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...bind Singh]] and his three [[Sikh]]s came out of the Garhi on the night of December 7-8, 1705, he stood on top of this mound to give a loud clap (Tari). This G ====History====

Khalistan supported and the Indian army takes control of all Sikh functions. [[category:December]]

'''December''' is the [[twelfth]] and last [[month]] of the [[year]] in the [[Gregorian == December ==

...of guru gobind singh ji maharaj at nanded saheb in maharashtra after 26th december 1704 from punjab.

==December== * [[Sikh Calendar]]

'''Nand Singh VC''', MVC (24 September 1914- 12 December 1947) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most p He was 29 years old, and an Acting Naik in the 1/11th, Sikh Regiment, Indian Army during the Second World War when the following deed t

...r 1797. He enjoyed complete obedience and respect of the subjects. When in December 1766, Ahmad Shah Durrani invaded Lahore and Lahina Singh retired towa 3. Gupta, Hari Ram, History of the Sikhs, vol.II. Delhi, 1978

In the last month from 6 November to 6 December 2007, '''over 72,000 visits were made to [[SikhiWiki]]'''. That is a record ...is is the most comprehensive site for learning about [[Sikhism]] and the [[Sikh]]s - It is free to access and new items are added every day.

...Burj Sahib''' at [[Chamkaur Sahib]]. It is a place where the cremation of sikh warriors took place. This Gurudwara is also related with Bhai Jatta Ji (Jiw ====History====

...ust over eight (born in 1696) when they willingly laid down their lives in December 1705 rather than renounce their own faith. [[Category: Glossary of Sikh Terms]]

...is about one mile from the present village of Gurdas Nangal. A brief life history of Banda Singh Bahadur is written on a huge board which is displayed in fro ...at last broke through and captured Banda Singh and his famished Sikhs (17 December 1715). Under the orders of Samad Khan over two hundred of the prisoners wer

In December 1991 the militants killed another 49 passengers, mostly Hindu, while trave [[Category:History]]

...graphy as originally written by author is being reproduced for students of sikh literature worldwide on this site. military history of the Sikhs grew and I was able to collect a fairly large

...ne book every month in Gurmuki and another every quarter in Urdu on Sikh history, theology or simple translations of portions of the gurbani. ...ry was Giani Sher Singh's own ''Guru Granth'' (''Panth''), published in December 1919. To stop any interuptions in publication, Giani Sher Singh acquired h

...Sikh War are displayed. Quotes from WARS of Shah Mohammad and Cunningham�s History of the Sikhs are inscribed in Bronze. The Weapons have been donated by the

...of Harmandir Sahib, laid by a Muslim Saint Hazrat Mian Mir Ji of Lahore in December 1588. Guru Arjan met an untimely death when he was tortured on the orders o * [http://www.punjabilok.com/faith/sikh/dignity_the_human_person_in_sikhism.htm Punjabilok.com]

...ent to the village primary school, and joined the army serving in the 55th Sikh Battalion for about three years. While in the army he came in contact with ...ingh, who had got Kishan Singh Gargajj arrested on 26 February 1923. On 12 December 1923 Jagat Singh, of Munder village, in [[Jalandhar]] district, connived wi

In December 1994 the Sikhism Home Page was launched, the worlds first web site on [[Sik ...f interest. I will leave the presentation of such topics as post-Guru Sikh history and the political/human rights struggle in Punjab to others who have expert

...nd it was the need of the hour to record the memories and accounts of Sikh history which would be lost with the deaths of these men. ...from time to time. He was the spirit behind the establishment of the Sikh History Research Department (SHRD) at [[Khalsa College]], though it came into being

'''Shaheedi Jor Mela''' is organised every year in December at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, in the Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab to p ...rother, Baba Zorawar Singh. He is probably the youngest recorded martyr in history who knowingly and consciously laid down his life at the very tender age of

...lifelong passion with Dr Gupta. He was working on his monumental sixvolume history of the Sikhs of which he was able to complete four. The fifth was in prin ...esented to him Bhai Vir Singh International Award at a function held on 15 December 1989.

