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...itish administrators who controlled the Sikh community with the support of Sikh collaborators.

..., Zain Khan, who was killed in the action. Since none of the participating sardars was willing to accept possession of the town of Sirhind accurst from its as 2. Sital, Sohan Singh, Sikh Misalan. Ludhiana, 1952

...1759).<ref>History of the Sikhs: The Sikh commonwealth or Rise and fall of Sikh misls by Hari Ram Gupta; Published in 1978 by Munshiram Manoharlal; page 52 ...ith other Sikh Sardars he Sacked Kasur city of Pathans and Joined the Sikh Sardars in the sack of Sirhind City in 1764. in 1807 after the death of Tara Singh

...alliance with many Sikh Sardars of Punjab and laid the foundation of a big Sikh State. His son Sardar Ranjit Singh expanded this state and became the ruler

[[Anglo Sikh War I]] (1845-46), resulting in the partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom, was the outcome of British expansionism and the near anarchical co ...rs of the Punjab Kingdom to finally overcome the resistance of some of the sardars who chafed at the defeat in the first.

...h Kingdoms were merged with [[India]]n state. This anthem was used in the Sikh Kingdom until 1948. ...nal anthem of Patiala State. This national anthem had been sung in all the Sikh States until 1948. Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha, too, has mentioned it in his mag

...alled Sirdar. Gurbani do not believe in temporal people calling themselves Sardars, and have no knowledge what hukam is. ...sion of the fighting force of the Sikhs under the misls the number of Sikh sardars multiplied. During the reign of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] and his successor

...s, I frequently wished for the power of migrating into the body of Sicque (Sikh) for a few weeks - so well did these cavaliers fare. Islo sooner had they a ...and raised Gurdwaras at the historical sites associated with the lives of Sikh Gunus. One was erected at Sisganj where Guru Tegh Bahadur had been martyred

...t of it by Ala Singh, founder of the Patiala dynasty, and other Sikh sardars at Sanaur and Malerkotla. In May 1757, Taimur was appointed viceroy of the ...empire, but all he could do was to hold on to Kashmir and eject the Bhangi sardars from Multan.

...o Amritsar, waited upon [[Nawab Kapur Singh]], and volunteered to become a Sikh. Turned away, he was advised to grow long hair, practise horsemanship, arch ...rain. At the fords of Ravi and Chenab, Gulab Singh with several other Sikh sardars captured a large number of Afghan horses. Commanding a jatha of 400 men, Gu

...mmu, held sway in the tract between Sheikhupura and Miralivala as the Sikh sardars started acquiring territory in the Punjab in the latter half of the eightee

...the Nihangs to this day, and is said to have been an adept in kirtan, the Sikh devotional music. In a gurdwara at Bharpurgarh, a village near Amloh in Pat [[category:Misl Sardars]]

...erence | Author=Ramgarhia, Sundar Singh| Title=The Annals of the Ramgarhia Sardars| Publisher=Amritsar| Year=1902| ID=ISBN}} *{{Book reference | Author=Macauliffe, M.A | Title=The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus Sacred Writings and Authors| Publisher=Low Price Public

...e Khalsa initiatory rites at the hands of Diwan Darbara Singh, a prominent Sikh leader of the post Banda Singh period. By 1734, Dasaundha Singh was a leadi [[category:Misl Sardars]]

...able means to successfully accomplish his vision. The Bhangi and Ramgariha Sardars (Rulers) were his strongest opposition. Ranjit Singh wanted to badly crush ...s nighfall and Maharaja was reviewing the battle status with his Generals (Sardars) : Sardar Hari Singh Naluya, Sardar Nihal Singh Attariwalla and a few other

...part in the raids and expeditions led by his father. He also fought in the Sikh's skirmishes with the Afghan invader [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]]. After the deat ...surprised the besiegers by his night sallies. In the mean time, other Sikh sardars, under the leadership of [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], came to his rescue. Uba

...jit Singh]], was the eldest of the four sons of Sardar Naudh Singh, a jatt Sikh of [[Sandhawalia]] clan. He took to arms while still very young and started ...surprised the besiegers by his night sallies. In the meantime, other Sikh sardars, under the leadership of [[Jassa Singh Ahluwalia]], came to his rescue.

...slam during the time of Nawab [[Zakariya Khan]]. He, however, rejoined the Sikh faith receiving the rites of initiation at the hands of Diwan Darbara Singh [[category:Misl Sardars]]

...Guru Granth Sahib, amidst it. Mahant Pritam Das enlisted the help of some Sikh chiefs who were attending the fair and got the Bairagis suitably punished.

...longwith her family, were respectfully escorted to Behlolpur by a posse of sikh horsemen. The Begum was extremely beholden to the sikhs and it is believed

...an), the founder of the Sikh principality of Nakai Misl, one of the twelve Sikh Confederacies that ruled from (1748-1810). Sardar Ishar Singh Sandhu, was one of the many children of the Nakai Sikh Sardars of Baherwal Kalan. During the late 1800s, Before the Ghadar Lehr, and the A

...who lived at Vadala Viram, near Amritsar. He identifies himself with the Sikh elan and ascendancy and recalls with pride the glorious days of Ranjit Sing ...places. He describes with admiration the deeds of heroism and sacrifice of sardars such as Sham Singh Atarivala and Ranjodh Singh. The historical framework th

...Singh was the prologue to a longdrawn drama of intrigue and murder at the Sikh court.

...defensive alliance but which succeeded in obtaining information about the Sikh kingdom, its military resources, and the character of its ...t SinghMinto correspondence and Ochterlony's proclamation to the cisSutlej Sardars, dated 3 May 1809; and miscellaneous despatches connected with early Britis

'''JODH SINGH RAMGARHIA''' (d. 1815), soldier and feudatory chief in Sikh times, was the eldest son of [[Jassa Singh Ramgarhia]], the celebrated Ramg ...co.uk/postgurus/ramgarhia2/ram%20Jassa%20Singh.htm Annals of the Ramgarhia Sardars]| Publisher=Amritsar| Year=1902| ID=ISBN}}

...Wazir Dhian Singh. In 1839, he served under Kanvar Nau Nihal Singh in the Sikh army sent to Peshawar to assist Colonel Claude Wade in Shahzada Taimur's ex ...and saved his jagirs and command. He continued thereafter to serve in the Sikh army, retaining his influence at the court.

...gh felt irked when British troops were stationed at Lahore after the Anglo-Sikh war of 1845-46. ...(21 February 1849). He surrendered to the British along with the Atarivala sardars at Rawalpindi in March 1849.

...WITH JATS OF BHARATPUR'''. Hindu Jats, who have ethnic affinity with the Sikh Jatts of the Punjab, had emerged, like the Sikhs, as a new political po ...of about 10,0 Sikh sardars. The meeting began with ardas, the supplicatory Sikh prayer, in which they pleaded, "Jawahar Singh, son of Suraj Mall and a devo

...ought in the battles against Ahmad Shah Abdali in collaboration with other Sardars. ...leaving Lahore. On the 15th January 1767, Ahmad Shah wrote letters to the Sardars, including Khushal Singh, to the effect that if they were desirous of enter

...y engagements concerning the relations of Gulab Singh of Jammu with the Sikh kingdom are also provided. The author, well versed in literature, history, ...ce of five years, rulers, princes, ministers, their relatives and numerous sardars fell victims, one after another, to conspiracy and murder. The only survivo

...e Khalsa initiatory rites at the hands of Diwan Darbara Singh, a prominent Sikh leader of the post Banda Singh period. By 1734, Dasaundha Singh was a leadi 2. Seetal, Sohan Singh, The Sikh Misals and the Panjab. Ludhiana, n.d.

...Rai Singh, after the fall of the Sikh Kingdom in 1849, were made the Sikh Sardars, of some villages, and given Jagirs, by the British. ...ory of the Sikh rise to the power in Punjab and the complete legitimacy of Sikh domination. He was requested by Captain Murray, Agent to the Governor-Gener

The Sikh sardars had occupied large portions of the Punjab by 1780, but some Muslim chiefs, ...undary with Sardar Mahan Singh, and were always a source of trouble to the Sikh chieftain. Quite frequently they raided his territory and looted and plunde

...After Ahmad Shah Abdali's retirement from the Punjab in 1763, the Kanaihva Sardars, allied with Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Hari Singh Bhangi and Jassa Singh Ramga ...ided to sack the ruler of Kasur and teach a lesson to the guilty. The Sikh Sardars besieged the kot (fortress) of Abdul Rahim Khan and occupied it shortly. Fo

...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

...collected 4,00,000 rupees as his share of the booty. He joined other Sikh sardars in laying siege to [[Sirhind]] in January 1764 and razed it to the ground a [[Category:Great Sikh Warriors]]

...civil and military administrator, and one of the principal sardars of the Sikh court. Of all the Majithias associated with the ruling family of Lahore, ...c and designer of ordnance. He cast shrapnel shells made of pewter for the Sikh artillery. He invented gun shell that would explode at a fixed place and ti

...en Sikh Bands before Maharaja Ranjit Singh, @ Sikh History.com [http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/misls.html] ...lled Bhangi because of their use of Bhang. (They were also called Dhillon Sardars)

...broadly followed the pattern of Mughal awards and titles, although in the Sikh nobility there was no specific classifications of hierarchy as seen in the ...to have been '''Rajai Rajgan''' held only by one person in the history of Sikh rule, Dhian Singh Dogra who was also titled '''Raja Kalan'''. He had, even,

...ly by several aristocratic families such as the Sodhis ofKartarpur and the Sardars ofDhammomajra.

