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*.... that '''[[Baba Gurditta]]''' (1613 - 1638), was the eldest son of the sixth [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Hargobind]] and [[Mata Damodari]]; 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 [[Guru Har Rai]] and [[Dhir Mall]]. | *.... that '''[[Baba Gurditta]]''' (1613 - 1638), was the eldest son of the sixth [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Hargobind]] and [[Mata Damodari]]; 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 [[Guru Har Rai]] and [[Dhir Mall]]. | ||
* .... that '''[[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]''' ([[1780]] - [[1839]]) also called "Sher-e-Punjab" ("The Lion of Punjab") was the principle [[Sikh]] ruler of the sovereign country of [[Punjab]] and the [[Sikh Empire]] over period [[1801]] to [[1839]]. | * .... that '''[[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]''' ([[1780]] - [[1839]]) also called "Sher-e-Punjab" ("The Lion of Punjab") was the principle [[Sikh]] ruler of the sovereign country of [[Punjab]] and the [[Sikh Empire]] over period [[1801]] to [[1839]]. | ||
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* .... that [[Baba Gurditta]] (1613 - 1638), was the eldest son of the sixth [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Hargobind]] and [[Mata Damodari]]; 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 [[Guru Har Rai]] and [[Dhir Mall]]. | * .... that [[Baba Gurditta]] (1613 - 1638), was the eldest son of the sixth [[Sikh Guru]], [[Guru Hargobind]] and [[Mata Damodari]]; 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 [[Guru Har Rai]] and [[Dhir Mall]]. | ||
* .... that in the [[Sikhs in World War 1|last two world wars]], 83,005 turban wearing Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded.... | * .... that in the '''[[Sikhs in World War 1|last two world wars]]''', 83,005 turban wearing Sikh soldiers were killed and 109,045 were wounded.... | ||
{{pm|Image:BanglaSahib by Solarider.jpg|[[Gurdwara Bangla Sahib]]}} | {{pm|Image:BanglaSahib by Solarider.jpg|[[Gurdwara Bangla Sahib]]}} | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 23 November 2009
Did you know...
- .... that Bhai Jivan Singh (1649 - 1705) was the name given to Bhai Jaita after he had received the rites of initiation at the hands of Guru Gobind Singh in 1699; it was he who had risked his life to recover and return the severed head of Guru Tegh Bahadur to Anandpur Sahib in 1675.
- .... that Baba Gurditta (1613 - 1638), was the eldest son of the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind and Mata Damodari; 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 Guru Har Rai and Dhir Mall.
- .... that Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780 - 1839) also called "Sher-e-Punjab" ("The Lion of Punjab") was the principle Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire over period 1801 to 1839.
- that in Sikhi, cruelty is not permitted; cruelty is an aspect of human understanding that has been addressed very clearly by the Sikh Gurus. "Cruelty, material attachment, greed and anger are the four rivers of fire. Falling into them, one is burnt, O Nanak!" (SGGS p 147).
