The Sukerchakia Misl was one of twelve Sikh misls in Punjab during the 18th century, concentrated in Gujranwala and Hafizabad districts in western Punjab (in modern-Pakistan) and ruled from (1752–1801). The misl, or grouping with its own guerilla militia (jatha), was founded by Charat Singh of Sandhawalia, grandfather of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The last Sukerchakia Misldar (commander of the Misl) was Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh united all the misls and established an independent Sikh Empire. The ruling-family of the misl were of a Jat background.
Etymology
The name Sukerchakia is derived from the words suker (meaning small or narrow) and chak (referring to a petty tract of land). The word originated as a name for land that had been owned and built-upon by Budh Singh, ancestor of Ranjit Singh. Whilst Kalu had his residence in Sansi, he fathered a son named Jaddoman. The very beginning and earliest traces of the Sukerchakia Misl can be traced to Nodha Singh constructing a minor fortress in his native village of Sukerchak, along with gathering a small jatha of 30 horsemen to protect his locality from invading Afghans. When Naudh died in 1752, he had four sons who survived him named Charat Singh, Dal Singh, Chet Singh, and Mangi Singh. He distinguished himself at an early age in campaigns against Ahmad Shah Abdali and split from the Singhpuria Misl to formally establish the Sukerchakia Misl in Gujranwala.During the time of Charat Singh, men were only able to join the misl after having been first baptized into the Khalsa as a criterion for admission.
Leaders
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! colspan="5" |As a Jatha under the Singhpuria Misl:
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|Naudh Singh<br>
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|1730 – 1748
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- Sikh occupation of Lahore
- Battle of Sialkot (1763)