Nawab Kapur Singh (1697 – 9 October 1753) was a major Sikh leader who led the community during the early-to-mid 18th century.

[5] In 1733, the Mughal government decided‌, at ‌the insistence of Zakarya Khan, to revoke all repressive measures issued against the Sikhs and made an offer of a grant to them.

The former was entrusted with looking after the holy places, preaching the word of the Gurus and inducting converts into the Khalsa Panth by holding baptismal ceremonies.

[8][full citation needed] Under Hari Singh's leadership, the Taruna Dal rapidly grew in strength and soon numbered more than 12,000.

The territories conquered by these groups were entered in their respective papers at the Akal Takht by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia.