Nakai Misl

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Nakai Misl was one of the prominent Sikh warrior clans (misls) that controlled territory in the Punjab region during the 18th-century Sikh Confederacy.

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Nakai Misl canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh misl
Sikh warrior clan
political confederacy
activeInCentury 18th century
alliedWith other Sikh misls
conflictsWith Afghan Durrani forces
Mughal remnants in Punjab
currencyType barter and locally accepted coinage
endCause consolidation of Sikh misls into Sikh Empire
engagedIn raids against Afghan and Mughal forces
foundedBy Heera Singh Sandhu
governmentType chiefdom
hasCapital Baherwal
hasClan Sandhu Jat
linked to: Sandhu
hasEthnicComposition Jat Sikh
linked to: Jats
hasLeader Bhagwan Singh Nakai
Dal Singh Nakai
Gyan Singh Nakai
Heera Singh Sandhu
Ran Singh Nakai
hasNotableMember Datar Kaur
Ran Singh Nakai
Sardarni Raj Kaur Nakai
historicalEra 18th-century Sikh Confederacy
linked to: Sikh Confederacy
historicalSignificance contributed to weakening Afghan influence in Punjab
formed part of the power base later unified by Ranjit Singh
influencedBy Khalsa military tradition
linked to: Khalsa
language Punjabi
legalSystem customary Sikh and Punjabi practices
locatedIn Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

Punjab
Punjab region
linked to: Punjab
mergedBy Maharaja Ranjit Singh
mergedInto Sikh Empire
militaryRole cavalry-based military power
militaryStructure bands of mounted Sikh warriors
namedAfter Nakka region
partOf Sikh Confederacy
politicalStatus autonomous chieftaincy within Sikh Confederacy
regionType rural and semi-arid tract
relatedTo Datar Kaur, wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
linked to: Datar Kaur
religion Sikhism
socialBase agrarian Jat Sikh peasantry
strategicImportance controlled routes between Lahore and Multan
territoryIncludes Nakka region between Ravi and Sutlej rivers
areas south of Lahore
parts of present-day Kasur district

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Sikh Confederacy hasPart Nakai Misl
Misls notableConstituentUnit Nakai Misl