Bhangi Misl

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Bhangi Misl was one of the major 18th-century Sikh confederacies in Punjab, known for its significant military power and territorial control before the rise of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

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Bhangi Misl canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh confederacy
Sikh misl
activeInCentury 18th century
alliedWith other Sikh misls
conflictWith Afghan Durrani Empire
linked to: Durrani Empire

Mughal remnants in Punjab
controlledCity Amritsar
Gujranwala
Lahore
Multan
Sialkot
controlledTerritory Central Punjab
linked to: central Punjab

Parts of Doaba region
Parts of Majha region
Parts of Malwa region
declineCause rise of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
ethnicComposition Sikhs
linked to: Sikh people
followedBy Sikh Empire
foundedBy Bhag Singh
governanceType confederate chieftaincy
hasCapital Amritsar
knownFor control of Amritsar
control of Lahore before Ranjit Singh
large artillery
military power
territorial expansion
language Punjabi
leader Ganda Singh Bhangi
Gujjar Singh Bhangi
Hari Singh Bhangi
Jhanda Singh Bhangi
Lehna Singh Bhangi
locatedIn Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

Punjab
Punjab region
linked to: Punjab
lostCity Amritsar
Lahore
lostCityTo Maharaja Ranjit Singh
militaryStrength heavy artillery
large cavalry
namedAfter habit of consuming bhang
numberOfMisls one of twelve major Sikh misls
partOf Sikh Confederacy
partOfHistoricalPeriod Sikh Confederacy era
linked to: Sikh Confederacy
politicalStatus autonomous Sikh state
precededBy early Sikh warrior bands
religion Sikhism
usedWeapon cannons

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Maha Singh conflict Bhangi Misl
Misls notableConstituentUnit Bhangi Misl
Kanheya Misl rivalOf Bhangi Misl
Khalsa misls hasPart Bhangi Misl