Family origin . The earliest traceable ancestor of the Sukerchakia family with reliable historicity was Kalu (died c.1488), a
Jat of the
Warraich got (clan), who moved in c.1470 from his native village of Bhatian (in modern-day
Lahore district) to Sansara (or Sansi; located in modern-day
Ajnala tehsil,
Amritsar district,
Punjab,
India) with his spouse. Later-on, he would further shift his family to Sand, a village approximately six kilometres from
Wazirabad. 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. He combined with the
Mughalchak missal and extended his rule in
Rohtas,
Chakwal, Pind Dadan Khan which stood in the
Pothohar region of northern Punjab and took
Wazirabad under his control. 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. Charat Singh rose the number of horsemen to around 150. The headquarters of the misl moved from Sukerchak village to Gujranwala after the marriage of Charat to Desan Kaur, the daughter of Amir Singh of Gujranwala, whom had been a close ally to Charat. Amir Singh was an aged but still powerful sardar.
Under Maha Singh and Sukarchakia Misls hold a diplomatic meeting.
Jassa Singh Ramgarhia (long, white beard) on left.
Mahan Singh with checked blanket covering chest on the right, in centre Then came
Maha Singh (d.1792) who also expanded the Misl further.
Under Ranjit Singh After the decline of the
Mughals, Maharaja
Ranjit Singh united all the
misls and shaped a powerful empire in
Punjab. == Territory ==