Misls of the Sikh Confederacy |
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Phulkian Misl · Ahluwalia Misl · Bhangi Misl · Kanhaiya Misl · Ramgarhia Misl · Singhpuria Misl · Panjgarhia Misl · Nishanwalia Misl · Sukerchakia Misl · Dallewalia Misl · Nakai Misl · Shaheedan Misl |
The Kanhaiya Misl was founded by the Sandhu Jats.[1]
Jai Singh Sandhu (son of Khushal Singh) of the village Kanha (district Lahore) was the founder of this Misl; hence the misl came to known as Kanhaiya Misl; another founder leader of this Misl was Amar Singh of Kingra village. Jai Singh and his brother Jhanda Singh had got initiation from the jatha of (Nawab) Kapur Singh; when all the Sikh Jathas were organised into 11 Misls, Jai Singh’s jatha was named as Kanhaiya Misl.
Haqiqat Singh, Jeewan Singh, Tara Singh and Mehtab Singh (all four from village Julka, about 6 km from village Kanha) too were senior generals of this Misl.
In the battle of 1754, Jhanda Singh (brother of Jai Singh) died; after this Jai Singh married the widow of Jhanda Singh. Jai Singh was an adventurous general; he attacked areas around Pathankot and captured a lot of territory including Pathankot, Hajipur, Datarpur, Sujanpur and Mukerian; in 1770, he captured a large tract of Jammu State from its Hindu Dogra rulers.
References
- ^ "Kanhaiya misl of Sandhu Jats". Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
Further reading
- Gupta, Hari Ram (2011). "KANHAIYĀ MISL". In Singh, Harbans (ed.). The encyclopaedia of Sikhism: Volume III (3rd ed.). Punjabi University. pp. 102–103. ISBN 978-8-17-380349-9. OCLC 888565644.
- Siṅgha, Bhagata (1993). "The Kanaihya Misal". A History of the Sikh Misals. Punjabi University. pp. 149–174. OCLC 622730722.