS-I.5) — Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive — https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/death-formulation/ (page last reviewed 2026-09-10)
BibTeX
@misc{tssclaimsdeathformulation2026,
  title = {Circumstances of death (claim DOS-I.5)},
  howpublished = {Teja Singh Samundri Digital Heritage Archive},
  year = {2026},
  month = {sep},
  url = {https://tejasinghsamundri.org/claims/death-formulation/},
  note = {Page last reviewed 2026-09-10}
}
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