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	'''Sardar Gulab Singh''' ~~alias '''Gulaba Singh Khatri'''~~ <ref name=":3">{{Cite book\|last=Hari Ram Gupta\|url=http://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.IvTheSikhCommonwealthOrRiseAndFallOfSikh\|title=History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls\|year=1973\|pages=52–53\|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Singh \|first=Bhagat \|date=2009 \|title=A History of the Sikh Misals \|publisher=[[Punjabi University]] \|page=225 \|chapter=Chapter 9: The Dallewalia Misal \|isbn=978-8130201818 \|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhMisals/page/n145/mode/2up \|language=English}}</ref> ~~was the founder of [[Dallewalia Misl]], one of the [[Sovereign state\|sovereign states]] of the [[Dal Khalsa (Sikh Army)\|Sikh confederacy]] that rose during the 18th century in the [[Punjab region]].~~<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Harish Jain\|title=The Making of Punjab\|publisher=Unistar\|year=2003\|isbn=9788186898383\|pages=203}}</ref> The Dallewalia and [[Nishanwalia Misl]] were stationed as a reserve force at [[Amritsar]] to protect the holy city and tackle any emergency. The Amritsar and the Punjab region was subject to raids by the Afghans led by [[Ahmad Shah Abdali]] therefore the Sikhs had created [[~~misl~~]]s to defend the [[Punjab region]] and push back the invaders.		{{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2024}}
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			'''Sardar Gulab Singh''' was the founder of [[Dallewalia Misl]], one of the [[Sovereign state\|sovereign states]] of the [[Sikh Confederacy\|Sikh confederacy]] that rose during the 18th century in the [[Punjab region]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite book\|last=Hari Ram Gupta\|url=http://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.IvTheSikhCommonwealthOrRiseAndFallOfSikh\|title=History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls\|year=1973\|pages=[https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.IvTheSikhCommonwealthOrRiseAndFallOfSikh/page/n63/mode/2up 52–53]\|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Singh \|first=Bhagat \|date=2009 \|title=A History of the Sikh Misals \|publisher=[[Punjabi University]] \|page=225 \|chapter=Chapter 9: The Dallewalia Misal \|isbn=978-8130201818 \|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhMisals/page/n145/mode/2up \|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book\|last=Harish Jain\|title=The Making of Punjab\|publisher=Unistar\|year=2003\|isbn=9788186898383\|pages=203}}</ref> The Dallewalia and [[Nishanwalia Misl]] were stationed as a reserve force at [[Amritsar]] to protect the holy city and tackle any emergency. The Amritsar and the Punjab region was subject to raids by the Afghans led by [[Ahmad Shah Abdali]] therefore the Sikhs had created [[Sikh Confederacy\|misls]] to defend the [[Punjab region]] and push back the invaders.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Gulab Singh was the son of Shardha Ram of village Dallewal<ref name=":3"/> Since Gulab Singh was a resident of the village of [[Dalewal\|Dallewal]], hence the name of his [[misl]] that was established near Dera Baba Nanak, in Doaba Bist [[Jalandhar]]. He had a grocery store in his village [[Dalewal\|Dallewal]] (also called Bora Dalla) where all his goods were stolen by thieves and this incident made him rebel against the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal administration]]. As a middle-aged man with a family to feed, he moved to [[Amritsar]] where he trained under [[Nawab Kapur Singh]] and became a [[Sikh]] after baptism.<ref name=":3" />		Gulab Singh was the son of Shardha Ram of village Dallewal<ref name=":3"/> Since Gulab Singh was a resident of the village of [[Dalewal\|Dallewal]], hence the name of his [[Sikh Confederacy\|misl]] that was established near Dera Baba Nanak, in Doaba Bist [[Jalandhar]]. He had a grocery store in his village [[Dalewal\|Dallewal]] (also called Bora Dalla) where all his goods were stolen by thieves and this incident made him rebel against the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal administration]]. As a middle-aged man with a family to feed, he moved to [[Amritsar]] where he trained under [[Nawab Kapur Singh]] and became a [[Sikh]] after baptism.<ref name=":3" />

