Facts: - years active: 1739-1783 - other names: sultan-ul-quam -lrb- king of the nation -rrb- - known for: establishing from nadir shah in 1739 , liberation of amritsar -lrb- independent 1741 -rrb- , capture of lahore -lrb- 1761 -rrb- , sikh liberation of captives -lrb- 1761 -rrb- , occupation of kapurthala state , capture of red fort along with baghel singh kapurthala state , freed slaves - successor: akali naina singh - death date: 1783 - predecessor: nawab kapur singh - name: jassa singh ahluwalia - death place: amritsar , india - birth place: ahlu india Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jassa singh ahluwalia .
sultan ul quam nawab jassa singh ahluwalia -lrb- 3 may 1718 -- 1783 -rrb- was a prominent sikh leader during the period of the sikh confederacy .he was also misldar of the ahluwalia misl .this period was an interlude , lasting roughly from the time of the death of banda bahadur in 1716 to the founding of the sikh empire in 1801 .he founded the kapurthala state in 1772 .