1 Constitution of the Khalsa. 61
2 their places of birth, or sometimes from the practice
3 of peculiar customs, were as follows : —
4 Ahluwalia. Phulkia.
5 Bhangi. Singhpuria.
6 Ramgarhia. Nish&nia.
7 Sukarchakia. Krora Singhia.
8 Kanheya. Dulelwala.
9 Nakkai. Shahid.
10 The first six were located to the north of the Sutlej,
11 and are usually referred to as the M&njha Sikhs,
12 though, strictly speaking, this designation belongs
13 only to those who occupied the M&njha district,
14 between the Ravi and the Beas. The remaining six
15 held lands to'the so^th of the Sutlej, in the district
16 of Malwa,1 and are known as the Malwa, or Cis-
17 Sutlej, Sikhs.
18 Of the Manjha clans, the Bhangi, the Ramgarhia,
19 and the Kanheya, who shared the districts around
20 Amritsar, were the most important. The first of
21 these is said to have derived its name from the
22 addiction of its members to the use of bhang. Under
23 their famous leader Hari Singh, the Bhangis rose to
24 a very powerful position, Amritsar being the head-
25 quarters of the clan. The second, named after a
26 village near Lahore, was founded by the redoubtable
27 carpenter, Jassa Singh. Both these misls were
28 crushed by Ranjit Singh, as was also the third, the
29 Kanheya ; but this last escaped complete extinction
30 through a marriage connection with the Maharaja.
31 1 Not to be confused with Malwa of the Deccan.