Nawab Kapur Singh

Kapur Singh
Posthumous portrait of Nawab Kapur Singh from 1850's
Jathedar of the Akal Takht
In office
1737 – 9 October 1753
Preceded byDarbara Singh
Succeeded byJassa Singh Ahluwalia
3rd Jathedar of Buddha Dal
In office
29 March 1748 – 9 October 1753
Preceded byDarbara Singh
Succeeded byJassa Singh Ahluwalia
Personal details
Born
Kapur Singh

1697 (1697)
Kaloke, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire
(present-day Sheikhupura district, Punjab, Pakistan)
Died9 October 1753(1753-10-09) (aged 55–56)
Amritsar, Punjab, Durrani Empire
(present-day Punjab, India)
Parent
  • Dalip Singh (father)
Military service
Founder Dal Khalsa

Nawab Kapur Singh (1697 – 9 October 1753) was a major Sikh leader who led the community during the early-to-mid 18th century. He was the organizer of the Sikh Confederacy and its military force, the Dal Khalsa. He is held in high regards by Sikhs.[1]

  1. ^ W. H. McLeod, Louis E. Fenech (2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman and Littlefield lpublishers. p. 172. ISBN 9781442236011.

Nawab Kapur Singh

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