Singhpuria Misl was founded by the Sikh warrior

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, a

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who was born in 1697 and later became a prominent Khalsa leader. The misl took its original name from a village

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and then changed the name of the village to Singhpura, with the misl eventually following. Following are its heads: *Nawab Kapur Singh *

Khushal Singh Khushal Singh Virk was the second chief of Singhpuria Misl from 1753 to 1795, extending its territory on both sides of the Sutlej River. His 'acquired' lands included Jalandhar, Nurpur, Bahrampur, Patti and Bharatgarh. Jalandhar doab and ...

*Budh Singh

Events

Nawab Kapur Singh fought many battles. The

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was a turning point of Singhpuria Misl. After the fall of Sirhind a considerable portion of present-day

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came under the Singhpuria Misl. By 1769, the Singpuria Misl had the following territories in its possession:- Some parts of the districts of Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur in

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, 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.

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