...the houses built by the conquering sardars and chiefs in Sikh times or by Sikh schoolmen and sectaries. Amritsar housed the largest complex of such buildi ...at, around their place of worship amidst the sarovar at Amritsar, the Sikh sardars had erected many mansions which they called bungas.

...the battle of Gujrat were the Sikh army was decisively defeated, that the Sikh army finally laid down their arms, Rawalpindi was occupied and became a per [[category:Misl Sardars]]

...s army, from Afghan attacks is still remembered with much affection by the Sikh community today. His army became the most popular to join due to his tirele ...idered to be one of the greatest honors given, in the 18th century, to any Sikh.

...ns. From 1843 to 1846, he was resident in Nepal. In 1846, after the first Sikh war, Lord Hardingc appointed him agent at Lahore and, after the treaty o ...ent policy. His civil administration was run by a council of eight leading sardars, six of them Sikhs, one Hindu and one Muhammadan, each with specific portfo

...mber 1840) was the eldest son of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. Raised in the Sikh martial tradition he was , even as a child barely six years old, given the ...f Kharak Singh's friend, his former tutor, [[Chet Singh]] Bajwa, a trusted Sikh courtier. The Dogra brothers, Dhian and Gulab Singh Dogra were Rajputs, Hi

...Majitha village in the present Amritsar district- Gulab Singh, a baptised Sikh of Majitha, married his daughter Lali to Naudh Singh in 1730, on the condit ...capaciated and he lingered on for a few years without participating in the Sikh movement in the Punjab and died in 1792.

...iq''', a collection of miscellaneous letters, in Persian script, mostly of Sikh chiefs of the Punjab addressed to one another on subjects relating to priva ...f the death of Mahan Singh Sukkarchakkia (f.10). In all these letters, the Sikh chiefs address each other Singh Sahib, Bhai Sahib, or KhalsaJio.

...ut court intrigues, murders of princes and sardars and of the power of the Sikh army after the Maharaja's death, received prominent display. At times impor

...Dhanna Singh's father, who was the first in the family to be initiated a Sikh, left his village about 1760 and entered the service of Charhat Singh Su Dhanna Singh enjoyed great esteem in the Maharaja's court. There were few sardars whose influence was greater or whose advice was better regarded. He was sen

...li was a prominent general of [[Shaheedan Misl]] and a close relative of Sikh warriors [[Baba Deep Singh]] and [[Rai Singh Bhangi]] <ref> Roper Lethbrid ...Singh Ahluwalia and attacked Sirhind. <ref>{History And Philosophy Of The Sikh Religion by K.Singh, 1914, p.280. </ref>

...the door of the fort and challenged Ali Beg. In the ensuing battle, three Sikh soldiers died while Ali Beg was injured and many of his soldiers were kille ...and society changed the life of the young girls. They adopted the dress of Sikh girls and their food habits. They served in the common kitchen, prayed with

...ANDHAR (inside). During British occupation in 1846, after the first Anglo Sikh Wars it was called Jullundur. ...the time of fifth Sikh Guru, Sixth Sikh Guru, seventh Sikh Guru, and Ninth Sikh Guru. Some Jatts of Jalandhar, worshiped, Sakhi Sarwar, a Mystical Saint, b

...ck. In 1831, he had under his command twentytwo battalions of the regular Sikh army. In 1839, he was sent to Peshawar with other army generals to help Col ...k the road to Lahore. At Sabhraon (10 Feburary 1846), he advised the brave Sikh general, Sham Singh Atarivala, to leave the battlefield. The latter continu

...As the Sikh Army (Dal Khalsa) grew new regions where administered and new Sikh barons came to the fore and the number of large [[misl|misls]] eventually i ...kh Confederacy would eventually in the 19th century be superseded by the [[Sikh Empire]] but its influence would still remain strong throughout the Empire'

...]] in the [[Majha]] region. He later joined the troops of the Sukkarchakia Sikh chiefs, of Gujranwala, [[Charat Singh Sukkarchakia]] (d. 1770) and [[Mahan ...of the capture of the city of [[Lahore]] in 1799 from the Bhangi [[Misl]] Sardars and the Holy city of [[Amritsar]] in 1802 from [[Mai Sukhan]] of [[Bhangi M

...g a herd, flock, group, multitude, troop, band or host, signifies in the [[Sikh]] tradition a ''''group of volunteers''' coming forth to carry out a specif ...he had to be a good horseman, because in guerrilla warfare, such as the [[Sikh]]s had to resort to against the superior might of the State, speed and mobi

...ssal from the army after he came under the influence of Baba Bhag Singh, a Sikh saint belonging to Kuri, in Rawalpindi district. Bir Singh took to preachin ...en asylum at Bir Singh's dera. Bir Singh's camp had become the centre of a Sikh revolt against the Dogra dominance over the Punjab.