...t]] which normally coincides with March-April of the Western calendar. The Sikh New year falls in spring time (in the northern hemisphere) and is generally ...kh calendar called the [[Nanakshahi Calendar]] was developed by a Canadian Sikh, Pal Singh Purewal, a retired computer engineer. He started work on the new

...shal of the Air Force in January, 2002 (the highest rank ever given in the history of the Indian Air force). [[Category: Great Sikh Warriors]]

...her provinces. The Sikh conference, and even more dramatically the mammoth Sikh march that preceded it, made a tremendous impact. Congress leaders led by M 1. Majumdar, R. C.,ed The History and Culture of Indian People, vol. V. Bombay, 1957

...returned to Lahore and was assigned to protocol duties. He accompanied the Sikh mission to wait on Lord Amherst, the GovernorGeneral of India, when he came In December 1831, Maharaja Ranjit Singh granted to Diwan Moti Ram in jdgir Kunjah, his

...[[1682]] -[[13 November]] [[1757]]) one of most honoured martyrs in [[Sikh history]] who was born on [[26 January]] [[1682]]. ...]]), the first of the [[Panj Piare]] or the Five Beloved celebrated in the Sikh tradition, was the son of Bhai Suddha, a Sobti Khatri of [[Lahore]], and Ma

'''Maharaja Sir Hira Singh''' (1843 - 1911), born on 19 December 1843, the son of Sukkha Singh of Badrukkhari, ascended the throne of Nab ...of the ruler who had sought British protection) were with his cis-Sutlege Sikh brothers they deposed him and placed his son Bharpur Singh on the Gaddi in

...uch'''. The appellation persisted so that his real name is totally lost to history. At the time of the evacuation of [[Anandpur]] on the night of 5-6 December 1705, he was among those who were able to cross the flooded [[Sirsa]]. He w

...hortlived, as he and his deputy Pandit Jalla were killed by the Army on 21 December 1844. ...ngh. To run the administration, she constituted a Council of Regency on 22 December 1844, composed of Jawahar Singh, Raja Lal Singh, Bhai Ram Singh, Bakhshi Bh

...commonly used to refer to the 4 sons of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth [[Sikh Guru]]. The word is a traditional word not used in the everyday language of ...names are reverently preserved in Sikh memory and are recalled every time Sikh [[ardas]] or prayer of supplication is recited at a congregation or private

...lage Vara Chain Singhvala in [[Firozpur]] district of the [[Punjab]] on 10 December 1923. He inherited interest in art from his father who was adept in woodwor ...[Amritsar]], employed him as an artist to produce exhibits for the Central Sikh Museum in the Darbar Sahib complex. He resigned this job in 1962 and went a

Central Sikh Temple is the first Sikh gurdwara in Singapore. Established in 1912, the temple had relocated severa ==History==

<div style="top: +0.2em; font-size: 95%">a '''free Sikh Encyclopedia''' that [[Introduction|'''anyone can edit.''']]</div> * [[Sikh Names|1000's of Sikh Names]]

...ar had been visited by [[Guru Nanak]] early in the sixteenth century and a Sikh shrine had been established there in his honour. '''Sahib Chand''', as Sahi * On 7 December 1705 in the battle of [[Chamkaur]], Bhai Sahib Singh with [[Bhai Himmat Sin

...he Sikh kingdom are also provided. The author, well versed in literature, history, geography and astronomy, had many books to his credit, including TankhiAhm ...j at Multan and of Chatar Singh and Sher Singh at Hazara, surrender of the Sikh army and annexation of the Punjab to the British dominions.

