Singh Krora Misl

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The Singh Krora or Karorsinghia Misl, also known as the Panjgarhia Misl, was a Sikh misl.[1]

History[edit]

Sirdar Karora Singh Virk, resident of Barki (district Lahore) was the first chief of this Misl; earlier, Karora Singh was the deputy of the jatha led by Sirdar Sham Singh of village Narli (district Lahore); after the death of Sham Singh in 1739, Sirdar Karam Singh Uppal (of village Pechgarh) became the chief of this Jatha; he too died in early days of 1748 and Karora Singh became the chief of the Jatha.[2]

In March 1748, when the Misls were formed, his jatha became a Misl; then this jatha came to known as Karorsinghia Misl. Karora Singh had the command of 7-8 thousand horsemen; his first possessions were Hariana and Sham Churasi (in Hoshiarpur district); Karora Singh died in the Battle of Taravari in 1761.

Karora Singh was succeeded by Baghel Singh Dhaliwal of Jhabal (district Amritsar); Baghel Singh was fond of adventures; he left the Majha area and launched his actions in Karnal, Saharanpur and other areas of Gang-Doab; he was one of those five generals who unfurled blue Khalsa flag on Red Fort at Delhi on 11 March 1783.

Baghel Singh had an army of thirty thousand soldiers; the ground where his army used to pitch its tents is still known as Tees Hazari (literally: associated with thirty thousands). Baghel Singh died in 1802; he was succeeded by his wife Rattan Kaur.

Leaders[edit]

No. Name

(Birth–Death)

Portrait Reign Ref.
1 Sham Singh
(died 1739)
? – 1739 [3]
2 Karam Singh ? ? [3]
3 Karora Singh
(died 1761)
? ? – 1761 [3]
4 Baghel Singh
(died 1802)
1761 – 1802 [3]
5 (disputed) Jodh Singh
(born 1751)
Sukhu Singh ? 1802 – ? [3]
6 Rattan Kaur
(died 1848)
? ? – 1848 [3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-19-975655-1.
  2. ^ Copyrights reserved, Karorsinghia Misl. "Misls & Maharaja (1799-1860)".
  3. ^ a b c d e f Singh, Bhagat (1993). "Chapter 13 - The Karorsinghia Misal". A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Patiala Punjabi University. pp. 175–185.

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