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The Sukerchakia Misl was one of twelve Sikh misls in Punjab during the 18th century, concentrated in Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts in western Punjab (in modern-Pakistan) and ruled from (1752–1801).
Sep 3, 2010 · The Sukerchakia Misl was one of 11 Sikh Misls in Punjab during the 18th century. Misl is a term which originated in the eighteenth century history of the Sikhs to describe a unit or brigade of Sikh warriors and the territory acquired by it in the course of its campaign of conquest following the weakening of the Mughal authority in the country.
The Sukerchakia Misl was born out of Singhpuria Misl and it was one of the twelve Sikh Misls in Punjab during the 18th century concentrated in Gujranwala & Hafizabad district of western Punjab. They ruled from 1752 to 1801.
A standard cavalryman was armed with a spear, matchlock, and scimitar. How the armies of the Sikh Misls received payment varied with the leadership of each Misl. The most prevalent system of payment was the ‘Fasalandari’ system; soldiers would receive payment every six months at the end of harvest.
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Misl generally refers to the Jatha/Tribe of the sovereign states of the Sikh Confederacy, that rose during the 18th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. The Misls formed a commonwealth that was described by Antoine Polier as an “aristocratic republic”.
The Sikh Confederacy is a description of the political structure, of how all the barons' chiefdoms interacted with each other politically together in Punjab. Although misls varied in strength, the use of primarily light cavalry with a smaller amount heavy cavalry was uniform throughout all of the Sikh misls.
This chapter discusses the rise of the Sukerchakia misl, beginning with the ancestors of Ranjit Singh. Badh Singh was responsible for laying down the fortunes of the Sukerchakia; it is believed that he was baptised by Guru Gobind.
Jun 29, 2018 · After Maha Singh’s death, Ranjit Singh became the head of the Sukerchakia misl. He was all of 10 years. Sada Kaur, with help from Ranjit Singh’s uncle Dal Singh, soon started exerting...
Sep 28, 2020 · The Sukerchakia misl was among the smallest of the 12 Sikh warrior-bands that fought off Mughal supremacy and Afghan invasions to dominate the Punjabi landscape by the end of the 18th century. After the untimely death of his father, Ranjit Singh became chief of the Sukerchakias at the tender age of 10; by his mid-twenties, he would be well on ...
