Misl
The Misls (derived from the Arabic word مِثْل meaning 'equal'; sometimes spelt as Misal) were the twelve sovereign states of the Sikh Confederacy, which rose during the 18th century in the Punjab region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent and is cited as one of the causes of the weakening of the Mughal Empire prior to Nader Shah's invasion of India in 1738–1740.
Sikh Confederacy | |||||||||||||
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| 1748–1799 | |||||||||||||
| Anthem: ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ Dēġ Tēġ Fatih "Victory to Charity and Arms" | |||||||||||||
Map of the Punjab or "Country of the Sikhs" in 1782 by James Rennell | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Amritsar | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Punjabi | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Sikhism | ||||||||||||
| Government | Confederation | ||||||||||||
| Jathedar | |||||||||||||
• 1737–1753 | Nawab Kapur Singh | ||||||||||||
• 1753–1783 | Jassa Singh Ahluwalia | ||||||||||||
| Legislature | Sarbat Khalsa | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Passing of a Gurmata to form the Misls | 1748 | ||||||||||||
| 1799 | |||||||||||||
| Currency | Nanakshahi | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | India Pakistan | ||||||||||||
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