Hari Singh Dhillon | |
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Sardar of Bhangi Misl | |
Predecessor | Bhuma Singh Bhangi |
Successor | Jhanda Singh Dhillon |
Died | 1765 Patiala, Patiala State, Sikh Confederacy (present-day Punjab, India) |
Spouses | Two wives |
Issue | By his first wife Jhanda Singh Dhillon Ganda Singh Dhillon By his second wife Charat Singh Diwan Singh Chachowalia Desu Singh |
Father | Bhup Singh |
Religion | Sikhism |
Hari Singh Dhillon (died 1765) was an 18th century Sikh warlord and the chief of Bhangi Misl. During the formation of the Dal Khalsa (Sikh army) he was acknowledged as leader of Tarna Dal, and made chief of Bhangi Misl following the death of Bhuma Singh Dhillion, who he was an adopted son of, in 1748. Hari Singh made the Bhangi Misl the most powerful of all the Misls.[1] He has been described as a brave, fearless[2] and great warrior.[1] Under Hari Singh the Bhang Misl expanded to Jammu, Lahore, Chiniot, Buria, Jagadhari, Firozpur, Kushab, Majha, Malwa, Sandal Bar and Jhang.[1]