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The Singh Krora or Karorsinghia Misl, also known as the Panjgarhia Misl, was a Sikh Misl. [1]
Sirdar Karora Singh Virk, resident of Barki (district Lahore) was the first chief of this Misl; earlier, Karora Singh was the deputy of the jatha led by Sirdar Sham Singh of village Narli (district Lahore); after the death of Sham Singh in 1739, Sirdar Karam Singh Uppal (of village Pechgarh) became the chief of this Jatha; he too died in the early days of 1748 and Karora Singh became the chief of the Jatha. [2]
In March 1748, when the Misls were formed, his jatha became a Misl; then this jatha came to be known as Karorsinghia Misl. Karora Singh had the command of 7-8 thousand horsemen; his first possessions were Hariana and Sham Churasi (in Hoshiarpur district); Karora Singh died in the Battle of Taravari in 1761.
Karora Singh was succeeded by Baghel Singh Dhaliwal of Jhabal (district Amritsar); Baghel Singh was fond of adventures; he left the Majha area and launched his actions in Karnal, Saharanpur and other areas of Gang-Doab; he was one of those five generals who unfurled blue Khalsa flag on Red Fort at Delhi on 11 March 1783.
Baghel Singh had an army of 30,000 soldiers; the ground where his army used to pitch its tents is still known as Tees Hazari (literally: associated with thirty thousands). Baghel Singh died in 1802; he was succeeded by his wife Rattan Kaur.
No. | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Reign | Ref. | |
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1 | Sham Singh (died 1739) |
? – 1739 | [3] | ||
2 | Karam Singh | ? | ? | [3] | |
3 | Karora Singh (died 1761) |
? | ? – 1761 | [3] | |
4 |
Baghel Singh (died 1802) |
1761 – 1802 | [3] | ||
5 (disputed) | Jodh Singh (born 1751) |
Sukhu Singh | ? | 1802 – ? | [3] |
6 | Rattan Kaur (died 1848) |
? | ? – 1848 | [3] |