Kanhaiya Misl

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Kanhaiya Misl was one of the prominent Sikh confederacies (misls) in 18th-century Punjab, known for its significant military and political influence before the rise of the Sikh Empire.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kanhaiya Misl canonical 4
Kanheya Misl 1

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh confederacy ⓘ
Sikh misl ⓘ
activeInCentury 18th century ⓘ
alliedWith other Sikh misls (various periods) ⓘ
conflictWith Afghan forces in Punjab (various campaigns) ⓘ
country India (historical region of Punjab, before partition) ⓘ
culturalTradition Khalsa Sikh tradition ⓘ
economicBase land revenue from controlled territories ⓘ
era post-Mughal period in Punjab ⓘ
ethnoReligiousIdentity Sikh ⓘ
followedBy Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh ⓘ
linked to: Sikh Empire
governanceForm clan-based chieftaincy ⓘ
historicalContext predecessor polity to the Sikh Empire ⓘ
historicalRole one of the prominent Sikh misls before unification under the Sikh Empire ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to weakening Mughal and Afghan control in Punjab ⓘ
languageOfAdministration Punjabi (vernacular) ⓘ
leaderTitle Sardar ⓘ
locatedIn Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Punjab ⓘ
Punjab region ⓘ
linked to: Punjab
militaryComposition cavalry-based forces ⓘ
militaryRole military power in 18th-century Punjab ⓘ
namedAfter Kanhaiya (devotional name associated with Krishna, used among Sikhs) ⓘ
partOf Dal Khalsa (loose Sikh military-political structure) ⓘ
linked to: Dal Khalsa

Sikh Confederacy ⓘ
politicalRole political power in 18th-century Punjab ⓘ
politicalSystem confederate chieftaincy ⓘ
precededBy Mughal rule in much of Punjab ⓘ
regionOfActivity central Punjab ⓘ
eastern Punjab ⓘ
religion Sikhism ⓘ
scriptUsed Gurmukhi (for Sikh-related records and correspondence) ⓘ
socialBase Sikh warrior aristocracy ⓘ
timePeriod c. mid-18th century to early 19th century ⓘ
typeOfOrganization military-political confederacy ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maha Singh → alliance → Kanhaiya Misl ⓘ
Maha Singh → conflict → Kanhaiya Misl ⓘ
Misls → notableConstituentUnit → Kanhaiya Misl ⓘ
Jai Singh Kanheya → founded → Kanheya Misl ⓘ
linked to: Kanhaiya Misl
Sada Kaur → associatedWith → Kanhaiya Misl ⓘ