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Misl

Sikh Misl
ਸਿੱਖ ਮਿਸਲ
1716–1799


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Anthem
Deg Tegh Fateh
Capital Amritsar
Languages
Government Aristocratic Republic
Jathedar
 •  1716–1733 Baba Darbara Singh, Chhajja Singh Dhillon
 •  1733–1748 Nawab Kapur Singh
 •  1748–1783 Sultan-ul-Quam Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
History
 •  Death of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur 1716
 •  Maharaja Ranjit Singh unites the misls into the Sikh Empire 1799
Currency Nanakshahi
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Durrani Empire
Mughal Empire
Maratha Empire
Sikh Empire
Today part of  India

 Pakistan



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 Pakistan

Misl generally refers to the sovereign states of the Sikh Confederacy that rose during the 18th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.

The misls formed a commonwealth that was described by Antoine Polier as an "aristocratic republic".

Although the misls were unequal in strength, and each misl attempted to expand its territory and access to resources at the expense of others, they acted in unison in relation to other states.

The misls held meetings of their legislature, the Sarbat Khalsa in Amritsar.

In order to withstand the persecution of Shah Jahan and other Mughal rulers, several of the later Sikh Gurus established military forces and fought the Mughal Empire and Hindu hill chiefs in the early and middle Mughal-Sikh Wars.


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