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...aja Ranjit Singh's]] army of the Sikh Empire in the first half of the 19th century. ...g the British rule through the latter 1800s and the first half of the 20th century.

...ikh Bhangi ruler [[Gulab Singh Bhangi]], a Dhillon Jatt, who gained renown in Punjab for her military leadership. ...hen the forces of the powerful Lahore-based [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]] were in the midst of conquest of the holy city of Amritsar, the band of defenders u

...o-Scythian rule in India ended with the last Western Satrap Rudrasimha III in 395 CE.). ...ythian stock. There are nearly 11 million Jatt Sikhs in South Asia, mostly in Punjab, where they comprise 42.5% of the population.

...is the most populous city in [[India]], and the second most populous city in the world, with a population of approximately 14 million. ...bai is also the richest city in India, and has the highest GDP of any city in South, West or Central Asia.

...k knew as he had demonstrated the truth during his visit in the early 16th century. 1 From the book, THE SIKHS IN HISTORY, By Sangat singh

...Sangat Pahili Pathshai''' is located in [[Burhanpur]], an old walled town in the Khandwa district of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Located on the banks of the Tap ...]]s points to the existence of a [[Sikh]] [[Sangat]] in early seventeenth century Burhanpur.

...ly add to below list. If user have demand of any book, he could leave that in Discussion page so that fellow users or readers could find it for you or ma ===17th Century===

...s campaign of conquest following the weakening of the [[Mughal]] authority in the country.

([[17th century]] - '''18th century''' - [[19th century]] - [[Centuries|more centuries]]) ...''''' refers to the [[century]] that lasted from [[1701]] through [[1800]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]].

...bandak Committee]] in 1927 and studied there for two years. He also taught in same institution during the period 1929-30. ...He supported Sant Prem Singh in his elections for the Legislative Assembly in 1936 and 1946. He is no more.

...status. Several of these ''raags'' are unique to the Sikh music tradition. In addition to using and modifying traditional instruments, the Sikh Gurus dev ...''taus'', ''pakhaavaj'' and ''jori''. This music flourished into the 20th century.

...ndia]] that deviate from the norm of Sanskrit grammar. The term apabhraṃśa in Sanskrit literally means "corrupt" or "non-grammatical language". ...ed for the popular dialects of India which were spoken until the 4th - 8th century, but some scholars use the term Prakrit throughout the Middle Indo-Aryan pe

...haraja Ranjit Singh]] had the structure plated with gold in the early 19th century for the first time.

A Gurdwara In memory of Sixth Gur Sri Gur Hargobind sahib Ji, is located where Lohgarh Fo ...during one of his invasions in the mid-eighteenth century. The nearby gate in the city wall constructed by Mahĝrĝjĝ Raṇjīt Siṅgh is also known as

...t came to Mauritius with the initial influx of Indian laborers in the 19th century, sporadic immigration from India has continued as Mauritius continues to de ...brought to work as labourers in sugarcane fields during early nineteenth century when Mauritius was a British colony.Sikhs started coming with growing popul

([[16th century]] - '''17th century''' - [[18th century]] - [[Centuries|more centuries]]) ...''17th century''' was that [[century]] which lasted from [[1601]]-[[1700]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]].

...[Namdhari]] patriotism and reform during the latter part of the nineteenth century. He was born in 1832 the son of Buddh Singh. He sold all his property and, accompanied by h

| [[Kabir|Bhagat Kabir]]|| 14th Century|| Born as Muslim, [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnav]] Ramanandi Sect || [[Julaha]] || | [[Guru Ravidas]] || 14th Century || [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnav]] Hindu || [[Chamar]] || 41

Budge Budge is a city and a municipality in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkat A curious feature of this small and old town is the large number of Sikhs who live here. Budge Budge

[[Image:Gutka8.JPG |thumb| Nitnem Gutka wrapped in clothe |right]] ...This led to the practice of writing them down in gutkas or pothis (larger in size than gutkas).

...form of Luipa, Tibetan name for Matsyendranath who flourished in the 10th century AD. ...without cherishing the Lord's Name, the mind will not be stilled. Whether in the family or outside, one should not even for a wink be oblivious of Him.

...rchakia''' [[Misl]] was one of 12 Sikh Misls in [[Punjab]] during the 18th century. The Sukerchakia last Misldar (commander of the Misl) was Maharaja [[Ranji

...ords). The term may denote both the verse form of the poetry and the style in which it is sung. ...authoritative. Ravi Shankar states that the form appeared in the fifteenth century as a development from the prabandha, which it replaced. Under Mughal ("Mogu

[[Image:Khanda_bata.jpg||thumb|300px|right|The Sarblohi Khanda Bata (as used in all Amrit Sanchaars)]] ...he [[Khanda]] (a double edged knife or sword) was also made of Sarbloh. To this day all [[Amrit Sanchaar]]s are conducted using a bata and khanda made of s

...e known as jewish of punjab because of their wealth. They are mostly found in Kangra, Punjab, Jammu, UP, Haryana, USA, UK and Europe.

