Bhangi Misl

The Bhangi Misl was a large Sikh Misl^[1] headquartered in a village near Amritsar. It was founded in the early 18th century by Sardar Chhajja Singh,^[1]^[2]^[3] who was baptised by Banda Singh Bahadur.^[4]^[5] Bhangi Misl was comprised orthodox sikh with no violations against sikhism.

Expanse of Bhangi Misl[]

It grew in strength and territory to cover an area from Gujrat to Multan and emerged as the strongest power in the western Punjab region.^[6] However, deaths among the leadership during the late 1760s reduced the Misl's power.^[6]

Decline of power[]

The Bhangi misl engaged in numerous power struggles with the Sukerchakia Misl until they were severely weakened at the and the loss of Lahore to Ranjit Singh in 1799^[7].^{[citation needed]}

Bhangi Misl held the possession of Zamzama, the famous cannon, which was at the time named Bhangi Toap, Bhangianwala Toap and Bhangian di Top, names it retains to this day.^[8]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Sikh History (2004). "The Bhangi Misal" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, History of the Sikhs, 2004. Retrieved on 7 September 2016
^ Singh, Rishi (2015). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony:Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab. India: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 23 April 2015. ISBN 9789351500759
^ Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799, p.60. OUP USA Publisher, 3 November 2011.
^ Jaspreet Kaur (2000). Sikh Ethos: Eighteenth Century Perspective, p.99. Vision & Venture, Patiala, 2000.
^ Jain, Harish (2003). The Making of Punjab, p. 201. Unistar Books Pvt. Ltd, Chandigarh.
^ ^a ^b McLeod, W. H. (2005). Historical dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-8108-5088-0.
^ "Ranjit Singh | Maharaja, Biography, Family, & History | Britannica".
^ Singh, Khushwant A History of the Sikhs, Volume 1: 1469-1839. Oxford University Press, 2004, Page 198, Footnote 11

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[BhangiMisl-1] Sikh History (2004). "The Bhangi Misal" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, History of the Sikhs, 2004. Retrieved on 7 September 2016

[2] Singh, Rishi (2015). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony:Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab. India: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 23 April 2015. ISBN 9789351500759

[3] Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799, p.60. OUP USA Publisher, 3 November 2011.

[Jaspreet-4] Jaspreet Kaur (2000). Sikh Ethos: Eighteenth Century Perspective, p.99. Vision & Venture, Patiala, 2000.

[5] Jain, Harish (2003). The Making of Punjab, p. 201. Unistar Books Pvt. Ltd, Chandigarh.

[McLeod2005-6] McLeod, W. H. (2005). Historical dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-8108-5088-0.

[7] "Ranjit Singh | Maharaja, Biography, Family, & History | Britannica".

[8] Singh, Khushwant A History of the Sikhs, Volume 1: 1469-1839. Oxford University Press, 2004, Page 198, Footnote 11

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