...lliances he made with the rulers of Nahan and Bikaner and with the Misldar sardars, Amar Singh had made Patiala the most powerful state between the Yamuna and

...ritsar district. According to an old manuscript which was preserved in the Sikh Reference Library, Amritsar, until it perished in the Army action in 1984, [[category:Misl Sardars]]

...e Khalsa College, Amritsar. Diwan Ajudhia Parshad (d.,1870) had served the Sikh State both as soldier and civilian since the days of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. ...East India Company strengthening the frontier with additional troops, the Sikh soldiers apprehended danger. They also suspected that those at the helm of

...all the confiscated Sandhanvalia chiefs. Ajit Singh and other Sandhanvalia sardars, however, nursed feelings of malice in secret and waited for their opportun

...th, to Ranjit Singh in 1780, at Gujranwala, who was destined to become the Sikh ruler of the Punjab, in 1799. Bibi Mai Kaur, also gave birth to a Son, he b ...s Chattha leader. The reputation he gained as a result of the siege led to Sardars loyal to the Bhangi Misl defecting to him He continued to expand his territ

...ngi Misl]] is one of the twelve [[misl]]s of the eighteenth century of the Sikh principalities. It acquired its name from the heavy indulgence of its membe ...sls were Jats (Hindu caste), there were substantial numbers of converted [[Sikh]]s from other lower [[Hindu]] castes.

...as rebuilt by the [[Sikh]]s. When it was demolished the last time, and the Sardars of the 12 Misls assembled at the Akal Bunga (situated in the front of the t ...es as the guardians of the temple. They were directed to call on the other Sardars for help in case of any great danger, each of the six great [[Misl]]s gave

'''Baba Ala Singh''' (1691-1765), Sikh [[misl]] leader who became the first ruling chief of [[Patiala]], was born [[Category:Great Sikh Warriors]]

'''Sikh / Maratha Relations''' over half a century from 1758 to 1806 alternated be ...was besieged and on 21 March the town fell and was sacked thoroughly. The Sikh / Maratha coalition was soon strained over the distribution of spoils. The

...Majitha village in the present Amritsar district. Gulab Singh, a baptised Sikh of Majitha, married his daughter Lali to Naudh Singh in 1730, on the condit ...incapaciated and he lingered on for 43 years without participating in the Sikh movement in the Punjab and died in 1792.

...erhaps the largest specimen of Indian cannon casting, and is celebrated in Sikh historical annals more as a marvel of ordnance than for its efficiency in t ...r almost nothing. A jizyah or capitation cess was imposed on the Hindu and Sikh families of Lahore in 1760 by Shah Wali Khan requiring them each to contrib

...recite faultlessly, interpret and expound the Guru Granth Sahib and other Sikh religious texts. Sampradai denotes a sectarian system or school of thought ...ai Mani singh made a practice of performing katha, i.e. discoursing on the Sikh teaching expounding a give sabda with illustration form the lives of the Gu

...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 3. Bhagat Singh, Sikh Polity. Delhi, 1978

...]] (1469 - 1539) and later his son, [[Baba Sri Chand]], had preached the Sikh tenets in the hill tract east of the [[Punjab]] proper. Under the order o ...y occupied by the Kanhaiyas in 1783. In 180304, Sansar Chand twice invaded Sikh territories in the region ofHoshiarpur and Bijvara but was pushed back by M

...as qouted in the British Parliament by Lord Finlay that he had been made a Sikh. ...offered his political mentorship during his the early days of contemporary Sikh politics.

'''Hira Singh Dogra''' (1816-1844), prime minister of the Sikh kingdom of [[Lahore]] from 17 September 1843 to 21 December 1844, was bo ...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

...experience in democratic principles. According to the Dabistan, whenever a Sikh had a wish to be fulfilled he made a request to the assembly and then it wa ...depending on autocratic leadership. The gurmata played a vital role in the Sikh struggle for independence.