The present [[Faisalabad District]] in [[Pakistan]] came into existence in 1904 as Lyallpur District. Prior to that it was a Tehsil of Jhang District. ...ad District was part of three Districts via Gujranwala, Jhang and Sahiwal. This area was located between [[river Ravi]] and [[River Chenab]] and formed par

...hinese history throughout the 20th century, invoked by later nationalists in their own fight against Imperialism. ...known. What isn’t is the crucial role played by troops from British India in lifting the siege, which eventually paved the way for the occupation of Be

...bani]] or compositions appear in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. He was a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. Fariduddin Gan ...ctober 29]], [[1270]] in the state of Maharashtra village of Naras-Vamani, in Satara district (presently called Narsi Namdev).

...dit Debt Prasad, is a book in Urdu delineating the history of the Punjab in two parts: ...he time of Guru Nanak (1469-1539) to the British conquest of the Punjab in 1849.

...rough the river originates in the Himalayas. There are numbers of industry in and around Jhelum city. Major industries include a tobacco factory, wood, m ...in a village called Rohtas, [[District Jehlum]], in [[West Panjab]], (now in [[Pakistan]]).

...named Bsahatu in District Paschami bhoom of Jharkhand where Basaatis live in majority. ..., VI. 18.12) and came from the '''Mula pass''' in Baluchistan or somewhere in Makran.

...d all were British subjects. Only 24 passengers had been allowed to debark in Canada. ...ded to put them on a train bound for Punjab. The passengers wanted to stay in Calcutta, and marched towards the city. Intercepted by police they were for

...tion in India. (Note: Europeans did not discover India until the fifteenth century and the Muslim Religion took many years to reach India). ...ore whose hymns are in the Sikh Holy Scripture, the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. In their hymns they have written; about their longing to meet God, of how they

([[15th century]] - '''16th century''' - [[17th century]] - [[Centuries|more centuries]]) [[1619]]: [[Baba Atal Rai]], son of [[Guru Hargobind]] was born in [[1619]]; he left for his heavenly abode on [[23 July]], [[1627]]

...aspur district]]. Karam Singh fell fighting against [[Ahmad Shah Durrani]] in January 1748 and was succeeded by [[Karora Singh]]. ...village of Jhabal, in [[Amritsar district]], to become a formidable force in the [[Sutlej]] region.

...Krishna and is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''vraja''. The main city in the region is Mathura. ...language of North-Central India before the switch to Khariboli in the 19th century.

...farmlands passed to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in 1925. In 1974, it was entrusted for renovation and reconstruction to Sant Marigal S [[Category:Gurdwaras In Amritsar District]]

...book of Sikh History, Philosophy and the contemporary Sikh States. Even a century after its compilation, it still remains a unique reference document. The 19 ...laims in it subtitle to be an encyclopaedia of Sikh literature, but it is, in fact, much more. Its remarkable coverage and exemplary accuracy has a multi

...gorian calendar has now replaced the Julian calendar as the civil calendar in all countries which formerly used it. Most Christian denominations in the West and areas evangelized by Western churches have also replaced it wi

...in 1705. A dispute between his grandsons led to the division of the state in 1763. The older brother, Sardar Jodh Singh Brar, retained control of Kot Ka

...o related to Ancient Persia and Vishnu god. In Old Era & Modern Era Period in Punjab Sikh Kamboj Professions were Eye Spirit Workers, Ghost Spirit Worker ...stated to have had both Indian as well as Iranian affinities and mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts and epigraphy.

In North America, the countries of [[Canada]] and [[USA]] have a large number ...e United States, most of them came in the mid 1980s, to escape persecution in India.

...[bani]] or compositions appear in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]]. He was a 12th-century Sufi preacher and saint of the Chishti Order of South Asia. Fariduddin Ganj

...l ( Charles Francis Massy, 1890) , a Tomara-Yaduvanshi monarch described in the line of Dhampal as Jaitapal.[http://sainionline.net/origin-from-surasen ...are as follows: Dahmal, Damal, Dahmari, Damehri, Dhamari, Dhammeri, etc. In Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri it is metioned as "Dhameri" only and Alberuni, a source

...s of this Prakash were available to the people in decent numbers. Probably this was the first book easily obtainable by the masses. Previously only the wea ...53, in the month of Kartik. Subsequently this became the most revered date in the Sikh Chronology.

