Sardar Hari Singh Dhillon (died 1765) was an 18th century Jat Sikh warrior and the chief of

Bhangi Misl The Bhangi Misl ( Punjabi pronunciation: ə̃˨ŋɡiː mɪsəl was a large and most powerful Sikh Misl headquartered was in Amritsar. It was founded in the early 18th century by Sardar Chhajja Singh Dhillon,Sikh History (2004)"The Bhangi ...

. During the formation of the

Dal Khalsa (Sikh army) Dal Khalsa was the name of the combined forces of 12 Sikh misls that operated in the 18th century (1735–1780) in the Punjab region. History Mughal rule of Punjab The religion of Sikhism began at the time of the conquest of Northern India by ...

he was acknowledged as leader of Taruna Dal, he was made chief of

, the most powerful of all

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Early life

Hari Singh Dhillon was the nephew and the adopted son of

Bhuma Singh Dhillon Sardar Bhuma Singh Dhillon (died 1746) was a royal Sikh warrior of the 18th century in Punjab and the second leader of the Bhangi Misl succeeding Sardar Chhajja Singh. Sardar Bhuma Singh was a Dhillon Jat of the village of Hung, near Badhni in p ...

, the founder of the Bhangi Misl, his father Bhup Singhwas Zamindar of Patoh near Wadni. After the death of Bhuma Singh he succeeded him as a chief of the Bhangi Misl.

Military career

He set up his headquarters in Gilwali, a village in

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. In 1762 after the

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he attacked Kot Khwaja Saeed, the Governor of

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seizing a large amount of arms and ammunition from Saeed. In 1763 he sacked

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, along with

Jassa Singh Ramgarhia Jassa Singh Ramgarhia (1723–1803) was a prominent Sikh leader during the period of the Sikh Confederacy. He was the founder of the Ramgarhia Misl, Early life Jassa Singh Ramgarhia was born into a Sikh family with surname Bhambra in 172 ...

and

Jai Singh Kanhaiya Jai Singh Kanhaiya (1712–1793) was the founder and leader of the Kanhaiya Misl until his death. His daughter-in-law, Sada Kaur succeeded him in the leadership of the '' misl''. Early life Jai Singh was born in the village of Kahna, 21 km ...

.Singha,Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Patiala, India:Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. In 1764 he advanced towards Multan. At first he sacked

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, Multan was ravaged and then he crossed the

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river, received tributes from Baluchi Chiefs in the districts of

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. On his return to Gilwali he plundered

Jhang Jhang (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ur, ), ) is the capital city of Jhang District, in the central portion of the province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Situated on the east bank of the Chenab river, it is the List of most populous c ...

Sialkot Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...

Chiniot Chiniot (Urdu and pa, ) is a city and the administrative headquarter of Chiniot District in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the river Chenab, it is the 28th largest city of Pakistan. It is also known for its intrica ...

and made the

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ruler, Ranjit Deo, his tributary.

Death and succession

He died in 1765 in battle against

Ala Singh Ala Singh Sidhu-Brar (1691–1765) was the first king of the princely state of Patiala. He was born in 1691 at Phul, in present-day Bathinda district of the Punjab, in Jat sikh family to Chaudhary Ram Singh of Phulkian Misl. His father had six c ...

. According to Kushwaqt Rae Hari Singh was poisoned to death and was succeeded by his son,

Jhanda Singh Dhillon ''Maharaja'' Jhanda Singh Dhillon (died 1774) was a Jat Sikh warrior of the late 18th century. Moreover, he was Maharaja of Amritsar, Lahore, Multan, Chiniot, Jhang, Bhera, Rawalpindi, Hasan Abdal, Sialkot and Gujrat. Under Jhanda Singh's lead ...

References

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Early life

Military career

Death and succession

See also

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