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	'''~~Sardar~~ Gujjar Singh ~~Dhillon~~''' was a [[Sikh]] warrior of [[~~Jat~~]] ~~caste~~. ~~He was~~ one of the ~~triumvirate~~ who ruled over [[Lahore]] ~~for thirty years before~~ [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]].		Sardar '''Gujjar Singh Bhangi''' '''Khattana''' was a [[Sikhs\|Sikh]] warrior of the caste [[Gurjar\|Gujjar]] ,<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=LPsvytmN3mUC&pg=PA182&dq=chhokar+clan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiu2ZDzwKrpAhWy_XMBHZg1Dk8Q6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=chhokar%20clan&f=false\|title=A Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province: A.-K\|date=1997\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist\|isbn=978-81-85297-69-9\|language=en}}</ref> and one of the triumvirates who ruled over [[Lahore]] prior to the leadership of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]].<ref name=Dawn1 />

	Gujjar Singh was the son of a cultivator, Nattha Singh ~~Dhillon~~. ~~Nattha Singh was~~ a [[Jat]] farmer who lived on a fertile farm near the city of [[Lahore]] as a cultivator and had converted to [[Sikhism]] from [[Hinduism]]. Gujjar Singh received the vows of the [[Khalsa]] at the hands of his maternal grandfather, ~~Gurbaksh Singh, who presented him with a horse and recruited him as a member of his~~ [[~~jatha]] (An armed band of Sikh warriors). As Gurbaksh~~ Singh ~~had grown too old to lead his band of [[Khalsa~~]] ~~warriors~~, ~~he made Gujjar Singh head~~ of ~~his band; soon~~, the ~~band was united with the force~~ of ~~Hari Singh, head of the~~ [[~~Bhangi Misl~~]]~~, He and Gujjar Singh set out on a career of conquest and plunder~~. ~~In 1765, Gujjar Singh along with his wife Kanhaiya Kaur, adopted the son of Gurbaksh Singh and Soba Singh, Lahina Singh~~. ~~Gujjar Singh allowed his adopted son Lahina Singh to take possession of the city and the fort, and he himself occuppied the eastern part the city~~. ~~Then, Gujjar Singh erected a huge part~~ of ~~the city and also~~ Gujjar Singh ~~erected a mud fortress~~ and ~~invited people to settle there~~. ~~He also sank the wells to supply water for the population. A [[Lord Shiva]] [[Mandir]] was built for the [[Hindus]] and a [[mosque]] was also built for the [[Muslims]]. The area is the site of present~~-~~day railway station of [[Lahore]] and it still bears his name and is known as [[Qila Gujar Singh]].~~		Gujjar Singh was the son of cultivator Nattha Singh.<ref name=Dawn1 /> He established a fortress, [[Qila Gujar Singh]], just east of present-day Lahore, and also completed the construction of a [[mosque]].<ref name=Dawn1>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1190931\|title=HARKING BACK: Amazing genius of Gujjar Singh and his Lahore ‘qila’\|last=Sheikh\|first=Majid\|date=2015-06-28\|website=DAWN.COM\|language=en\|access-date=2019-03-14}}</ref>

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171.48.125.113: The Bhangi Misl was of Dhillon Jats only, The Gujjar Singh was Dhillon, The source previous guy mentioned (Glossary of tribes and castes of Punjab and NWFP) doesn't mention anything about Gujjar Singh Bhangi, it just leads to Info about Chonkers and doesn't mentions anything about Gujjar Singh Bhangi. The source of my information is 1. Khushwant Singh, A Hisl.ofy of the Siklis, vol.1. Princcton, 1963 2. Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Lahore, 1909 P...

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The Bhangi Misl was of Dhillon Jats only, The Gujjar Singh was Dhillon, The source previous guy mentioned (Glossary of tribes and castes of Punjab and NWFP) doesn't mention anything about Gujjar Singh Bhangi, it just leads to Info about Chonkers and doesn't mentions anything about Gujjar Singh Bhangi. The source of my information is 1. Khushwant Singh, A Hisl.ofy of the Siklis, vol.1. Princcton, 1963 2. Griffin, Lepel, and C.F. Massy, Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab. Lahore, 1909 P...

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Multiple issues|{{Cleanup|reason=poorly written|date=August 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2020}}}}

'''Sardar Gujjar Singh Dhillon''' was a [[Sikh]] warrior of [[Jat]] caste. He was one of the triumvirate who ruled over [[Lahore]] for thirty years before [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]].

Gujjar Singh was the son of a cultivator, Nattha Singh Dhillon. Nattha Singh was a [[Jat]] farmer who lived on a fertile farm near the city of [[Lahore]] as a cultivator and had converted to [[Sikhism]] from [[Hinduism]]. Gujjar Singh received the vows of the [[Khalsa]] at the hands of his maternal grandfather, Gurbaksh Singh, who presented him with a horse and recruited him as a member of his [[jatha]] (An armed band of Sikh warriors). As Gurbaksh Singh had grown too old to lead his band of [[Khalsa]] warriors, he made Gujjar Singh head of his band; soon, the band was united with the force of Hari Singh, head of the [[Bhangi Misl]], He and Gujjar Singh set out on a career of conquest and plunder. In 1765, Gujjar Singh along with his wife Kanhaiya Kaur, adopted the son of Gurbaksh Singh and Soba Singh, Lahina Singh. Gujjar Singh allowed his adopted son Lahina Singh to take possession of the city and the fort, and he himself occuppied the eastern part the city. Then, Gujjar Singh erected a huge part of the city and also Gujjar Singh erected a mud fortress and invited people to settle there. He also sank the wells to supply water for the population. A [[Lord Shiva]] [[Mandir]] was built for the [[Hindus]] and a [[mosque]] was also built for the [[Muslims]]. The area is the site of present-day railway station of [[Lahore]] and it still bears his name and is known as [[Qila Gujar Singh]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bangahi, Gujjar Singh, Gujjar}}
[[Category:History of Sikhism]]
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]
[[Category:People of the Sikh Empire]]

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