...rom a Chahal Jatt family both a Jatt couple of Jandiala Guru in the Majha, in Amritsar District of Punjab, BHai Handal was a prominent Sikh of the third ...compiled a granth and a janam sakhi of his own, He was a nefarious person, In both he sought to exalt Bhai Handal and belittle Guru Nanak. He married a M

...in Afghanistan and Kashmir, whereas the dhrupadi rabab is found primarily in the Indian subcontinent. ...Kashmir. The Kabuli rabab is the national instrument of Afghanistan used in ancient court music, as well as modern day art and entertainment music.

...m/world/report-diaspora-determined-to-keep-indian-culture-traditions-alive-in-trinidad-1317270}} </ref> Gurdwara <ref> Gurudwara Sahib Trinidad and Toba .../maps/1Pgm15ZgTd24XGcH6 </ref>was started by one businessman Hemraj Singh in around 1929 who was owner of Turban Brand Factory <ref> Turban Brand Factor

...nglish language, masterfully accesses the Sikh oral and textual traditions in a broad defining thesis. His approach and interpretations provide a lucid a Jagjit Singh (1904 - 1997) was a prominent Sikh scholar of the twentieth century. After graduation, Singh began his teaching career as a Lecturer at Sikh Na

...a fierce battle. The town of "Dhameri" (now Nurpur,Himachal Pradesh) which in turn was most likely named after the Shoorsaini king Dharmapal (Pkt. Dhampa ...ion that the identical ancestors of Pathanias and Saini Rajputs moved from this region and founded another town with the same name to preserve the memory o

'''The tabla is the most popular percussion instrument used in the classical and popular music of the northern regions of South Asia (Afgh ...genous Hindu and Central Asian Muslim cultures that began in the late 16th century.

...b]]. This is the town where [[Guru Nanak]] had found work with his brother-in-law the Moti Of Daulat Khan's stores were he worked for many years before s ...wn. It is said that on the third day He returned with steaming hot Monbogh in hand repeating "Wah Guruji! Dhanyah Guruji! Sath Guruji! Others say he did

...marched northward and seized Rawalpindi, which although the area had once, in nearby Taxila, been the location of the World's first university. Before it ...a Singh Pindivala. [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]], whom Milkha Singh had joined in his early expeditions, called him Babaji, (revered grandfather).

...adur pillaged in 1709. When the Sikh misls, after the conquest of Sirhind in 1764, started occupying territories permanently, Shahabad and its surroundi ...e of the city was said to have been built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1630. It was converted into a Gurdwara by demolishing its minarets, hoistin

...to have once belonged to Akali Naina Singh who had retired to this village in his later life.

...who belonged to the village of Hardo Sahari, in Present day Kasur District in Punjab of Pakistan, (Nakka region). He had also heard of the spreading fame ...ted water. A large piece of land was granted to the Gurdwara is located in this village. A fair is held annually after the Pir Sahari Cheena Jat.

...g in these places. The number of followers of Baba Beeram Shah Ji Dutt is in lacs. ...om all over Poonch and Rajouri areas are visiting the Dera and participate in the mela. The people of the village are having blind faith on Baba Beeram S

...Sri [[Akal Takht]] by the Panth on 12 October 1920, and later participated in the liberation of [[Gurdwara Khara Sauda]] and [[Gurdwara Sahib at Gojra]]

...s the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world, breaking into the top 100 in October 2006. He is the son of the famous Indian [[Sikh]] athlete Milkha Si ...he played mainly in Asia, where he was a regular winner in the mid 1990s. In 1997 he finished seventh at the European Tour qualifying school, and he joi

...st powerful, admired and famous of all the royal Sikh warriors of the 18th century. He was Maharaja of Amritsar, Lahore and large areas of central and western ...ar which is considered to be one of the greatest honors given, in the 18th century, to any Sikh.

...ered Delhi in 1398 and then led a short-lived empire based in Samarkand (in modern-day Uzbekistan) that united Persian-based Mongols (Babur's matern ...number of forays. Then an invitation from an opportunistic Afghan chief in Punjab brought him to the very heart of the Delhi Sultanate, ruled by Ibr

...ssible for want of proper maps. The largest of its battlements is the 16th century bastion known as the Bhim Burj, on which was once mounted a particularly la ...an Saheb ki Dargah. He was the governor of the fort and laid down his life in an encounter. The Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra mosque is about 3 km from Taragarh F

...ich he was able to complete four. The fifth was in print when the end came in Delhi on 28 March 1992. ...as a model of simplicity. He was unbelievably unassuming, totally absorbed in his academic and scholarly pursuit. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta

...g the initial influx of Indian laborers that came to Mauritius in the 19th century, sporadic immigration from India continues as Mauritius works to develop it [[Category:Gurdwaras in Africa]]

...lage of Jambar where he lay down on a charpai (cot) under a shady tree. By this time, Hem Raj, a Sandhu Jat, chaudhari or headman of Bahrwal, who was absen ...till nearly a hundred years after the death of Guru Arjan which took place in 1606.