	=== Pahul ===		=== Pahul ===
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	==== Taruna Dal ====		==== Taruna Dal ====
	Gulab Singh became an active member of the [[Dal Khalsa (Sikh Army)\|taruna dal]] by late 1726 A.D. and launched into a chivalry career, fighting against Punjab's oppressive Mughal government. Initially, he was having 10-15 companions and commenced plundering slowly; he added 150 comrades. One day, he attacked Jalandhar and, won big booty, returned safely to their jungle camp.		Gulab Singh became an active member of the [[Dal Khalsa (Sikh Army)\|taruna dal]] by late 1726 A.D. and launched into a chivalry career, fighting against Punjab's oppressive Mughal government. Initially, he was having 10-15 companions and commenced plundering slowly; he added 150 comrades. One day, he attacked Jalandhar and, won big booty, returned safely to their jungle camp.{{fact\|date=September 2024}}

	=== Dallewalia Misl ===		=== Dallewalia Misl ===
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{{short description|A Sikh warrior}}
'''Sardar Gulab Singh''' alias '''Gulaba Singh Khatri''' <ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Hari Ram Gupta|url=http://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.IvTheSikhCommonwealthOrRiseAndFallOfSikh|title=History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls|year=1973|pages=52–53|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Singh |first=Bhagat |date=2009 |title=A History of the Sikh Misals |publisher=[[Punjabi University]] |page=225 |chapter=Chapter 9: The Dallewalia Misal |isbn=978-8130201818 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhMisals/page/n145/mode/2up |language=English}}</ref> was the founder of [[Dallewalia Misl]], one of the [[Sovereign state|sovereign states]] of the [[Dal Khalsa (Sikh Army)|Sikh confederacy]] that rose during the 18th century in the [[Punjab region]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Harish Jain|title=The Making of Punjab|publisher=Unistar|year=2003|isbn=9788186898383|pages=203}}</ref> The Dallewalia and [[Nishanwalia Misl]] were stationed as a reserve force at [[Amritsar]] to protect the holy city and tackle any emergency. The Amritsar and the Punjab region was subject to raids by the Afghans led by [[Ahmad Shah Abdali]] therefore the Sikhs had created [[misl]]s to defend the [[Punjab region]] and push back the invaders.

== Early life ==
Gulab Singh was the son of Shardha Ram of village Dallewal<ref name=":3"/> Since Gulab Singh was a resident of the village of [[Dalewal|Dallewal]], hence the name of his [[misl]] that was established near Dera Baba Nanak, in Doaba Bist [[Jalandhar]]. He had a grocery store in his village [[Dalewal|Dallewal]] (also called Bora Dalla) where all his goods were stolen by thieves and this incident made him rebel against the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal administration]]. As a middle-aged man with a family to feed, he moved to [[Amritsar]] where he trained under [[Nawab Kapur Singh]] and became a [[Sikh]] after baptism.<ref name=":3" />

=== Pahul ===
In 1726, [[Nawab Kapur Singh]] administered pahul to Gulab Singh on [[Diwali]] at [[Amritsar]].<ref name=":3"/> Sikhs regarded Nawab Kapur Singh as a leader and general par excellence. He was the organizer of [[Dal Khalsa (Sikh Army)|Dal Khalsa]] and an integral link between two sections of the [[Nihang]] [[Sikhs]], Budha dal (veterans-handling administrative functions, taking care of missionary work, Gurudwaras, and protection of religion) and Taruna Dal (the young group-fighters, defenders, and protectors of the community).<ref>{{cite book|last=Singha|first=H. S.|title=Sikh Studies, Book 6|publisher=Hemkunt Press|year=2005|isbn=8170102588|page=37}}</ref>

==== Taruna Dal ====
Gulab Singh became an active member of the [[Dal Khalsa (Sikh Army)|taruna dal]] by late 1726 A.D. and launched into a chivalry career, fighting against Punjab's oppressive Mughal government. Initially, he was having 10-15 companions and commenced plundering slowly; he added 150 comrades. One day, he attacked Jalandhar and, won big booty, returned safely to their jungle camp.

