1. Sardar Charat Singh, romanised as Charhat Singh, was the founder of Sukerchakia Misl, father of Mahan Singh, and the grandfather of Ranjit Singh, the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.
14 Facts About Charat Singh
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Charat Singh distinguished himself at an early age in campaigns against Ahmad Shah Abdali and along with 150 horsemen split from the Singhpuria Misl to establish the Sukerchakia Misl, a separate grouping with its distinct guerilla militia.
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Charat Singh was born to Chaudhary Naudh Singh and Lali Kaur in a Sandhawalia Jat Sikh family.
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Charat Singh's grandfather was Budh Singh, a disciple of Guru Gobind Singh.
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Afghans, 12,000 in number, fled to Sialkot, which was immediately invested by Charat Singh, Nur-ud-din escaped on the eighth day to Jammu in the disguise of a beggar.
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Charat Singh's troops surrendered, but were allowed to go in safety.
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Charat Singh decided to check the growing power of Charat Singh.
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On this occasion Charat Singh played a dominant role in resisting the enemy and raising the spirit of the Sikhs.
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On this occasion Charat Singh posted his troops on the road to Sarhind to check any troops coming from that direction, He fought in the battle of Sirhind against Zain Khan Sirhindi, but took no territory as he had his eyes on the north-west Panjab.
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Charat Singh took possession of parganahs of Gujranwala, Qila Didar Singh, Qila Mian Singh, Qila Sahib Singh covering the northern half of Gujranwala tahsil.
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Nawab Sarbuland Khan failed to arrive in time as Charat Singh defeated Sarfaraz Khan and captured the fort.
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Charat Singh defeated Sarbuland Khan and captured him, imprisoning him in the Rohtas fort.
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The chronicle states that Ranjit Charat Singh, after leaving a village named Halla, paid a visit to his grandfather's samadhi on 5 October 1838 located near a village named Jalal.
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Therefore, the samadhi of Charat Singh is located near a village named Jalal, not Gujranwala.