...I was 6 or 7 and both both movies left me admiring Sikhs. More than half a century later I was surprised and annoyed, when a Muslim friend started a joke, whi ...recounted in a news article written during the "Lawyers' long march (2009) in Pakistan titled ''A presidential ‘punga’ ''.

...later much revived by [[Babu Teja Singh|Teja Singh Bhasod]] in early 20th Century. It's aim is to abuse and remove the scripture and all banis out from [[Sik Protesters refused to use these Banis in daily liturgy and even prepared their new [[Pahul|Khande Batey Di Pahul]],

...lage of Jambar where he lay down on a charpai (cot) under a shady tree. By this time, Hem Raj, a Sandhu Jat, chaudhari or headman of Bahrwal, who was absen ...till nearly a hundred years after the death of Guru Arjan which took place in 1606.

In the Sikh tradition of [[sangeet]] (music) there are three main type of perf ...rababis used to perform kirtan regularly at Amritsar before the Partition in 1947. The last of the line of rababis was [[Bhai Chand]] whose kirtan the a

...a Variant of Tomar/Tanwar Surname. They have Rajput Roots ,they Exist both in the [[Jat]] Community and the [[Saini]] Clan. They claim Chandravanshi desc ...There exists 84 villages of Tomars in Western UP alone. Besides,few areas in Northern Madhya Pradesh like Morena, Bhind and Gwalior is referred to as "T

The term Ad-Dharm came into popular usage in the early part of the 20th century when many followers of [[Ravidas]] converted to [[Sikhism]] and were severe ...Dharmi community are committed to. The Ad-Dharmi community is mainly based in India, however many members of the Ad-Dharmi community have migrated overse

...is a steel ring, 5 - 12 inches in diameter of varying thickness. When used in battle, it usually has a sharp outer edge, but for ceremonial purposes, the ...t least in part as late as the 19th century. George Cameron Stone, writing in 1934 of a Sikh military exhibition he had witnessed many years prior, descr

...mile from Makhdoompura (between [[Lahore]] and [[Multan]], which today are in the [[Multan]] District of East [[Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. He was good to ...nd [[Bhai Mardana]] stopped at his sarai, he had become so well respected in his village that his fellow villagers had added the honorific title of ''

...orn in Patiala in Punjab. Sidhu was elected to the Lok Sabha from Amritsar in 2004,2007 (by-election) and 2009 on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. <ref>2 ...highest ODI score and the innings which he called his best when he retired in 1999.

'''Baba Natha Singh Ji''' (d. 1784), was an 18th century, Sikh Warrior and martyr of the Sikh faith, belonged to the famous Bhatt Si ...mi Taksal Jathedar, based at Talwandi Sabo, in the Malva region of Punjab. In 1781, at old age, Baba Natha Singh Ji, succeeded by Baba Karam Singh, and b

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'''Shaheed Akali Baba Natha Singh Ji''' (d. 1784), was an 18th century, Sikh Warrior and martyr of the Sikh faith, belonged to the famous Bhatt Si ...mi Taksal Jathedar, based at Talwandi Sabo, in the Malva region of Punjab. In 1781, at old age, Baba Natha Singh Ji, succeeded by Baba Karam Singh, and b

...joined the Shahid misl under Baba Deep Singh and, after the latter's death in 1757, organized his own jatha or fighting band. ...nguard carrying the banner, and won renown for its acts of gallantry. When in November 1764 Ahmad Shah Durrani, at the head of 30,000 men, invaded India

...rus), and had emerged as a parallel sect during the early part of the 17th century. <ref>Page 170, The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies, Pashaura Singh, Louis ...hatched conspiracies against Guru Arjan Dev ji, playing an important role in his eventual martyrdom. They also unsuccessfully tried to execute the sixth

...oint of view. It was earlier published under the name of "Amritsar Times". This is the only Sikh weekly paper published from North America with a print run ...and now settled on the West Coast. His analyses of the emerging situation in the Sikh community are free from dogma but wedded to principles.

