List of MISL
List of Misls |
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SN |
Name |
Founding Clan |
Capital |
Key Leaders |
Strength in Regular Horseman (1780) |
Misl Period Territory by 1759 |
Corresponding Current Area |
| 1. | Phulkian Misl | Sidhu Jat Sikh | Patiala Nabha Jind |
Phul Singh Sidhu, Ala Singh and Amar Singhu | 5,000 | Barnala, Bathinda,Sangrur | Patiala, Nabha, Jind,Kaithal, Barnala,Bathinda, Sangrur |
| 2. | Ahluwalia Misl | Kalal/Walia | Kapurthala | Jassa Singh Ahluwalia | 10,000 | Nurmahal,Talwandi,Phagwara, Kana Dhillon. | Jalandhar district,Kapurthala district |
| 3. | Sukerchakia Misl | Jat Sikh Sandhu | Gujranwala | Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Duleep Singh | 5,000 | Qila Didar Singh,Qila Mihan Singh,Ladhe Wala Waraich, Ferozewala, Butala Sham Singh,MaraliWala,Eminabad,Kalaske, Mughal Chak. | Amritsar, Karnal, Sarahli & Tarn Taran district |
| 4. | Kanheya Misl | Sandhu Jat Sikh | Sohian | Jai Singh Sandhu | 8,000 | Ajnala, Gurdaspur,Dera Baba Nanak, Kalanaur,Pathankot,Sujanpur, Hansi,Hisar |
Gurdaspurdistrict,Pathankotdistrict,Hisar district |
| 5. | Ramgarhia Misl | Ramgarhia/Tarkhan | Sri Hargobindpur | Jassa Singh Ramgarhia,Jodh Singh Ramgarhia,Tara Singh Ramgarhia andMangal Singh Ramgarhia | 5,000 | Batala, Mukerian,Ghoman, etc. | Hoshiarpurdistrict,Gurdaspur district |
| 6. | SinghpuriaMisl | Virk Jat Sikh | Jalandhar | Nawab Kapur Singh | 5,000 | Singhpura,Amritsar,Sheikhupura etc. | Amritsar district,Sheikhupura District, Pakistan |
| 7. | Panjgarhia Misl (KarorSinghia Misl) |
Virk Jat Sikh | Shamchaurasi,Hariana, etc. | Sham Singh Sandhu andKaram Singh Sandhu | 10,000 | Gurdaspurdistrict,Hoshiarpur,Hariana | Gurdaspurdistrict,Hoshiarpur district |
| 8. | Nishanwalia Misl | Shergill Jat Sikh | Ambala,Firozpur | Dasaunda Singh Shergilland Sangat Singh Shergill | 2,000 | Ambala, Roparand Anandpur Sahib | Ambala district, Ropardistrict, Panchkuladistrict,Yamuna Nagar district |
| 9. | Bhangi Misl | Dhillon Jat Sikh | Amritsar | Bhuma Singh Dhillon, Hari Singh Dhillon,MaiBhago | 10,000 | Tarn Taran, Lahore | Tarn Tarandistrict,Lahore |
| 10. | Dallewalia Misl | Rathore Rajput | Rahon | Gulab Singh Rathore and Tara Singh Ghaiba | 5,000 | Nakodar, Ambala, Talwan, Badala, Rahon, Phillaur, Ludhianaetc. | Ludhiana district,Jalandhar district |
| 11. | Nakai Misl | Nakai Jat Sikh | Chunian | Hira Singh Sandhu and Nar Singh Sandhu | 7,000 | Baherwal, Khem Karan, Khudian,Gogera, Depalpur,Okara, Pakistanetc. | Okara district, Pakistan |
| 12. | Shaheedan Misl | Sandhu Jat Sikh | Shahzadpur | Baba Deep Singh | 5,000 | Talwandi Sabo, Northern Ambala. | Bathindadistrict,Panchkula district |
Military
The Sikh Confederacy is a description of the political structure, of how all the Barons’ Kingdoms interacted with each other politicallytogether 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. Cavalrymen in a Misl were required to supply their own horses and equipment. 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.
