Genealogy
- Choudhary Shri Dulip Singh, Zamindar of Kaloka, was married had issues with three sons :-
- Kapur Singh
- Dhan Singh
- Har Singh
- Nawab Shri KAPUR SINGHji, 1st Misldhar of Singhpuria misl 1748/1753, born 1697, a Virk Jat, from the village of Kaloke, situated near Shiekhupura, he took baptism of the double-edged sword from Bhai Mani Singh in 1721, at Amritsar; in his first campaign, he attacked Faizullapur, killed its chief, Faizulla Khan and occupied the place and its surrounding areas, after which he changed the name to Singhpur and the Misl which took its name from the village also began to be called Singhpuria Misl, as the then Sikh leader, in 1734, he was granted a jagir and the title of Nawab by Zakariya Khan, the Mughal governor of Lahore as a gesture of peace, which only lasted till the following year when Zakariya Khan occupied the jagir; Kapur Singh then stayed in Malwa, where he captured Sunam and then attacked Sirhind and Amritsar in 1736; when the Sikh Panth was organised into twelve misls on 29th March 1748, Nawab Kapur Singh was appointed the Commander of Singhpuria Misl, he then organised the Sikhs first into the Buddha Dal (army of the veterans), and the Taruna Dal (army of the young) and then into the great Dal Khalsa, he also handed over the Supreme Command of the Dal Khalsa to Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. He died sp on 7th October 1753 at Amritsar.
- Nawab Shri KHUSHAL SINGHji, 2nd Misldhar of Singhpuria misl 1753/1795, he was the equal of his uncle and played a significant role in expanding the territories of the Singhpuria Misl on both the banks of the Sutlej river; in 1759, he defeated Shaikh Nizam-ud-Din, the ruler of Jalandhar and occupied the town, making it his capital, later after the fall of Sirhind in
1763, a considerable portion of present-day Rupnagar District also came under Singhpuria Misl; he fought in the battles against Ahmad Shah Abdali in collaboration with other Sardars; he was also deeply interested in preaching Sikhism and administering baptism of the double-edged sword to his
followers; at his death, he left the misl stronger than ever, and with territorial possessions far larger than those he had inherited, married and had issue. He died 1795.
- Kanwar Sudh Singh, married 1stly, Sada Kaur, married 2ndly, Sukh Devi, and had issue. He died vpspm in 1794.
- Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Lehna Singh of the Bhangi misl, and had issue.
- Sardar Budh Singh (qv)
- Bibiji (name unknown) Kaur, married Sardar Man Singh of Kotla.
- Nawab Shri BUDH SINGHji, 3rd Misldhar of Singhpuria misl 1795/1810, he defeated Sheikh Nizam ud-din on the battle-field and occupied Jalandhar, but he was not the equal of his father and the misl began to decline and ultimately all its possessions to the west of the Sutlej were annexed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and only his possessions to the east of the Sutlej, remained to him, under the protection of the British, he was therefore forced to move to Manauli as his capital; married 1stly, by karewa rites, married 2ndly (by chaddardalna rites), Sada Kaur, married 3rdly (by chaddardalna rites), Sukh Devi, and had issue, seven sons who divided the Misl into 7 estates/jagirs. He died 1816.
