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<p>2607:FEA8:FA3:DF00:71E2:1860:89B6:8D18: /* As a king */</p> <hr /> <div>[[Maharaja]] '''Hari Singh Dhillon''' (died 1764), was a [[Dhillon]] [[Jat people|Jat]] and a royal [[Sikh]] warriors of the 18th century, who succeeded the [[Bhangi Misl]] from [[Bhuma Singh Dhillon]].&lt;ref&gt;Duggal, Kartar Singh (2001). ''Maharaja Ranjit Singh, The Last To Lay Arms'', p. 85. Abhinav Publications, 31 Oct 2001.&lt;/ref&gt; He was known as Maharaja Hari Singh bhangi due to addiction of bhang of his ancestors and they were called bhangi sardars. He belonged to village Panjwar. He started building qila bhangian in [[Amritsar]] which is now known as [[Gobindgarh Fort]]. He also built a market in Amristar which is known as katra Hari Singh.<br /> <br /> ==As a king==<br /> He was Maharaja of [[Amritsar]], [[Lahore]] and large areas of central and western [[Punjab (India)|Panjab]]. He was the nephew of [[Bhuma Singh Dhillon]], a Sikh soldier. His military defended [[Amritsar]].{{fact|date=July 2019}}<br /> <br /> ==Position in Dal Khalsa== <br /> Such was the respect and admiration of the Sikh community for Hari Singh,{{fact|date=July 2019}} that at the formation of the Dal Khalsa in 1748, he was made leader of the Taruna Dal founded in (1734) at Amritsar which is considered to be one of the greatest honours given, in the 18th century, to any Sikh.{{fact|date=July 2019}}<br /> <br /> ==War against Afghans== <br /> He fought against the Afghans with the help of his friends Sardar Charhat Singh Sukerchakia (died 1770) (the grandfather of [[Ranjit Singh|Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]) and Baron [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], during [[Ahmed Shah Abdali]]'s sixth invasion of Punjab.{{fact|date=July 2019}} He was an intelligent leader, a progressive soldier and a wise [[politician|statesman]].{{fact|date=July 2019}} The author of ''Tarikh-e-Punjab'' writes that ''&quot;Hari Singh was clever, powerful and a man of shining abilities.&quot;''{{fact|date=July 2019}}<br /> <br /> ==Succession==<br /> His two sons were [[Jhanda Singh Dhillon]] and [[Ganda Singh Dhillon]]. He based his headquarters around Amritsar.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Sikh Confederacy]]<br /> * [[Misl]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> *''The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of Sikh Misls. Edition:2001.''<br /> <br /> {{s-start}}<br /> {{succession box|title=[[Maharaja]] of [[Amritsar]] and [[Lahore]]|before=[[Bhuma Singh Dhillon]]|after=[[Jhanda Singh Dhillon]]|years=1746 &amp;ndash;1764}}<br /> {{s-end}}<br /> {{Sikhism}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhillon, Hari Singh}}<br /> [[Category:Indian Sikhs]]<br /> [[Category:Jat rulers]]<br /> [[Category:1764 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:People of the Sikh Empire]]<br /> [[Category:Year of birth unknown]]</div>

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