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| office = [[Bhangi Misl|Bhangi]] governor of Multan<br />
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| 1namedata = [[Jhanda Singh Dhillon]]<br />
| term_start = 1772<br />
| term_end = 1780<br />
| predecessor = [[Shuja Khan]]<br>Sharif Beg Taklu<br> (as Durrani governors)<br />
| successor = [[Nawab Muzaffar Khan|Muzaffar Khan]] (as Durrani governor)<br />
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'''Diwan Singh Chachowalia''' was a [[Bhangi Misl|Bhangi]] [[Sikh]] [[sardar]] and warlord who was the governor of [[Multan]] between 1772 and 1780 on the behalf of his half-brother [[Jhanda Singh]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Diwan Singh was a son of [[Hari Singh Dhillon]] and half-brother of [[Jhanda Singh]] and [[Ganda Singh Dhillon|Ganda Singh]]. Multan, which had been under [[Durrani Empire|Durrani rule]] since 1752, had been embroiled in a state of political unrest after [[Timur Shah Durrani]] deposed its governor [[Shuja Khan]] in April 1772 and appointed Haji Sharif Khan. However, due to his indolence he was deposed as well and Sharif Beg Taklu was appointed to Multan. Shuja Khan, who had previously retired to his newly built fort of [[Shujabad]], [[Siege of Multan (1772)|besieged Multan]] with the assistance of Jafar Khan, the [[Bahawalpur (princely state)|Nawab of Bahawalpur]].{{Sfnp|Gupta|2007|pp=210–211}}<br />
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In exigency Sharif Beg called for the help from Bhangi Sardars. The siege had already gone on for eighteen days by the time they arrived; the forces of Bahawalpur were defeated and Shuja Khan fled to Shujabad. After capturing Multan, the Sikhs allowed Sharif Beg to retire with his family to [[Tulamba]], while Diwan Singh was appointed Multan's governor in December 1772.{{Sfnp|Gupta|2007|pp=211–212}}{{Sfnp|Chowdhry|2024|p=274}}<br />
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Diwan Singh besieged Shujabad thrice but was unsuccessful in conquering it. Meanwhile Shuja Khan died in 1776 and was succeeded by his son [[Nawab Muzaffar Khan|Muzaffar Khan]]. Muzaffar Khan asked for help from Timur Shah against him who invaded Punjab and [[Siege of Multan (1780)|captured Multan]] from Diwan Singh on February 18, 1780. However, he allowed Diwan Singh to depart safely with his family, and Muzaffar Khan was appointed the next governor of Multan.{{Sfnp|Gupta|2007|pp=213, 220}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S1wwAQAAIAAJ |series=History Of The Sikhs |volume=IV |title=The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of Sikh Misls |author-link=Hari Ram Gupta |last=Gupta |first=Hari Ram |date=2007 |orig-date=1978 |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal |isbn=978-81-215-0165-1 |pages=}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Chowdhry |first=Mohindra S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nscsEQAAQBAJ&dq=Diwan+Singh+Multan+1772&pg=PT274 |title=Sikh Evolution to Revolution |date=2024 |publisher=Troubador Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-83628-721-6 |language=en}}<br />
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