...1 to 6, [[1984]]'''. This tragic event took place over 25 years ago and [[Sikh]]s all over the world will remember this episode with great sadness. * 10: Death of [[Bhai Vir Singh]] ([[December 5]], [[1872]] - [[June 10]], [[1957]])

...gured prominently in two new Sikh societies the Chief Khalsa Diwan and the Sikh Educational Conference. During the Jaito campaign, he led out aJ`atha ofAKA ...Gurdarshan Singh, "Character and Impact of the Singh Sabha Movement on the History of the Punjab." Ph.D. thesis submitted inl973 to the PUNJABI University, PA

...He also wrote a 6 volume commentary on Giani Gian Singh`s PANTH Prakash, a history of the SIKHS in mixed Punjabi and Braj verse. His detailed account of Opera

...nd letters made him well aware of the rot that was, at the time, corroding Sikh society. He took upon himself to lead a campaign against the evil and corru Baba Balak Singh died at Hazro on Saturday, Maghar sudi 15,1919 Bk/6 December 1862.

...sh emerged victorious, but the battle was one of the hardest-fought in the history of the British army, and could very easily have been a defeat. Had Tej Sing ...harajah Ranjit Singh in 1839, and British desire to secure the Punjab. The Sikh army, the Khalsa, was goaded by some of the contenders for power in the Pun

== [[December]] == |Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] ||23 [[Poh]] ||5 Jan

...gh maintained that the Jathedar had no right to excommunicate him from the Sikh Panth and that his excommunication was entirely illegal. ...he rostrum of Akal Takht by Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti after meeting of 'Sikh priests' held in the Takht's secretariat.

...Tazkirah, he also wrote Haft GulshaniMuhammad Shahi, which gives a general history of India, including many minor dynasties, and TatimahiWaq 'iatiJahangiri de ...ged in the fort ofLohgarh, he made a determined sally on the night of 1011 December 1710 and breaking through the royal lines made good his escape to the hills

...to the writings of some historians, about two and a half lakhs (250,000) [[Sikh]] families—men, women and children of all ages were martyred at this site ...reward for the head of any Sikh. Rewards were even offered for info on any Sikh's whereabouts. Hundreds of Sikhs were thus brought daily to Lahore where, r

...rangement did not work, and the Khalsa High School committee decided on 15 December 1903 to neglect the interests of the younger institution. ...meet a variety of needs Outbreaks of famine and plague had left Hindu and Sikh children orphans vulnarable to Muslim and Christian proselytization Sikhs o

...urders of Hira Singh and his confidant Pandit Jalla which took place on 21 December 1844, leading to the presumption that it was composed immediately after Mah

...or cavalryman. Maya Singh Saini participated as a Ghorcharra in the Anglo-Sikh wars. After the defeat of Sikhs he became an insurgent against the English ...ond Anglo-Sikh war. Although the battle of Ramnagar was inconclusive, the Sikh cavalry caused heavy damage to the British forces, which proved to be a gre

...ge part of it by Ala Singh, founder of the Patiala dynasty, and other Sikh sardars at Sanaur and Malerkotla. In May 1757, Taimur was appointed vicero 2. Gupta, Hari Ram, History of the Sikhs, vol. II. Delhi, 1978

...ghting took place on 7 December 1704 between the [[Mughal]] army and the [[Sikh]]s, including the [[Sahibzada]]s and three of the original five [[Panj Piar ==History==

On the 24th December, 1704, [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh]] Ji and [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh]] Ji alon ...from Diwan Sucha Nand’s house. Baba Moti Ram Mehra was a great follower of Sikh Gurus. He used to serve the Sikhs on their way to [[Anandpur Sahib]] and ba

'''The Maritime Sikh Society''' ...8 as part of Guru Nanak’s birthday celebrations. With the arrival of more Sikh families in Nova Scotia, it was felt that this gurdwara was somewhat small

