Ramgarhia Misl
Ramgarhia Misl (Punjabi: ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹੀਆ ਮਿਸਲ (Gurmukhi) • رامگڑھیا مسل (Shahmukhi)) was a sovereign state (misl) in the Sikh Confederacy of Punjab region in present-day India and Pakistan. The misl's name is derived from Qila Ramgarh, a place located in Ramsar, near Amritsar, which was fortified and redesigned by Ramgarhia Misl chief Jassa Singh Ramgarhia. The Ramgarhia Misl was one of the twelve major Sikh misls, and held land near Amritsar.
Ramgarhia Misl | |||||||||||
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| 1748–1808 | |||||||||||
| Status | Misl | ||||||||||
| Capital | Ramsar, Amritsar (initial) Sri Hargobindpur (later) | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Punjabi and its dialects | ||||||||||
| Ethnic groups | Punjabis (with initially Jats and later Ramgarhias being the dynastic rulers) | ||||||||||
| Religion | Sikhism (dynastic) • Islam • Hinduism | ||||||||||
| Misldar (leader) | |||||||||||
• 1748 – 1803 | Jassa Singh Ramgarhia | ||||||||||
• 1803 – 1808 | Jodh Singh Ramgarhia | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1748 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1808 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Pakistan • India | ||||||||||
| Misls of the Sikh Confederacy |
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