Sardar Bhuma Singh Dhillon (died 1746) was a royal Jat Sikh warrior of the 18th century in Punjab and the second leader of the Bhangi Misl succeeding Sardar Chhajja Singh.[1][2][3]

Sardar Bhuma Singh was a Dhillon Jat of the village of Hung, near Badhni in present-day Moga district, who won a name for himself in skirmishes with Nadir Shah's troops in 1739.[4] Bhuma Singh's latent genius as an organiser and commander gave stimulus and growth to the Bhangi misl. Historical records indicate he died in the Chhota ghallughara (holocaust) in 1746, while defending the Sikh community, from Afghan attacks. Bhuma Singh was childless so he adopted his nephew as his son, Hari Singh Dhillon. On Bhuma Singh's death in 1746, his nephew and adopted son, Hari Singh Dhillon, assumed the leadership of the Bhangi Misl. The Bhangi Misl got its name from the addiction of Hashish(Bhang) of Bhuma Singh Dhillon.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Singh, Rishi (2015). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony:Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab. India: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 23 April 2015. ISBN 9789351500759
  2. ^ Dhavan, Purnima (2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799, p.60. OUP USA Publisher, 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ Sikh History (2004). "The Bhangi Misal" Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, History of the Sikhs, 2004. Retrieved on 7 September 2016
  4. ^ 2001. The Sikh Commonwealth or Rise and Fall of Sikh Misls. Edition:2001.
  5. ^ Singh, Khushwant (11 October 2004). A History of the Sikhs: 1469-1838. Oxford University Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-19-567308-1.
Preceded byChhajja Singh Dhillon Second Leader of Bhangi Misl –1746 Succeeded byHari Singh Dhillon
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