...nd her grandsons were brought to Sirhind as captives in the cold season (8 December 1705), they were detained in this Tower. ...and the topmost portion of the tower fell down. After the establishment of Sikh rule in 1764, it became a revered place of pilgrimage, but its renovation h

The winter lasts from mid-December to mid-February, during which the temperature ranges from 0 to 20 °C. The ==History==

...not display Jaimal's photos, possibly for reasons contained here in Secret History. ..., but did not give the date. But, it could not have been 1856, as the 24th Sikh did not come into being until late 1857, after the Sepoy Uprising

...the family to [[Anandpur]] where Ajit Singh was brought up in the approved Sikh style. He was taught the religious texts, philosophy and history, and had training in the martial arts such as riding, swordsmanship, [[gatk

...e Jesus Christ and we have spread Christianity all over the world but Sikh history is full of great martyrs and yet hardly anybody knows about it". ...rvice of preserving Sikh history for the whole world to see and for future Sikh generations producing high quality films produced in [[Punjabi]], [[Hindi]]

...he Hindustan Times, he was fairly well aquainted with the Sikhs. After the Sikh Gurdwaras Act was placed on the statute book in 1925, the Akali agitation c 5. Kapur, Rajiv A. , Sikh Separatism: The Politics of Faith. London, 1986

This article list all the important days in the Sikh calendar which is called the [[Nanakshahi calendar]]: *5: Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] - 23 [[Poh]]

...d for his role in instigating false encountered killings upon thousands of Sikh Youths in Punjab. ==Sikh militant attack and sufferings==

...y nine years old at the time of the evacuation of Anandpur on the night of December 20, 1704. ...hibzada_Zorawar_Singh#Death of Mata Jito in 1700 questioned|(1)]]</sup> on December 5, Zorawar's grandmother, [[Mata Gujari]], became especially attached to yo

...As the Sikh Army (Dal Khalsa) grew new regions where administered and new Sikh barons came to the fore and the number of large misls eventually increased ...Empire but its influence would still remain strong throughout the Empire's history. See Definition: Confederacy.

...ms the backbone of the district economy. During the months of November and December a visitor to this part of Punjab shall be the proud witness to the pristine ==History of town Mansa==

...hiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. Its first meeting was held on 12 December 1920. Bawa Harkishan Singh was one of the Parij Piare wlio on this occasi ...he Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee set up a forum to formulate the Sikh Rahit Maryada, i.e. code of conduct for the Sikhs. Bawa Harkishan Singh was

This article lists all events of significance in the Sikh calendar which is called the [[Nanakshahi calendar]]: *5: Birth of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the Tenth [[Sikh Guru]] - 23 [[Poh]]

Monday would witness a magnificent historical moment in the history of the Holy City when the Army would hand over Fort Gobindgarh to the civil ...between the bureaucracy, political leadership and the Army authorities. On December 20, 2006 , Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had handed over keys of the histo

...rn Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, 25 April 1982 in Luton, Bedfordshire), is an [[Sikh]] and a famous English cricketer. A left-arm spinner, Panesar plays Test an ...Panesar sports a trademark black [[patka]] (a smaller version of the full Sikh [[turban]]) while playing and in cricket training. He is a crowd favourite

...(1779 - 1869), commander of the British armies in the first and second [[Sikh]] wars, was born on 3 November 1779, at Woodtown, Limerick, Ireland. He joi under him in the first Sikh war, was highly critical of Gough's conduct of operations at Alival, Feroze

...letic build, he joined the army on 5 January 1907 as a soldier in the 35th Sikh Battalion. It was during his service at Rawalpindi that he came in contact ...igious mentor, Sant Aiya Singh, Jawala Singh returned home to the Doaba in December 1918 and settled in a lonely place between the villages of Harkhowal and Pa

History ...o younger sons of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Sri Guru Gobind Singh on 12 December 1705, by the Governor of Sirhind, Wazir Khan [1], the place is the today co