'''Lahore Darbar''', the Sikh Court at Lahore, denoted the government of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and ...y personalized, the Lahore Darbar was a creation of the Maharaja, a devout Sikh; he in theory at least publicly proclaimed that he was "the drum of the Kha

...acted as the plenipotentiary of Ranjit Singh and signed the first Anglo-Sikh treaty with Lord Lake at the time when the Maratha chief, [[Jasvant Rao Ho [[Category:Misl Sardars]]

...ored the jagirs and fiefs that Hira had assumed, returned to the feudatory sardars. The pay of the soldiery was also improved. The Council also quelled the r After the first Anglo-Sikh war, under article 5 of the Agreement concluded between tlie British govern

...hs made the immediate reformation of a similar force impossible, yet the Sikh warriors in small groups continued to challenge the State's might. ...akhi]] and [[Diwali|Divali]]. Divan Darbara Singh (d. 1734), an elderly Sikh, acted on such occasions as the common leader of the entire congregation.

'''SIKHS AND THE SIKH WARS : THE RISE, CONQUEST, AND ANNEXATION OF THE PUNJAB STATE''', by Gen ...e interests of the British empire required that they be subjugated and the Sikh dynasty,destroyed.

...in the name of the Guru'''. It is a counsel or resolution adopted by the [[Sikh]]s at an assembly of theirs held in the name of the Guru concerning any rel ...sa]] in [[1699]], the [[Guru]] said that all members of the [[Panth]], the Sikh commonwealth, were equal, he (the Guru) being one of them; all previous div

'''Sardar Nanu Singh [[Saini]]''' was a Sikh army general and a well-known [[Jagir|jagirdar]] in [[Phulkian Misl|Phulkia ...ir which was spread in Patiala, Jind and Ambala regions. Along with Chahal Sardars of Patiala, this [[Saini]] family's estates in Patiala were the largest ter

...nized and well planned attack, the entire village was burnt along with its Sikh population and their Gurudwara. ...on November 03 1984. It is now estimated fron the ruins that the 60 to 70 Sikh men, women and children who once lived in the village, died on the fateful

...dent (entrusted with matters connected with defence and relations with the sardars); his brother John Lawrence who was put in charge of land settlement and Ch ...jobs for such of the local people as had filled offices of trust under the Sikh Darbar. The lowest grade gazetted officer was the tahsildar. These officers

Also see [[Sikh]] ...i for nearly five decades. He had a brilliant knowledge of Gurbani and the Sikh History. He was a well-travelled missionary and had preached in all corners

'''Sham Singh Attariwala''' was born in 1790's in the house of well known Sikh farmers in the town of Attari (Few kms from the border of Indian and Pakist ...dings which brought about the demolition of Sikh power. At the time of the Sikh ruler's death. Dhian singh was prime minister of Punjab to Maharaja Kharak

...the Vairoval ferry, both in present day [[Amritsar]] district, with a [[Sikh]] [[jatha]] or fighting band under [[Jassa Singh Ahluvalia]]. While lying ...r 1751-March 1752), Kaura Mall again enlisted the help of several thousand Sikh warriors under the command of Sarigat Singh and Sukkha Singh of Mari Kambo.

...t on February 21, 1849, between British forces and the Sikhs. The depleted Sikh army, weakened by lack of supplies, was defeated by the Bengal and Bombay A ...self as betrayed rather than defeated in the first war, and several of its Sardars (Generals) plotted rebellion.

...ected four lakhs of rupees as his share of the booty. He joined other Sikh sardars in laying siege to [[Sirhind]] (January 1764) and razing it to the ground a

As governor of the Punjab, Mir Mannu proved a worse foe of the [[Sikh]]s than even his predecessors Abdul Samad Khan (1713 - 26), [[Zakariya Khan ...r of Multan. The Diwan who believed that he owed his success mainly to the Sikh soldiers, rewarded them generously.

...t the head of the decaying [[Mughal Empire]] at [[Delhi]], the powerful 12 Sikh [[misls]] had a free run in increasing their influence, from the Indus to t It was easy for the Sikh misls to cross the Yamuna and make forays towards Delhi and beyond. The mis

...a. On hearing of the retribution which soon overtook both the Sandhanvalia sardars, he hastily fled to Thanesar before a column of troops sent by Hira Singh c A Sikh force 20,000 strong under Miari Labh Singh and General Gulab Singh crossed

...re completely defeated, making this the decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War. ...war began in late 1845, after a combination of increasing disorder in the Sikh kingdom following the death of Ranjit Singh in 1839 and provocations by the

...y [[Ahmed Shah Abdali]] had made the [[Mughal Empire]] fragile and weak. [[Sikh]]s had emerged as a strong and powerful force in northern India. The Sikhs ...ats and the British sought his friendship, and, above all, he was a devout Sikh; amrit prachar was his passion.

