Singhpuria Misl

Singhpuria Misl was founded by the great Sikh warrior Chaudhary Nawab Kapur Singh, a Virk Jat. Who was born in 1697 AD. He was the founder of Sighpuria Misl but later he became an esteemed Khalsa leader.[1] This misl got its name from a village Faizullapur in Amritsar and then changed the name of the village to Singhpura, and the misl eventually followed suit and became Singhpuria. Following are its heads:

Singpuria Misl
Regions with significant populations
• India • Pakistan
Languages
Punjabi
Religion
Sikhism
Misls of the Sikh Confederacy
A 1780 map of the Punjab Region shows the relative positions of the Sikh Misls and other states.

Phulkian Misl · Ahluwalia Misl · Bhangi Misl · Kanhaiya Misl · Ramgarhia Misl · Singhpuria Misl · Panjgarhia Misl · Nishanwalia Misl · Sukerchakia Misl · Dallewalia Misl · Nakai Misl ·

Shaheedan Misl

Events

Nawab Kapur Singh was a great warrior. He fought many battles. The Battle of Sirhind (1764) was a turning point of Singhpuria Misl. After the fall of Sirhind a considerable portion of present-day Rupnagar District came under the Singhpuria Misl.[3] These areas included Manauli, Ghanuli, Bharatgarh, Kandhola, Chooni, Machli, Bhareli, Bunga and Bela.

By 1769, the Singpuria Misl had the following territories in its possession:- Some parts of the districts of Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur in Doaba, Kharparkheri and Singhpura in Bari-Doab and Abhar, Adampur, Chhat, Banoor, Manauli Ghanauli, Bharatgarh, Kandhola, Chooni, Machhli Bhareli, Banga, Bela, Attal Garh and some other places in the province of Sirhind.[2]

Detail of the Singhpuria Misl
SN Name Founding Clan Capital Key Leaders Strength in Regular Horseman (1780)[4][5] Misl Period Territory by 1759[6][7] Corresponding Current Area
1. Singhpuria Misl Virk Jat[8] Jalandhar Nawab Kapur Singh 5,000 Singhpura, Amritsar, Sheikhupura etc. Amritsar district, Sheikhupura District, Pakistan

References
  1. Singha, Dr H. S. (2005). Sikh Studies. Hemkunt Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-81-7010-258-8.
  2. Markovits, Claude (2002-01-01). A History of Modern India, 1480-1950. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5266-745-1.
  3. Punjab (India) (1987). Punjab District Gazetteers: Rupnagar. Controller of Print. and Stationery. p. 77.
  4. Griffin, Lepel Henry (1893). Ranjít Singh. Clarendon Press. p. 78.
  5. Bajwa, Sandeep Singh. "Sikh Misals (equal bands)". Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. GUPTA, HARI RAM (1944). TRANS-SATLUJ SIKH. LAHORE: THE MINEVERA BOOK SHOP. p. 3.
  7. Kakshi 2007, p. 163–164
  8. "The Sodhis of Anandpur Sahib". Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
Preceded by:
Baba Darbara Singh
 Nawab Kapur Singh Followed by:
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
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