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KHUSHAL SINGH SINGHPURIA


Sirdar Khushal Singh (? – 1795), was the son of Bhai Dan Singh (the brother of Nawab Kapur Singh). In 1753, Nawab Kapur Singh died hire-less. His nephew Sirdar Khushal Singh succeeded him. Khushal Singh added the territory of Behrampur and Nurpur to the estate of the Singhpuria Misl. In 1759, he and Sirdar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia killed Bishambhar Das (the minister of Adina Beg) and captured Jullundur. Later, he captured the territory of Haibatpur and Patti. In 1764, he joined the other Misls in attack on Sirhind. After the victory over Sirhind, he was given the territory of Bharatgarh, Ghanauli, Manauli etc. In the later years of his life, he built a bazaar at Amritsar. It was known as Katra Singhpurian, after the name of the Misl. He died in 1795. His son Budh Singh succeeded him. At that time the Misl had its rule over Jullundur, Manauli, Ghanauli, Bharatgarh, Bulandgarh, Haibatpur, Patti, Nurpur, Behrampur, Aadampur, Banga, Bela, Banur, Abohar etc. The annual yield was about two lakh in the Bari Doab area, one lakh in the Bist Doab area and about 50 thousand in the area around Sirhind. In 1811, Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured the territory of the Bari and Bist Doab areas.

(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)