PHULKIAN MISL. See MISLS
History-This misl was founded by Baba Ala Singh in 1748 (later the first Raja of Patiala). Their territory in 1758 was Rajpura, Bathinda, Sangrur, Tohana and Sirhind. The two main divisions in territory between the misls were between those who were in the Malwa region and those who were in the Majha region. While eleven of the misls were north of the Sutlej river, one, the Phulkian Misl was south of the Sutlej.This Misl later on got divided into Jind,Patiala and Nabha States.
Phulkian Misl was a Sikh misl named after Choudhary Phul Singh. Maharaja Ala Singh, Maharaja Amar Singh, Raja Sahib Singh, Raja Gajpat Singh, Maharaja Hamir Singh all are rulers of Phulkian misl (Bhadaur Barnala, Sangrur). It was a Kshatriya Jat misl, (though in Sikhism the caste system was abolished). The area of this misl is in region Patiala, Nabha, Jind. and existed until the British defeated them. The Phulkian misl was not a member of the Dal Khalsa having been excommunicated from the formation.
