Charat Singh was the eldest son of Naudh Singh, the father of Maha Singh

Maha Singh

Maha Singh Upon the death of his father, Charat Singh , he succeeded to the leadership of the Sukerchakia Misl. His son Ranjit Singh succeeded him and established the Sikh Empire...

, and the grandfather of Ranjit Singh

Ranjit Singh

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. He distinguished himself at an early age in campaigns against Ahmad Shah Abdali and along with 150 horsemen

Horsemen

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 split from the Singhpuria Misl to establsih the Sukerchia Misl

Head of Sukerchakia Misl

He married the daughter of Amir Singh of Gujranwala

Gujranwala

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, an older but still powerful sardar

Sardar

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, and moved his headquarters there. In 1760, Ubed Khan, the governor of Lahore

Lahore

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 attacked his fort at Gujranwala

Gujranwala

Gujranwala is a industrial city in the north-east of the Punjab province. It is the sixth largest city in Pakistan with a population of approximately 2,661,360 as on 24 June 2011...

 but was completely routed in ensuing battle because Charat Singh had received intelligence on the attack. In 1761, Hindu

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 members of the population of Eminābād

Eminabad

Eminabad or Eminābād is a town in Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan.Eminabad is an old town, located 15 kilometres south of Gujranwala. It is linked to Grand Trunk Road and Eminabad railway station by a four kilometre stretch of metalled road. It has three historical shrines.Eminabad is a very...

 asked for his help against their ruler, a Faujdar

Faujdar

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. In the battle outside the Faujdar

Faujdar

Faujdar/Fouzder/Fouzdar/Foujdar was a title awarded by Muslim rulers to people who had responsibility of protecting some territory.In pre-Mughal times, the term referred to a military officer but did not refer to a specific rank. With the administrative reforms performed by Mughal emperor Akbar,...

's fort, Charat Singh and ten of his horsemen

Horsemen

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 rushed the opposing army's line and killed their leader.. In 1762, he attacked the Rear Guard

Rear Guard

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 of Ahmad Shah Abdali's retreating army and captured "Wazirabad

Wazirabad

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, Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

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, Rohtas

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, Dhanni, Chakwal

Chakwal

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, Jalalpur

Jalalpur

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, Pind Dadan Khan

Pind Dadan Khan

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, Kot Sahib Singh, Raja-Ka-Kot, etc.", which left the Bhangi Misl

Bhangi Misl

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 jealous. In 1774, he invaded Jammu

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 with Jai Singh of the Kanheya Misl

Kanheya Misl

The Kanheya Misl was first led by Sardar Jai Singh Kanhaiya. It had a Strength of 5,000 regular horsemen.The Kanhaiya Misl was founded by Sardar Jai Singh , a Sandhu Jatt of the village of Kahna, 21 km south-west of Lahore on the road to Firozpur. His father Bhai Khushhal Singh sold hay at Lahore...

 to aid the eldest son of Ranjit Deo, Brij Raj Deo, against his father. The Bhangi Misl

Bhangi Misl

The Bhangi Misl was a large Sikh Misl centered around a village around Amritsar. It was founded in the early 18th century by Hari Singh. It grew in strength and territory to cover an area from Attock to Multan and emerged as the strongest power in the western Punjab region. However, deaths among...

 joined the side of Ranjit Deo against him. During the preparations for battle a matchlock

Matchlock

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 exploded and killed him. During a battle the next day Jandha Singh, the leader of the Bhangi Misl

Bhangi Misl

The Bhangi Misl was a large Sikh Misl centered around a village around Amritsar. It was founded in the early 18th century by Hari Singh. It grew in strength and territory to cover an area from Attock to Multan and emerged as the strongest power in the western Punjab region. However, deaths among...

 was killed and both Misl

Misl

Misl generally refers to the twelve sovereign states in the Sikh Confederacy. The states formed a commonwealth that was described by Antoine Polier as an "aristocratic republic"...

s retreated from the fight.