{{p|File:Sardar Baghel Singh.jpg|Bhai Baghel Singh at the head of a Sikh army, artist unknown}} ...und 1730's, he was the descendant of Chaudhary Bhai Langaha Dhillon, the [[Sikh]] chief of 84 villages in the Majha, who along with his younger brother Bha

...European interests and hobbies in the company of foreigners serving at the Sikh court. ...trict, the turbulent Sayyid Ahmad Barelavi who had started a jihad against Sikh rule. From 1831 to 1834 he acted as governor of the province of Kashmir. In

...th a preface and a brief summary in English. The work was published by the Sikh Historical Research Department, Khalsa College, Amritsar, in 1939. ...ave withdrawn. But when he reached there on 30 November 1764, not a single Sikh was to be seen. Next day, a band of 30 Sikhs sallied from a fortified house

...als]] and [[Pathans]] and The Kharals before being incorporated into the [[Sikh Empire]] of the [[Sukerchakia Misl]] by [[Ranjit Singh]].<ref>Punjab Throug In 1595, [[Guru Arjan Dev]] (1563-1606) the Fifth Sikh Prophet with some of his followers visited the village of Baherwal Kalan. B

[[Image:Sardars.jpg|thumb|150px|right|{{cs|'''Sardarji joke'''}}]] ...''' For all of you who thought of the '12 o Clock joke' as a slam against Sardars, just read the following story.

...MC) has demanded that the Centre announce the “conquest of Lal Qila by the Sikh forces in 1783 as a national event celebrated annually”. The official dem ...y personnel and Sikh Sangat participated. The event organized by the Delhi Sikh…

...the commanders at the top and not to any lack of fighting strength of the Sikh army. It marked also the fulfilment of the imperialist ambition of the new According to the peace settlement of March 1846, at the end of Anglo-Sikh war I, the British force in [[Lahore]] was to be withdrawn at the end of th

...nica</ref> According to the their traditional beliefs, the Sanatan Nirmala Sikh tradition was founded by [[Guru Gobind Singh ji]] in late 17th century when ...eod]], is of doubtful historicity because they are "scarcely mentioned" in Sikh literature before the 19th century.<ref name="McLeod2005p148">cite book|aut

...ikh bands from across the Sutlej with a natural sanctuary. Some local Sikh sardars, descendants of Bhai Phul blessed by Guru Hargobind and Guru Har Rai, colle ...ahore during the first Anglo-Sikh war (1845-46). The remaining five Punjab Sikh states and the Muslim state of [[Malerkotla]] continued to exist till after

...ow helping to lead the Punjabi armies of the Sarkar Khalsa. Ranjit Singh's Sikh credo had created a secular kingdom with equality for all. Through his fore ...ive symbols of Sikhs, etc. Dhyan Singh Dogra played a very strange role in Sikh history. He originally belonged to Jammu. He came to Lahore in search of a

...ia visiting places of pilgrimage, especially those commemorating events in Sikh history. Returning to the Punjab owing to the upheaval of 1857, he came in ...hich did not form part of Ranjit Singh's kingdom. The fifth part treats of Sikh sects, gurdwaras and preaching centres.

...se of the Lord, the place is the repository of the various weapons used by Sikh Gurus and heroes. These weapons are ceremoniously displayed every evening t ...r by Maharaja Ran] it Singh. The Golden dome was constructed by the famous Sikh General Hari Singh Nalwa.

...hese are real great occasions of selfless service. Even the saints, Rajas, Sardars, and leaders, feel honored to participate. ...bathe in it hoping to get emancipated. It is not the question of what the Sikh faith says about it. It is the faith of a devotee.

...who preached the message of truth, during his Udasis (Travels). The Second Sikh Guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji, was born in the Malva region, in the year 1504, in ...the center in Patiala. During the time of [[Guru Ram Das]] Ji, the fourth Sikh Guru, many famous Jatt's, such as Bhai Adam, a Sidhu Jatt of Vinjhu, in Ba

...Rewari district]] of [[Haryana]], by [[Hindu]]s as part of the [[1984 anti-Sikh pogroms]]. The local police did not intervene in the massacre, pursue a [[F ...sination of Indira Gandhi, thousands of Sikhs were killed in the 1984 Anti-Sikh pogromsby Hindu mobs being aided by government officials who provided "truc

'''Sikh Coins''' or Sikh Numismatics (Numismatic - 1829, "study of coins," from numismatic (adj.) "o Sikh coins, like coins anywhere else were both a commercial necessity and a symb

...]] post [[1716]]. Under his leadership decisions and courage, the Numerous Sikh community went through some of the darkest periods of its history, from 171 ...ahadur]] who dominated the seen before him, he laid the foundations of the Sikh Empire and the eventual over-through of the vicious [[Mughal Empire]]. Toda

...had internal autonomy of the principality, which became a tributary of the Sikh Empire. Later (''c.''1812), Gulab Singh enlisted in Emperor Ranjit Singh's ...ed area which was expanded in 1819 with the annexation of [[Kashmir]] by a Sikh force. In 1820, in appreciation of services rendered by the family, and by

