Sukerchakia Misl
The Sukerchakia Misl was one of twelve Sikh misls in Punjab during the 18th century, concentrated in Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts in western Punjab (in modern-Pakistan) and ruled from (1752–1801). The misl was founded by Charat Singh of Sandhawalia, grandfather of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The last Sukerchakia Misldar (commander of the Misl) was Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh united all the misls and established an independent Sikh Empire.
Sukerchakia Misl ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਚੱਕੀਆ ਮਿਸਲ Shukarchakī'ā Misal | |||||||||||
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| 1748–1801 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Sukerchak (initial) Gujranwala (later) | ||||||||||
| Common language | Punjabi | ||||||||||
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| Sardar | |||||||||||
• 1748–1752 | Naudh Singh | ||||||||||
• 1752–1774 | Charat Singh | ||||||||||
• 1774–1792 | Mahan Singh | ||||||||||
• 1792–1801 | Ranjit Singh | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||||
• Split from Singhpuria Misl | 1748 | ||||||||||
| 1801 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Misls of the Sikh Confederacy |
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