...orty (chali) liberated ones (mukte)'', is a term used to refer to the 40 [[Sikh]]s who laid down their lives for the [[Panth]]. There are 2 separate groups ...Gobind Singh]] Ji who are remembered in [[Sikh]] history and daily in the Sikh [[ardas]] or supplicatory prayer offered individually or at gatherings at t

...inister of the Sikh kingdom of [[Lahore]] from 17 September 1843 to 21 December 1844, was born the eldest son of Raja Dhian Singh in 1816 at Ramgarh, abo ...p Singh and Raja Dhian Singh. Hira Singh had Bhai Gurmukh Singh, a revered Sikh divine, and Misr Beli Ram murdered for their having opposed his father's pr

...Jhanda Bunga. Bhai Mani Singh is not referred as so-called Jathedar in any Sikh work. Bhai Ratan Singh Bhangu calls him "Pujaran sion vado pujari" (chief p ...the shrines. As the caretaker of Akal Takht Sahib, he introduced authentic Sikh practices at Akal Takht Sahib and Darbar Sahib. Baba Prem Singh Hoti wrote

...llstory.php?id=14825042&?vsv=Hppot Iraq to rebuild Guru Nanak's shrine] 24 December, 2008 ...evelopment, the Government of Iraq has decided to rebuild the 15th century Sikh Guru Guru Nanak Dev's shrine which was destroyed in the 2003 war in Baghdad

...is uttered first among the five Beloved of the Guru (Panj Pyaras) in the [[Sikh Ardas]]. Bhai Suddha was a devout Sikh of [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] and had visited [[Anandpur]] more than once to see

...'s ethos is a deep connection to spirituality and culture, symbolizing the Sikh community's warrior-like spirit and resilience. ...houseofkhalsa.com/ House of Khalsa] is named after the [[Khanda]] Sahib, a Sikh symbol. It was founded by Danny Singh.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.c

...andmother sacrificed their lives for their faith and the right to remain [[Sikh]]s. ...earlessness and the renowned trait of unparalleled heroism becoming of the Sikh leadership and was prepared to sacrifice his life but not his faith.

...pioneer work in the field of historical research initiated new trends in [[Sikh]] historiography and who by his critically important work became a vital an ...ingh, the historian, then very enthusiastic in promoting the cause of Sikh history. Karam Singh died before Ganda Singh could meet him.

...ember]] [[1841]] - [[15 March]] [[1913]]), and English translator of the [[Sikh scriptures]] and historian of early [[Sikhism]], was born on September 10, ...[[3 October]] [[1892]] - [[15 September]] [[1967]]) was an Indian American Sikh writer and lecturer on "spiritual science" who was involved in an important

...istants, Birch, Ross and Murray, to deal with the affairs of the protected Sikh chiefs and hill states between the Sutlej and the Yamuna. In 1815, (lie age ...tical agent, to deal with all British political affairs in relation to the Sikh Darbar, and to territories beyond the Sutlej and the Indus. Three years lat

'''Gurdwara Sahib Silat Road (Silat Road Sikh Temple)''' ...oad nearby. It houses the samadh (tombstone) of Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji, the Sikh freedom fighter, after it was brought to the Gurdwara from the Singapore Ge

...h and Arthur D. Innes, first published in London in 1897, is in the main a history of the AngloSikh wars of 184546 and 184849. Few accounts of these wars writ ...e interests of the British empire required that they be subjugated and the Sikh dynasty,destroyed.

...[[Mata Jito]] ji (also known as [[Mata Sundari]] ji) at [[Anandpur]] on 12 December 1699. During the flight from Anandpur, when the Sikhs, having been promised ...ed at [[Sirhind]]. Fateh Singh is probably the youngest recorded martyr in history who knowingly laid down his life at the very tender age of 6 <!-- changed f

...4/12/2010.</ref>. Harbinder Singh is the honorary director of the [[Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail]] which is also based in Walsall, UK. ==Anglo-Sikh Heritage Trail==

...cient evidence against former Union minister Jagdish Tytler in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case. ...vember eight, 1984, near Gurudwara Pulbangash or incited a mob for killing Sikh people," the magistrate had said.

