Misr Diwan Chand

Misr
Diwan Chand
Misr Diwan Chand
	Painting of Misr Diwan Chand, c. 1799–1849
Born	1755; Village Gondlanwala, Gujranwala, Durrani Empire (Present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	18 July 1825 (aged 69–70); Lahore, Sikh Empire (Present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Children	Misr Beli Ram; Misr Rup Lal; Misr Sukh Raj; Misr Megh Raj; Misr Ram Kishan
Relatives	Misr Sahib Dayal (brother); Misr Basti Ram (brother)
	Military career
Service years	1816 – 1825
Rank	General
Commands	Diwan of Pakhli; Diwan of Dhamtaur;
Known for	Military expeditions in Multan; Kashmir; Mankera; Batala; Pathankot; Mukerian; Akalgarh; Peshawar; Nowshera;
Awards	Zafar-jung-Bahadur; Fateh-o-nusrat-nasib

Misr Diwan Chand (1755 – 18 July 1825) was a notable officer and a powerful general of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's reign. From a petty clerk he rose to the position of chief of artillery and commander-in-chief of the armies that conquered Multan and Kashmir and also served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Khalsa Army from 1816 to 1825.