Misl
（重定向自Misls）
![Sikh Confederacy(1707–1799)
Phulkian Misl ·
Ahluwalia Misl ·
Bhangi Misl ·
Kanheya Misl ·
Ramgarhia Misl ·
Singhpuria Misl ·
Panjgarhia Misl ·
Nishanwalia Misl ·
Sukerchakia Misl ·
Dallewalia Misl ·
Nakai Misl ·
Shaheedan Misl](/Images/godic/202501/27/NORTHERN_INDIA_1780_by_hellbat1816.jpg")
![The Misls primarily employed cavalry in warfare.](/Images/godic/202501/27/Misl_Cavalryman_-_The_Sikh_Army_1799-1849_-_pg_61816.jpg")
![Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, leader of the Ahluwalia Misl](/Images/godic/202501/27/Sultan_ul_Quam_Nawab_Jassa_Singh_Ahluwalia1816.jpg")
![A map of the Punjab region showing the different doabs](/Images/godic/202501/27/Punjabdoabs11816.jpg")
Misl generally refers to the sovereign states of the Sikh Confederacy that rose during the 18th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent.
The misls formed a commonwealth that was described by Antoine Polier as an "aristocratic republic".