...ecember 1715. Reduced to desperate straits, Banda Singh was captured on 7 December 1715. The book also describes 'Abd usSamad Khan's campaigns against 'Isa Kh ...AH 1135/AD 1722-23. What makes the manuscript especially relevant to Sikh history is the space devoted in it to the last phase of Banda Singh's struggle agai

...for the equal status of women, but also revolutionized their social life. History is full with examples where women who did not step out of house without cov ...met a patrolling party of the Mughal soldiers. In the fight with them two Sikh soldiers were killed and Anup Kaur was injured, but the Mughal soldiers too

...Sikhism. It also encouraged publications of books and periodicals on Sikh history and prompted the Punjabi language as a medium of teaching. ==Short History==

==The Right Sikh at the Right Place at the Right Time== ...uring the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was a calm, intelligent and brave Sikh soldier in the Indian Army. He served his people and nation in the traditio

'''BALDEV SINGH - FIRST SIKH DEFENCE MINISTER OF INDIA''' Baldev Singh was an Indian Sikh political leader, who represented the Punjabi Sikh community in the processes of negotiations that resulted in the independenc

...pioneer work in the field of historical research initiated new trends in [[Sikh]] historiography and who by his critically important work became a vital an ...ingh, the historian, then very enthusiastic in promoting the cause of Sikh history. Karam Singh died before Ganda Singh could meet him.

...nth century and has continued to claim adherents in the twentieth. For the history of early Sikhism, the gurprandlis along with janam sdkhis constitute servic GURPRANALl, by Giani Gian Singh, the wellknown Sikh historian, is a genealogical account of the Gurus. The information containe

Bedi was born on January 16, 1946 into a Punjabi Khatri-Sikh family in Mumbai (formerly Bombay until 1996) Bharat(India). His mother con ...r son Siddarth who had been doing well at University in the USA had a long history of schizophrenia and tragically committed suicide in 1997 at the age of 26.

...e Sikhs were wont to seek shelter in times of stress. He laid siege to the Sikh fort of Ram Rauni at Amritsar. Before the Sikhs rallied to confront him, Ad 1. Gupta, Hari Ram, History of the Sikhs, vol. II. Delhi, 1978

...er in a mud-built double story house. They were attacked by the enemy on [[December 21]], [[1705]]. Against these overwhelming odds, the [[Sikh]]s ventured our in small groups to fight the enemy and bravely lay down the

...severity. According to Syad Muhammad Latif, the [[Muslim]] author of the "History of the [[Panjab]]", his first act was to storm the fortress of Ram Rauni, i As Ahmad Shah Durrani entered the Punjab in December 1748, Mir Mannu, receiving no help from Delhi, agreed to make over to the i

...are each 2 months out of sequence with their names derived from Sanskrit. December (10) Das-ember becomes the 12th month. Otherwise the whole world would cele ...st the Mughal King and was killed.Since then the tribal singers traced the history of Dula Bhatti on Lohri Festival.

...f Pakistan have not been studied in one important aspect that concerns the Sikh community. The Sikhs, as an important religious minority were mainly concen ...e Sikhs. Congress, however, could not afford to lose the confidence of the Sikh community as a whole and then face the Muslim League's demands and the spre

...n after his father [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]]'s execution, when he became the [[Sikh Guru]] in 1675. This is place where most of Banis of [[Dasam Granth]] were ==History==

...s an international non-profit aid and relief organization founded on the [[Sikh]] principles of [[Nishkam]] (selfless) service and universal love. Khalsa A * Bangladesh - December 2007

...raditions of the Mazhabi Sikh Pioneers on its merging with a few Ramdasia sikh companies in 1941. ==Regiment History==