Jassa Singh Ahluwalia

Sultan-ul-Qaum
Nawab
Sardar
Baba
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Sultan-ul-Qaum ; Nawab ; Sardar ; Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
	Equestrian painting of Jassa Singh Ahluwalia on horseback in-front of his haveli with a fly-whisk attendant, circa late 18th century
Honorable Jathedar
5th Jathedar of Akal Takht
	In office; 1753–1783
Leader	Sikh
Preceded by	Kapur Singh
Succeeded by	Phula Singh
4th Jathedar of Buddha Dal
	In office; 1753–1783
Preceded by	Kapur Singh
Succeeded by	Naina Singh
Personal details
Born	Jassa Singh; 3 May 1718; Ahlu, Lahore Subah, Mughal Empire ; (present-day Lahore district, Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	23 October 1783 (aged 65); Bandala, Sikh Confederacy ; (present-day Amritsar district, Punjab, India)
Resting place	Cremated at the Dera Baba Attal, Amritsar
Spouse(s)	Mai Sahibji; Sadarani Raj Kaur Sahiba
Relations	Bagh Singh (grand-nephew)
Children	3
Parents	Sardar Badar Singh (father); Mata Jeevan Kaur a sister of Sardar Bagh Singh Hallovalla (mother);
Military service
Battles/wars	Afghan-Sikh Wars Skirmish of Sarai Nurdin (1748); Skirmish of Verowal (1748); Battle of Mahilpur (1757); Battle of Jalandhar (1757); Battle of Sirhind (1758); First Battle of Lahore (1758); Battle of Majitha (1758); Battle on the Chenab (1758); Battle of Lahore (1759); Second Battle of Lahore (1759); Rescue of Marathas (1761); Sikh Occupation of Lahore (1761); Siege of Jandiala (1762); Battle of Kup (1762); Battle of Harnaulgarh (1762); Battle of Pipli Sahib; Battle of Urmar Tanda (1763); Battle of Jalandhar (1763); Battle of Katthgarh-Garshankar (1763); Battle of Malerkotla (1763); Battle of Chamkaur (1764); Battle of Sirhind (1764); Battle of Delhi (1764); Battle on the Sutlej (1765); Battle on the Beas (1765); Battle of Amritsar (1767); Battle of Kasur (1771); ; Mughal-Sikh Wars Sikh raids on Delhi; Battle of Naurangabad (1745); Battle of Rorī Sahib (1746); Battle of Kahnuwan (1746); Battle of Gujarwal (1746); Battle of Kasur (1747); Battle of Manupur (1748); Battle of Sodhra and Badra (1748); Battle of Khanpur (1748); Battle of Hoshiarpur (1748); Siege of Amritsar (1748); Siege of Ram Rauni (1748); Battle of Multan (1749); Battle of Nadaun (1752); Battle of Anandpur (1753); Siege of Malikpur (1753); Battle of Jalandhar (1753); Battle of Kasaipura (1753); Battle of Khwaspur (1753); Occupation of Fatehabad (1753); Battle of Ambala (1754); Sack of Sirhind (1754); Battle of Kadar (1755); Battle of Amritsar (1756); Battle of Khadur Sahib (1757); Second Battle of Lahore (1758); Occupation of Qadian (1759); Sikh Invasion of Ganga-Yamuna 1764; Siege of Lahore (1765); Battle of Shamli (1765); Battle of Ghazi-U-Din-Nagar (1768); Battle of Anupshahr (1768); Battle of Jalandhar (1769); Fourth Battle of Panipat (1770); Battle of Raikot (1771); Establishing Independent Sikh state Kapurthala (1772); Siege of Patiala (1779); Battle of Delhi (1783); ; Others Persian-Sikh War (1739); Battle of Morinda (1764); Battle of Dholpur (1766); Bharatpur-Sikh War (1770); Occupation of Kapurthala (1779); ;
Commander	Dal Khalsa

Sultan-ul-Qaum Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia (3 May 1718 – 23 October 1783) was a Sikh leader during the period of the Sikh Confederacy, being the Supreme Leader of the Dal Khalsa. He was also Misldar of the Ahluwalia Misl. This period was an interlude, lasting roughly from the time of the death of Banda Bahadur in 1716 to the founding of the Sikh Empire in 1801. He founded the Kapurthala State in 1772.

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