Hari Singh Dhillon

Hari Singh Dhillon
Sardar of Bhangi Misl
PredecessorBhuma Singh Dhillon
SuccessorJhanda Singh Dhillon
Died1765
Patiala, Patiala State, Sikh Confederacy
(present-day Punjab, India)
SpousesTwo wives
IssueBy his first wife
Jhanda Singh Dhillon
Ganda Singh Dhillon
By his second wife
Charat Singh
Diwan Singh Chachowalia
Desu Singh
FatherBhup Singh
ReligionSikhism

Hari Singh Dhillon (died 1765) was an 18th century Sikh warlord and the chief of Bhangi Misl. During the formation of the Dal Khalsa (Sikh army) he was acknowledged as leader of Tarna Dal, and made chief of Bhangi Misl following the death of Bhuma Singh Dhillion, who he was an adopted son of, in 1748. Hari Singh made the Bhangi Misl the most powerful of all the Misls. He has been described as a brave, fearless and great warrior. Under Hari Singh, the Bhangi Misl expanded to Jammu, Lahore, Chiniot, Buria, Jagadhari, Firozpur, Kushab, Majha, Malwa, Sandal Bar and Jhang.