Nishanwalia Misl

Nishanwalia Misl
Flag of Nishanwalia Misl
CapitalAmbala and Shahbad (initial)
Zira (later)
Common languagePunjabi
Religion
GovernmentMisl
Misldar 
• 1748-1767
Dasaundha Singh Shergill
• 1767-1774
Sangat Singh Shergill
• 
Lal Singh and Gurbakhsh Singh
• 
Mohar Singh, Kapur Singh, and Anup Singh
• 
Daya Kaur
LegislatureSarbat Khalsa
Today part ofIndia

The Nishanwalia Misl, also spelt as Nishananvali Misl, was a Sikh misl.[1][2] The Misl was founded by Dasaundha Singh Shergill a leader of Tarna Dal. The misl was ruled by the Shergill Jats.[3]

  1. ^ Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-19-975655-1.
  2. ^ GUR SHABAD RATNAKAR. Mahan kosh (in Punjabi). Bhai Baljinder Singh.
  3. ^ Singh, Dr. Bhagat (2009). A History of the Sikh Misals. Punjabi University. p. 169.