Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra

Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra (died 29 September 1844) was the Punjabi Hindu Khatri Diwan (governor) of Lahore and Multan.[1] He was born into a Chopra Khatri family originally from Gujranwala, the region where Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Misl, the Sukerchakias held sway He was a 'Munshi' to Malik Mohan Lal, Subahdar of Multan under the Durranis. Along with Hari Singh Nalwa, he was a top commander in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. As a general under Ranjit Singh, he assisted in wresting the 'subah' (province) of Multan from the Durrani Afghans in 1823, after which he was made Diwan of the region. He instituted improvements in agricultural production through irrigation schemes.

Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra
Diwan Sawan Mal seated holding a lotus.
Born	Gujranwala, Sukerchakia Misl (modern day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	29 September 1844 Multan, Sawan Mal, Sikh Empire (modern day Punjab, Pakistan)
Cause of death	Seriously wounded by an under-trial prisoner
Known for	Sikh statesman
Title	Governor of Multan province (subah) of the Sikh Empire
Term	1821–1844
Successor	Mul Raj Chopra
Parent	Hoshnak Rai Chopra (father)

In 1834, he signed an agreement on behalf of the Maharaja with Sardar Karam Khan, a Mazari warrior respected highly in his tribe as well as in the Sikh Army. Sardar Karam Khan was the younger brother of Mir Bahram Khan, Chief of the Baloch Mazari tribe, thereby ending the long war between the Sikhs and the Mazaris of Rojhan. He was succeeded to the governorship of Multan by his son, Diwan Mulraj Chopra, who was the last ethnic Punjabi to administer Multan.[2]

He died on 29 September 1844 due to wounds inflicted upon him by an under-trial prisoner.[1]