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Misr Diwan Chand | |
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_of_the_court_of_the_Sikh_Empire.jpg) Painting of Misr Diwan Chand, ca.1799–1849 | |
| Born | 1755 Village Gondlanwala, Gujranwala, Durrani Empire (Present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 18 July 1825 Lahore, Sikh Empire (Present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Years of service | 1816 - 1825 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | |
| Known for | Military expeditions in |
| Awards | Zafar-jung-Bahadur Fateh-o-nusrat-nasib |
| Children | Misr Beli Ram Misr Rup Lal Misr Sukh Raj Misr Megh Raj Misr Ram Kishan[1] |
| Relations | Misr Sahib Dayal (brother) Misr Basti Ram (brother) |
Misr Diwan Chand (1755 – 18 July 1825) was a notable officer and a powerful general of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign. From a petty clerk he rose to the position of chief of artillery and commander-in-chief of the armies that conquered Multan and Kashmir and also served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Khalsa Army from 1816 to 1825.[2][3]
- ^ Griffin Lepel. H Sir (1940). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab Vol.1. Superintendent Government Printing Punjab. p. 361. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ Punjab History Conference, Thirty-ninth session, March 16–18, 2007: proceedings, Navtej Singh, Punjabi University. Dept. of Punjab Historical Studies
- ^ Sufi, G. M. D.; Sūfī, Ghulām Muhyi'd Dīn (1974). Kashmīr, being a history of Kashmir from the earliest times to our own. Light & Life Publishers.