Nishanwalia Misl | |
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| Status | Misl |
| Capital | Ambala and Shahbad (initial) Zira (later) |
| Common language | Punjabi |
| Religion | |
| Government | Aristocratic republic |
| Misldar | |
• 1748-1767 | Dasaundha Singh Shergill |
• 1767-1774 | Sangat Singh Shergill |
• | Lal Singh and Gurbakhsh Singh |
• | Mohar Singh, Kapur Singh, and Anup Singh |
| Daya Kaur | |
| Legislature | Sarbat Khalsa |
| Today part of | India |
| Misls of the Sikh Confederacy |
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The Nishanwalia Misl, also spelt as Nishananvali Misl, was a Sikh misl.[3][4] The Misl was founded by Dasaundha Singh Shergill a leader of Tarna Dal. The misl was ruled by the Shergill Jats.[5]
- ^ Singh, Harbans (ed.). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: A-D. Vol. 1. Punjabi University. p. 538.
- ^ Kaura, Bhupindara (2000). Status of Women in Sikhism. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. p. 27.
- ^ Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-19-975655-1.
- ^ GUR SHABAD RATNAKAR. Mahan kosh (in Punjabi). Bhai Baljinder Singh.
- ^ Singh, Dr. Bhagat (2009). A History of the Sikh Misals. Punjabi University. p. 169.