=== Dallewalia Misl ===
{{Main|Dallewalia Misl}}
In 1748, Gulab Singh was declared to be the head of the Dallewalias Misl<ref>{{Cite book|last=Markovits|first=Claude|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3d9UDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Singhpuria+Misl%22&pg=PT3|title=A History of Modern India, 1480-1950|date=2002-01-01|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|isbn=978-93-5266-745-1|language=en}}</ref> with two deputies Gurdyal Singh and Tara Singh Ghaiba.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Siṅgha|first=Bhagata|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BihuAAAAMAAJ&q=Chhota+ghallughara,+Gulab+Singh,+with+his+two+brothers,+Dayal+Singh+and+Gurdyal+Singh+and+two+sons,+Jaipal+Singh+and+Hardyal+Singh,+actively+participated+in+the+chhota+ghallughara+in+June+1746.|title=A History of the Sikh Misals|publisher=Publication Bureau Punjabi University|year=1993|isbn=|location=original from the university of Michigan|pages=225}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Detail of the Dallewalia Misl
|-
|-
! SN
! Name
! Founding Clan
! Capital
! Key Leaders
! Strength in Regular Horseman (1780)<ref>{{cite book |title=Ranjít Singh |last=Griffin |first=Lepel Henry |year=1893 |publisher=Clarendon Press |page=78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rNxGAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA237}}</ref><ref name=SH0>{{cite web|url=http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/misls.html|title=Sikh Misals (equal bands)|first=Sandeep Singh|last=Bajwa|access-date=24 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910232917/http://sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/misls.html|archive-date=10 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! Misl Period Territory by 1759<ref>{{Cite book|last=GUPTA|first=HARI RAM|title=TRANS-SATLUJ SIKH|publisher=THE MINEVERA BOOK SHOP|year=1944|isbn=|location=LAHORE|pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Kakshi|2007|page=163–164}}</ref>
! Corresponding Current Area
|-
|1
| [[Dallewalia Misl]]<ref name=SH10>{{cite web|url=http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/m-dallewalia.html|title=Misl Dallewalia|first=Sandeep Singh|last=Bajwa}}</ref><ref>The '''Dallewalia''' Misl, was first led by Sardar Gulab Singh Dallewalia it had a strength of 9,000 regular horsemen.

The Misl was founded by Sardar Gulab Singh Dallewalia (d.1759). He hailed from the village Dallewal near Dera Baba Nanak on the left bank of River Ravi, 50 km northeast of Amritsar. The Misl ruled in the Manjke Region of Punjab Rahon, Phillaur, Bilga, Nakodar areas.

After the Death of Sardar Gulab Singh in 1759 his Successor was Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba (1717–1807) who Ruled and further Expanded his Misl up to Ambala Area (Haryana Region). With other Sikh Sardars he Sacked Kasur city of Pathans and Joined the Sikh Sardars in the sack of Sirhind City in 1764. in 1807 after the death of Tara Singh Ghaiba His Territories were annexed to The Kingdom of Ranjit Singh. The Dallewalia and Nishanwalia Jathas were stationed at Amritsar to protect the holy city.

[https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Dallevalia_misl Source] Reference used

History of the Sikhs: The Sikh commonwealth or Rise and fall of Sikh misls by Hari Ram Gupta; Published in 1978 by Munshiram Manoharlal; page 52</ref>
| [[Khatri]]
| Sardar Gulab Singh and [[Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba]]
| 5,000
| [[Nakodar]], Talwan, Badala, [[Rahon]], [[Phillaur]], [[Ludhiana]] etc.
| [[Ludhiana district]], [[Jalandhar district]]
|-
|}

== Death ==
Gulab Singh lost his life in 1759 at the [[Kalanaur, Gurdaspur|Battle of Kalanaur]] by the forces of [[Zain Khan Sirhindi]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|author=Hari Ram Gupta|url=http://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.IvTheSikhCommonwealthOrRiseAndFallOfSikh|title=History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls|language=English|pages=53|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal|date=2001|orig-date=1973}}</ref> Hence the command of the misl came to Sardar Gurdiyal Singh and later it was headed by [[Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba]].<ref name=":2"/>

== See also ==

* [[Dallewalia Misl]]
* [[Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba]]

== References ==
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