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TheDallewaliamisl was founded by Sardar Gulab Singh a KhatriSikh as a Jatha but later Succeeded by aJatt Sikh Sardar Tara Singh Ghaiba of Kang Clan Tara Singh made the Jatha into a powerful Misl in the 18th century India.[1][2] The founder of this Misl wasSardar Gulab Singh[3][4] resident of the village ofDallewal near Dera Baba Nanak, in Doaba BistJalandhar.[5][6][7] He tookPahul and became an active member of theDal Khalsa in 1726 A.D and launched upon a career of chivalry, fighting against the tyrannical government of the Punjab. One day at the head of 150 comrades, he attacked Jalandhar and having obtained a rich booty all of them returned to their camp in the jungle safely.[8]
Gulab Singh, with his two brothers, Dayal Singh and Gurdyal Singh and two sons, Jaipal Singh and Hardyal Singh, actively participated in the chhota ghallughara in June 1746. In 1748, Gulab Singh was declared to be the head of the Dallewalias, with Gurdyal Singh andTara Singh Ghaiba as his deputies[5]
In the year 1756, in collaboration with his friend, Sardar Karora Singh, Gulab Singh attackedNajib Khan Rohilla ofNajibabad. Nawab Doda Khan offered a stiff resistance in the beginning but shortly thereafter he escaped from the battlefield. Later, Gulab Singh chastisedNawab Zabita Khan ofMeerut. Then, he turned his attention towardsMuzaffarnagar,Deoband,Miranpur andSaharanpur. Finding themselves unable to face him, the rulers of these places offered tribute and paid obeisance to him.[9]
In 1756-57, whenAhmad Shah Abdali, after plunderingDelhi, was carrying with him a huge booty and many young Hindu girls, he was obstructed by the Sikhs at riverRavi and dispossessed of much of the booty. All the girls were got released from the Afghans and restored to their parents. Gulab Singh, accompanied by his men, actively participated in this enterprise. The same year, an intelligence of the Sikhs gave them an information that revenue, to the tune of five lakh rupees, collected from the area between Sarai Rawalpindi and Rohtas, was being carried toLahore. Hearing this news Gulab Singh and Karora Singh, at the head of their men, attacked the guard that was escorting the treasure nearJhelum and took away the money with which they purchased provisions and distributed the same among the dais of the Khalsa.[5]
Gulab Singh died in 1759, in theBattle of Kalanaur, 27 km west ofGurdaspur, fighting against Ambo Khan. His two sons, Jaipal Singh and Hardyal Singh had died earlier in theBattle of Basohli. So the leadership of the Misl was entrusted to Gurdyal Singh, one of the close associates of Gulab Singh. Gurdyal Singh also died about an year after the assumption of the Sardari of the Misal. Tara Singh succeeded Gurdyal Singh[9]
After the death of Sardar Gulab Singh in 1759, his successor wasSardar Tara Singh Ghaiba (1717–1807), who ruled and further expanded his Misl up toAmbala Area (Haryana Region). With other Sikh Sardars he sacked theKasur city of Pathans and joined the Sikh Sardars in the sack ofSirhind City in 1764. In 1807, after the death of Tara Singh Ghaiba, his territories were annexed to the empire ofRanjit Singh. The Dallewalia andNishanwalia Jathas were stationed at Amritsar to protect the holy city.[7]
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