...e-storey octagonal tower, standing 40 metres high, is the tallest building in [[Amritsar]]. ...g a miracle and warned him that one's spiritual power should be displayed "in purity of doctrine and holiness of living". It is said that Atal Rai told h

...rly 350 years of British presence in India. The British left India divided in two. The two countries were founded on the basis of religion, with Pakistan ...ruct any memorials, to mark any particular places – as has been done, say, in the case of Holocaust memorials, or memorials for the Vietnam War.

[[Image:Clocktower.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Clock tower in Ludhiana]] ...in the state of [[Punjab]], in northern [[India]]. It is the largest city in Punjab, with an estimated population of 15 lacs (15,00,000 or 1.5 million).

...e sixteenth century. The occasion was the Sivaratri of 1563 Bk, which fell in February 1507. Guru Nanak's apparel which was neither of a householder nor ...t and good deeds the basilwreath round thy neck. Seek divine grace and let this be thy raft's anchor. Why waste thy time watering barren land and plasterin

...that later became the [[Sikh Empire]]. It held a small amount of territory in the [[Malwa (Punjab)]] area around the [[Takht Sri Damdama Sahib|Damdama Sa ...kh Empire]]. The [[Nihang]] order of [[Sikhs]] maintains the traditions of this [[misl]].

...of the 19th century mystic Ramakrishna. Both Men were influential figures in the Bengali Renaissance, as well as the Hindu renaissance during the 19th a ...ern culture as well as his deep spiritual insight, made a great impression in Europe and America.

...rdwara Shaheed Sukha Singh Mahtab Singh''' is situated in Hanumangarh City in Hanumangarh District of [[Rajasthan]]. The Gurdwara is also called '''Shahe ...unk and watching the dances of the girls. When he bent to feel the "coins" in the bags, a sword fell like lightning and cut off his head which was picked

...arly in the sixteenth century and a Sikh shrine had been established there in his honour. '''Sahib Chand''', as Sahib Singh was called before he underwen * Barber , born in Bidar (Karnataka, India) on 1662

...ing Sudhar Sen, who was then reigning Chittagong. King Sen felt annoyed at this and summoned Guru Nanak to appear before his court. But his sone Prince Ind ...secretary Sardar Gurbachan Singh. This arrangement still continues. Early in 1972, when a deputation of Indian Sikhs led by Captain Bhag Singh visited B

This is an Indian musical [[raga]] (composition) that appears in the [[Sikh]] tradition from northern [[India]] and is part of the Sikh holy ...aga is the twenty - sixth raga to appear in the series. The composition in this raga appears on a total of 15 pages from page numbers 696 to 711.

...irmala Sikh tradition was founded by [[Guru Gobind Singh ji]] in late 17th century when he sent five Sikhs to Varanasi to learn [[Sanskrit]] and [[Vedanta]] t ...y because they are "scarcely mentioned" in Sikh literature before the 19th century.<ref name="McLeod2005p148">cite book|author=W. H. McLeod|title=Historical D

...k. In the eighteenth century, the Niranjanias helped the Mughal government in persecuting Sikhs. Haribhagat Niranjania of Jandiala was a notorious inform

...ana]], when it was the abode of Rama’s maternal grandfather. The old ruins in its vicinity speak for its antiquity, though its early history has been lon During the fifties of the seventeenth century (1650s), Ghuram was held by Malhi Khan as a biswedar proprietor. He was a t

...kh Ghorcharra or cavalryman. Maya Singh Saini participated as a Ghorcharra in the Anglo-Sikh wars. After the defeat of Sikhs he became an insurgent again ...ia|Punjab]]. Maya Singh [[Saini]] was an initially a cavalryman and fought in the [[battle of Ramnagar]] on 22 November 1848 during the second Anglo-Sikh

(Jaijaavanti) This is an India musical [[raga]] (composition) that appears in the [[Sikh]] tradition from northern [[India]] and is part of the Sikh holy ...this raga appear on a total of 1 page only from page numbers 1352 to 1353. This is the 60th raag.

...e Punjab. Rai Bhoe selected and rebuilt Talwandi, earlier known as Raipur. This city, which is situated about fortytwo miles west of [[Lahore]] and eightee ...eem. According to [[Janam Sakhi]] accounts, Rai Bular perceived the Divine in Guru Nanak and became his 2nd devotee, the Guru's sister being his first. O

...ic dictum of the book which appeared under this challenging title in 1898. In the signed introduction to the work, the author puts down HB as his initial ...June 1899 at number 447. The author's name, Kahn Singh, started appearing in the book from 1907. The book recalled the days of long-drawn polemic betwee

...here and a stone slab with an inscription in Ottoman Turkish was installed in it. :Look what was wished by the Glorious Lord in His majesty