Ahluwalia Misl

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Ahluwalia Misl was one of the prominent Sikh warrior clans of the 18th century that played a key role in the rise of Sikh power in Punjab.

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Ahluwalia Misl canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh misl
military confederacy
alliedWith other Sikh misls
baseOfOperations Kapurthala
category 18th-century India
Sikh historical studies
surface form: History of Sikhism

Military history of Punjab
contributedTo rise of Sikh power in Punjab
country eastern Punjab region
surface form: India (historical region of Punjab now in India and Pakistan)
era post-Guru period of Sikh history
ethnicGroup Sikh people
surface form: Sikhs
follows teachings of Sikh Gurus
governmentType chiefdom
hasCapital Kapurthala
hasLeader Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
hasTitleHeldByLeader Sultan-ul-Qaum (Jassa Singh Ahluwalia)
historicalSignificance key role in formation of Sikh Confederacy
precursor to Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh
language Punjabi
locatedIn South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

Punjab
Punjab
surface form: Punjab region
memberOf Khalsa misls
surface form: Sikh misls
militaryRole cavalry-based force
warrior clan
militaryTactics guerrilla warfare
hit-and-run cavalry raids
namedAfter Ahluwalia clan
notableLeader Bikrama Singh Ahluwalia (later period, Kapurthala state)
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
oneOf twelve major Sikh misls
opposed Afghan invasions
Ahmad Shah Abdali
surface form: Ahmad Shah Durrani (invasions of Punjab)

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
participatedIn Sikh resistance against Afghan invasions
Sikh resistance against Mughals
partOf Dal Khalsa
Sikh Confederacy
religiousAffiliation Sikhism
religiousCenter Amritsar
surface form: Amritsar (shared Sikh religious center)
religiousPractice Khalsa traditions
religiousRole defender of Sikh community
socialBase Ahluwalia clan
successorState Princely State of Kapurthala
timePeriod 18th century
late 18th century

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Sikh Confederacy hasPart Ahluwalia Misl
Misls notableConstituentUnit Ahluwalia Misl
Alhuwalia Misl alternativeName Ahluwalia Misl
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia ledOrganization Ahluwalia Misl