...rederick Currie, who isolating Maharani Jind Kaur, manipulated the leading sardars and chiefs into requesting the British for a fresh treaty. This led to the ...y the State of Lahore. The Governor-General could also disband and recruit Sikh armies and occupy any fort in the Punjab. The council of ministers was to h

...be one of the greatest honours ever bestowed, in the 18th century, to any Sikh. He was further honoured by the Sikh Confederacy with the title of 'Nawab', at [[Amritsar]] in [[1754]], after t

...sals was the introduction of the rakhi system which sowed the seeds of the Sikh political authority in the land. In the early stages, the rakhi or protecti ...grand army passes through a zamindari where the safe guards of the lowest Sikh chief are stationed, it will not violate them."3 And according to Polier, "

...ndia/Pakistan which is a Muslim tribe. For more information see http://www.sikh-heritage.co.uk/postgurus/ramgarhia2/ram%20Jassa%20Singh.htm --------> ...the death of [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] in [[1716]] to the founding of the [[Sikh Empire]] in [[1801]]. The period is also sometimes described as the [[Misl|

Sub Major Dharam Singh, the first Subedar Major of Lobana Sikh community was awarded the Gallantry Award I.O.M (Indian Order of Merit whic ...nd being the first Sardar Bahadur of Lobana community, every rising Lobana Sikh paid him a visit as a mark of respect.

...a Dhayan Singh, inflicted a crushing defeat to Sandhawalias. The fearless Sardars were beheaded and Maharaja Dalip Singh Ji, the infant son of Maharaja Ranji ...ks of Sikh nobility and treacherous British diplomacy led to the two Anglo-Sikh wars, the last of which resulted in the annexation of Punjab to the British

This holy [[Sikh shrine]] is approximately 240km. from {{Wiki|Jammu}} city by road (but only '''Shromani Dera Nangali Sahib Poonch:''' This [[Sikh]] institution was started by Bhai Mela Singh Ji (4th Mahant). [[Guru Gobind

==The First Anglo-Sikh War - Background== '''Anglo Sikh War 1''' (1845-46), resulting in the partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom, was the outcome of British expansionism and the near anarchical co

'''Guru Granth Guru Panth''' was a concept initiated by the [[Sikh]] Founder, [[Guru Nanak]]. These ideas were from the concepts of [[sangat] ...was ordained by Guru Gobind Singh. The institution of Sarbat Khalsa, when Sardars of 12 Sikhs Misls used to collect at Akal Takht on Baisakhi and Dewali days

...[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] and mother of [[Maharaja Duleep Singh]], the last Sikh sovereign of the Punjab from 1844-1849. And also known as the ''Messalina o ...tuted the supreme Khalsa Council by giving representation to the principal sardars and restored a working balance between the army panchayats and the civil ad

* People Name : Sikligar Sikh ..., Karinagar, Kuchband, Lohar, Panchal Saiqalgar, Saqqa, Siqligar, Siqligar Sikh

...for the Congress leader, Jagdish Tytler in connection with the [[1984 anti-Sikh riots]]. ...national media attention, caused by his moment of anger, resonated with [[Sikh]]s around [[India]] and the world and caused the Congress Party to question

...'' is named after [[Guru Nanak]] (1469-1539), the founder of the [[Sikhism|Sikh faith]]. Guru Nanak was born here on [[Baisakh day]] on 15 April 1469. Nan ...dari]]; he was also an elder brother of [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]], the ninth [[Sikh Guru]] and that he and his wife [[Mata Nihal Kaur]] were the parents of [[G

...ib]]''' is the most popular of all Sikh shrines. Sikh places of worship or Sikh shrines are called [[Gurdwara]]s. The Sri Harmandar Sahib is located in [[A ...nd sargun (the spiritual and temporal realms of human existence) for the [[Sikh]]s.

...Khan]], its Subadar (Governor) at the time had vowed to finish off the [[Sikh]]s, 'root and branch', after they had left [[Anandpur Sahib]]. Though the [[Sikh]]s had been given a promise of safe passage to [[Punjab]], a promise writte

...prised to know that there are more than 12 crores (120 million) of ignored Sikh tribal people in India. The majority of them are from three tribes. ...as, whatever interpretation of Gurubani has been done, it was by a Vanjara Sikh, Bhai Mani Singh, who got his pores cut for Sikhism.

...erpt.asp?bookid=12543</ref> Tall and strong, he was an exceptionally brave Sikh. ...from Singh, Bhagat (1993). "The Shahid or Nihang Misal". A History of the Sikh Misals. Punjabi University. p. 241.

