The Singh Krora Misl, alternatively as the Panjgarhia Misl, was first led by Sardar Karora Singh. It had a strength of 10,000 regular horsemen.
The Karorsinghia Misl was named after Sardar Karora Singh, a Virk Jatt of Barki Village in Lahore District. The founder of the jatha or band of warriors that subsequently acquired the size and power of a misl, was Sardar Sham Singh a Sandhu Jatt of Narli Village in Amritsar District who had battled with the invading forces of Nadir Shah in 1739. He was succeeded by Karam Singh, an Uppal Khatri of the village of Panjgarh in Gurdaspur district. Karam Singh fell fighting against Ahmad Shah Durrani in January 1748 and was succeeded by Sardar Karora Singh.
Karora Singh confined his activities to the tract lying south of the Karigra hills in Hoshiarpur district, and had seized several important towns such as Hoshiarpur, Hariana and Sham Chaurasi before he died in 1761. Baghel Singh who succeeded Karora Singh as leader of the Karorsinghias is celebrated in Sikh history as the conqueror of Mughal Delhi. A Dhillon Jatt, Baghel Singh arose from the village of Jhabal Kalan, in Amritsar district, to become a formidable force in the Sutlej region.
According to Syad Muhammad Latif, Baghel Singh had a force of 12,000 fighting men. As well as being a soldier, he was an adept in political negotiation and was able to win over many an adversary to his side. The Mughals, the Ruhilas, the Marathas and the English sought his friendship. Sardar Baghel Singh Soon after the Sikh conquest of Sirhind Town in January 1764, he extended his arms towards Karnal, occupying a number of villages including Chhalaudi which he later made his headquarters and then with Maharaja Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Maharaja Jassa Singh Ramgarhia Marching on Mughal Delhi where they Conquered the The Red Fort which had been the Heart of the Mughals from the time of Shah Jahan, The Sikhs Hosted the Nishan Sahib (Sikh Flag) on the Red Fort and Pulling down the Mughal Flag. It was the Greatest time for the Sikhs to Attck an Imperial Fort and a Mughal Heart from time of Babur.
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