Sikh misl

On the day of Vaisakhi, 29 March 1748 AD, the Sikhs gathered at Amritsar to celebrate the festival. A Sarbat Khalsa (a general assembly of the Sikhs) was convened which decided to offer organized resistance to Mughal oppression, and the entire fighting force of the Khalsa was unified into a single body called the Dal Khalsa, under the supreme command of Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia.

The 65 bands of fighters were grouped into 11 Misls or divisions each under its own sardar or chief having a separate name and banner as follows:

(1) Ahluwalia Misl under Jassa Singh Ahluwalia,

(2) Singhpuria Misl(also called Faizulapuria) under Nawab Kapur Singh,

(3) Karorsinghia Misl under Karora Singh,

(4) Nishanavali Misl under Dasaundha Singh,

(5) Shahid Misl under Baba Deep Singh,

(6) Dallevalia misl under Gulab Singh Dallewalia,

(7) Sukkarchakkia Misl under Charhat Singh,

(8) Bhangi Misl under Hari Singh Dhillon,

(9) Kanhaiya Misl under Jai Singh,

(10) Nakai Misl under Sardar Hira Singh,

(11) Ramgarhia Misl under Jassa Singh Ramgarhia.