| Charat Singh | |
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| Sardar | |
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| Sardar of Sukerchakia Misl | |
| Reign | 1752—1770 or 1752—1774 |
| Predecessor | Naudh Singh |
| Successor | Maha Singh |
| Born | 1721 or 1732 (Gujranwala, Pakistan) |
| Died | 1770 or 1774 (aged 41–42) Sukerchakia Misl, Gujranwala, Sikh Confederacy |
| Spouse | Desan Kaur (m.1756) |
| Issue | Mahan Singh Sahej Singh Raj Kaur Saher Kaur |
| Dynasty | Sandhawalia |
| Father | Naudh Singh[1] |
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Sardar Charat Singh (1721–1770[2] or 1733–1774), also romanised as Charhat Singh, was the founder of Sukerchakia Misl, father of Mahan Singh, and the grandfather of Ranjit Singh, the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He distinguished himself at an early age in campaigns against Ahmad Shah Abdali and along with 150 horsemen split from the Singhpuria Misl to establish the Sukerchakia Misl, a separate grouping with its distinct guerilla militia.[3]
- ^ Singh, Bhagat (1993). A History of Sikh Misls. Punjabi University, Patiala. p. 177. ISBN 813020181X.
- ^ Herrli, Hans. The Coins of the Sikhs. p. 7.
- ^ Bakshi & Pathak 2007, p. 14