Nishanwalia Misl

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Nishanwalia Misl
Sikh Akali flag.svg
CapitalAmbala and Shahbad (initial)
Zira (later)
Common languagePunjabi
Religion
GovernmentMisl
Misldar 
 1748-1767
Dasaundha Singh Shergill
 1767-1774
Sangat Singh Shergill
 
Lal Singh and Gurbakhsh Singh
 
Mohar Singh, Kapur Singh, and Anup Singh
 
Daya Kaur
LegislatureSarbat Khalsa
Today part ofIndia

The Nishanwalia Misl, also spelt as Nishananvali Misl, was a Sikh misl. [1] [2] The Misl ws founded by Dasaundha Singh Shergill a leader of Tarna Dal. The misl was ruled by the Shergill Jats. [3]

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History

The leaders of this Misl used to carry the blue nishans (the flags) of the Sikh army during the battles; hence their name become Nishanwalia. [4] [5] The misl which was responsible for bearing the Nishan Sahib was the Nishanwalia Misl, named after this role. [6] The Nishanwalia Misl also was responsible for appointing the flag-bearers for the other misls. [6] The role assigned to carry the flag in procession was considered an honourable one. [6]

Dasaundha Singh, son of Chowdhry Sahib Rai Shergill, of village Mansurwala (near Kot Issa Khan) was the first chief of this Misl. [7]

The Nishanwalia Misl had strength of twelve thousand soldiers; by 1765, it had captured Ambala, Shahbad-Markanda, Sarai Lashkari Khan, Doraha, Amloh, Zira, Singhanwala and some area around Sahnewal too; Dasaundha Singh died in a battle against Zabita Khan in 1767; he was succeeded by his brother Sangat Singh; Sangat Singh shifted his headquarters from Ambala to Zira where he died in 1774. [8]

Daljit Singh Shergill forefathers also belonged to this misl.

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