Singhpuria Misl

Singhpuria Misl ਸਿੰਘਪੁਰੀਆ ਮਿਸਲ Singhpurī'ā Misal
1733–1816
Faizulpuria Misl within the Sikh Confederacy
Capital	Jalandhar
Common language	Punjabi
Religion	Sikhism (rulers) Islam Hinduism
Misldar
• 1733–1753	Kapur Singh
• 1753–1795	Khushal Singh
• 1795–1816	Buddh Singh
Historical era	Early modern period
• Established	1733
• Disestablished	1816
Preceded by Succeeded by Mughal Empire Durrani Empire Sikh Empire Cis-Sutlej states (British India)
Today part of	Pakistan India

Singhpuria Misl, also known as the Faizulpuria Misl ^[1] , was one of the twelve misls of the Sikh Confederacy. ^[2] It founded by the Sikh warrior Nawab Kapur Singh, who was born in1697 and later became a prominent Dal Khalsa leader. ^[3] The misl took its original name from a village Faizullapur in Amritsar and then changed the name of the village to Singhpura, with the misl eventually following.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

The misl was founded by Jats. ^[2] Nawab Kapur Singh, a leader of the misl and its founder, fought many battles. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

Territory

The misl originated from Faizalpur near Amritsar. ^[2] The Faizulpuria Misl controlled areas along the right-bank of the Beas river and on both banks of the Sutlej, controlling settlements such as Ludhiana, Jalandar, Nurpur, and northwestern Ambala. ^[6] They Faizulpurias held territory in the Jalandhar Doab and accepted tributes from the Delhi region. ^[2]

Leaders

No.	Name	Portrait	References
1	Nawab Kapur Singh		[5] [2]
2	Khushal Singh		[2]
3	Budh Singh		[2]

References

1. Chhabra, G. S. (1972). "Chapter 1: The Ancestors of Maharaja Ranjit Singh". Advanced History of the Punjab: Ranjit Singh & post Ranjit Singh period. Advanced History of the Punjab. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New Academic Publishing Company. pp. 1–13.
2. Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford University Press. pp. 60–61. ISBN   978-0-19-975655-1.
3. Singha, Dr H. S. (2005). Sikh Studies. Hemkunt Press. p. 25. ISBN   978-81-7010-258-8.
4. Punjab (India) (1987). Punjab District Gazetteers: Rupnagar. Controller of Print. and Stationery. p. 77.
5. Markovits, Claude (1 January 2002). A History of Modern India, 1480-1950. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN   978-93-5266-745-1.
6. Herrli, Hans (2004). "The Sikh Misls". The Coins of the Sikhs (2nd ed.). Munshiram Manoharlal. pp. 11–13. ISBN   9788121511322.