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| | #REDIRECT [[Jhanda Singh Bhangi]] |
| [[File:Jhanda Bunga, built by Jhanda Singh Dhillon of the Bhangi Misl.jpg|thumb|The Jhanda Bunga of Amritsar, built by Jhanda Singh Dhillon of the Bhangi Misl, now demolished.]] | |
| '''''Maharaja''''' '''Jhanda Singh Dhillon''' (died 1774) was a Jat Sikh warrior of the late 18th century. Moreover, he was Maharaja of [[Amritsar]], [[Lahore]], [[Multan]], [[Chiniot]], [[Jhang]], [[Bhera]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Hasan Abdal]], [[Sialkot]] and [[Gujrat city|Gujrat]]. Under Jhanda Singh's leadership and [[politician|statesmanship]] he increased the army's strength by 40% from 12000 to 20000 regular horsemen<ref name="gupta">{{Cite book|author=Hari Ram Gupta|title= History of the Sikhs: The Sikh Commonwealth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S1wwAQAAIAAJ|publisher= Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Ltd|isbn=9788121501651|date=2001}}</ref> and accompanied by a huge increase in territory.{{fact|date=July 2019}} Under his leadership the Dhillon family became the dominant [[de facto]] ruling power of Punjab. His father was [[Hari Singh Dhillon]], one of the most powerful Sikh warriors of the time.<ref name="gupta"/> He also had a warrior brother [[Ganda Singh Dhillon]]. Jhanda Singh appointed his younger brother Ganda Singh as the [[commander in chief]] of the forces. [[Jassa Singh Ramgarhia]] was one of the closest friends of Jhanda Singh.<ref name="gupta"/>
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| | title = Fourth Leader of [[Bhangi Misl]]
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| | before = [[Hari Singh Dhillon]]
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| | after = [[Ganda Singh Dhillon]]
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| | years = 1764–1774
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Sikh Confederacy]]
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| * [[Misl]]
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| == References ==
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| *''The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of Sikh Misls. Edition:2001.''
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