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'''Khushal Singh''' was the second chief of [[Singhpuria]] [[Misl]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Punjab Through the Ages |last=Kakshi |first=S. R. |author2=Rashmi Pathak |page=134 |year=2007 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-738-1 }}</ref> from 1753 to 1795, extending its territory on both sides of the [[Sutlej River]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The advanced study in history of the Punjab, Volume 1 |last=Chhabra |first=G. S. |page=494 |year=1960 |publisher=Sharanjit |oclc=9369401 }}</ref> His 'acquired' lands included [[Jalandhar]], [[Nurpur State|Nurpur]], Bahrampur, [[Patti, Punjab|Patti]] and Bharatgarh.<ref>{{cite book |title=History of the Panjáb from the remotest antiquity to the present time |last=Latif |first=Muhammad |page=323 |year=1964 |publisher=Eurasia Publishing House |oclc=936342 }}</ref> Jalandhar [[doab]] and adjoining areas yielded an annual income of three [[lakh]] [[Rupee|rupees]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
He succeeded [[Nawab Kapur Singh]] as the chief of the [[Singhpuria Misl]]. <ref>Singha, Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Patiala, India: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 113.</ref><br />
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==Military campaigns==<br />
In 1759, After the death of [[Adina Beg]], He along with Jassa Singh Ahluwalia attacked his Diwan Bhishmbar and captured [[Jalandhar]], Mahangarwal, Lambra. He made Jalandhar his headquarters and started living there. Khushal Singh added more precincts to the territory which he had inherited from his predecessor. He captured [[Haibatpur]] and Patti from the Pathan chiefs of the [[Kasur]]<ref>Singha, Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Patiala, India: Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 113.</ref><br />
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In 1764, at the [[Battle of Sirhind (1764)|Sikh conquest of Sirhind]], He acquired Bharatgarh, Bhareli, Chune Machhli, Ghanauli, Jhunga, Kandhaulah, and Manauli, worth one lakh and a half after that he made an joint [[Sikh Invasion of Ganga-Yamuna]] with [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]].<br />
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In December 1766, Khushal Singh, accompanied by Tara Singh Abbu, with 6000 horsemen, was stationed at Taragarh about 30km from the Durrani camp, They constantly harassed Durrani forces. On 15 January 1767, [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] wrote letters to the Sardars, including Khushal Singh, to the effect that if they were desirous of entering his service they should come and join him, but if they had any hostile intentions they should meet him in the field and fight him. Khushal Singh and others warily accepted Durrani's proposal of joining him and told to meet him in the field of battle.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|author=Hari Ram Gupta|url=http://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheSikhsVol.IvTheSikhCommonwealthOrRiseAndFallOfSikh|title=History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls|language=English|pages=77|publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal|date=2001|orig-date=1973}}</ref><br />
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He seized [[Chhat]] and [[Banur]] accompanied by Amar Singh, the ruler of [[Patiala]] from the Nawab of [[Raikot]], They were divided between themselves, Amar Singh received [[Banur]] and Khushal Singh received Chhat, Hari Singh of Rupar seized ten villages of Khushal Singh, three Parganahs of [[Nalagarh]] and two Parganahs of [[Bilaspur State]], These Rajas invited Khushal Singh to join them in recovering their territories, A battle was fought at [[Golewala]] and all the three recovered their lost territories, Khushal Singh constructed [[Caravanserai|katra]] at [[Amritsar]], which was named after his Misal.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singha|first=Dr H. S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fa6B20l9AeQC&dq=%22Singhpuria+Misl%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA25|title=Sikh Studies|date=2005|publisher=Hemkunt Press|isbn=978-81-7010-258-8|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Death and succession==<br />
Khushal Singh died in 1795. He was succeeded by his son S. Budh Singh.<br />
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