...watch the digging of the sarovar, the sacred tank. Bhai Salho, a prominent Sikh of that time, also used to relax here after the day's labour at the tank. I ...te originally. The construction of the present edifice commenced after the Sikh misls had established their authority in the Punjab. The cornerstone was la

...000 Sikhs were killed in a single day's battle (5 February 1762), known in Sikh history as Vadda Ghallughara, the Great Killing. But the Sikhs were by no m ...han Sirhind. As he was marching homewards through the Jalandhar Doab, Sikh sardars, including Jassa Singh Ahluvalia, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, Charhat Singh Sukk

...f the Sikhs, was used for a special purpose which considerably changed the Sikh character and organization. The sixth Guru himself sat here and held a cour ...later by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Golden dome was constructed by famous Sikh General Hari Singh Nalwa.

==The Rise of Sikh Power== ...re was occupied by the Sikhs in 1758. Jassa Singh Ahluwalia proclaimed the Sikh's sovereignty and assumed leadership, striking coins to commemorate his vic

...veal statistics Sikh representation and how we should act on improving how Sikh people are perceived in global societies. ...ship. This is also contradictory to the book's description of Nemo being a Sikh.

...gi), originally from the [[Jammu]] region, is revered as one of greatest [[Sikh]] warriors as well as one of the most hallowed martyrs of the [[Khalsa]] Ar ...with [[Ranjit Singh]] capturing [[Lahore]] in 1799 and establishing the [[Sikh Kingdom]] of the [[Punjab]]. This resulted in the end of a dark period in t

...hib]] complex is located. This is the current principal holy city of the [[Sikh]]s and is the headquarters of the district (Amritsar) in the [[Punjab]]. ..."Amritsar" was originally given to this holy pool created by the fourth [[Sikh Guru]]. Amritsar is one of five holy sarovars (sacred pools) in this city.

...light of sanctity and divinity of [[Guru Nanak Dev]] Ji and the subsequent Sikh Gurus. His spiritual writings, detailing varied themes such as, the nature ...cated that his successor would be found in [[Bakala]]. Earlier a wealthy [[Sikh]] trader [[Makhan Shah]] whose ship was caught in a violent storm prayed to

...measure that would establish a peace corridor between two of the holiest Sikh religious sites}} ...tion ceremony to reveal the first Sikh military monument dedicated to the Sikh warriors who laid their lives in World War II}}

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...eh''' '''The sect was founded in 1857, eight years after the demise of the Sikh Kingdom of Punjab, Between 1867-1881, the Kuka Sect won a large number of c ...the Namdhari movement, founded in 1857, eight years after the fall of the Sikh Empire'''.

...eir heads; since then, the present custom of keeping a small Kirpan in the Sikh's hairs. Guru laid the foundation of Village Bhai Roopa on the 16th Baisakh ...Punjab to teach lesson to the tyrants. Banda wrote letters to various Sikh sardars to send troops to join him. A similar letter was sent to Bhai Roopa's famil

...uce newcomers to the Sikh religion or those who have lost touch with their Sikh heritage, enlightening all as to how the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] is a practic ...hed actress of the contemporary Punjabi Cinema. Manpreet Singh, a turbaned Sikh from Bollywood who plays the male lead in his first feature film. Key role

The Sikh Gurus directly condemned caste and caste ideology. [[Guru Nanak]] called ca ...e call good or evil, when all creatures belong to thee.”¹⁶⁷ The Sikh Gurus also attacked the pillars, referred to earlier, on which the caste id

...n of Punjab'''"), became the first [[Sikh Emperor]] after uniting the [[11 Sikh Kingdoms of Punjab]] on the foundations of the [[Khalsa]] and under the ban ...0), and his great grandfather was [[Sardar Naudh Singh]] (d. 1752), also a Sikh Warrior, and the great great grandson of [[Baba Budha Ji]] (d. 1718), the f

...ys: "If you are a Muslim be a devout Muslim, if you are a Sikh be a devout Sikh, respect your Isht, unite under the saffron Nishaan Sahib stoutly support t ...ion to put you on the train (of death) on such and such date. You have the Sikh appearance; you should stoutly support us; bring a liberal amount." This is

...n the bloody action known as Chhota Ghallughara of April-May 1746 in which Sikh losses amounted to seven to eight thousand killed and captured. Taking adva ...a on Baisakhi, 10 April 1754. Mu'in ulMulk's death had cleared the way for Sikh hegemony over vast areas in central and southern Punjab, from the Chenab to

...ly precincts of some of the Sikh shrines, overtaking the monotheism of the Sikh Gurus’. The Udasis who controlled these shrines served as Trojan horses; ...eir slunking back to Hinduism at an alarming scale. Two, the attendance at Sikh shrines and participation at annual functions fell sharply. The British wor