Heera Singh Sandhu
| Heera Singh Sandhu | |
|---|---|
| Founder of the Nakai Misl | |
| Reign | 1748-1767 |
| Successor | Nar Singh Nakai |
| Born | 1706 Baherwal Kalan, Punjab, Mughal Empire |
| Died | 1776 Pakpattan, Sikh Confederacy |
| Issue | Dal Singh Nakai |
| House | Nakai |
| Father | Chaudhry Sandhu |
Sardar Heera Singh Sandhu (1706–1776) was the founder of Nakai Misl, one of the twelve Sikh Misls that later became the Sikh Empire under the leadership of Ranjit Singh. Heera Singh was born in a Sandhu Jat Sikh family in present-day Pakistan. He was killed in battle near Pakpattan when he partook in a battle against a Chisti Army of devotees of Baba Farid's shrine in 1776.