The 10 Gurus –Sikh History
Guru Nanak Dev Ji – 1469-1539
- Father / Mother Name – Mehta Kalu / Mata Tripta
- Birth Place – Talwandi Rai Boi(Pakistan) also known as Nankana Sahib
- City Founder – Kartarpur
- Sons – Baba Sri Chand and Baba Lakhmi Chand
- Compilation – Jap JI Sahi, Sidh Gosh, Sodar, Asa di war, Patti Barahmaha, Arti Onkar, Malar & Madge
- Jyoti Jot Place – Kartarpur
- Wife – Sulakhani Ji
Guru Angad Dev Ji – 1504-1539-1552
- Place of Birth – Mate ki Saranh
- Orignal Name- Bhai Lehna
- Father / Mother Name – Pheru Mal Ji / Daya Kaur Ji
- City Founded – Khadur Sahib
- Children – Dassu Ji, Dattu Ji, Bibi Amro Ji and Alakhni Ji
- Wife – Khivi Ji
- Compilation – Janam Sakhi (Biography of Guru Nanak Dev Ji)
- Establish Mal Akhara – For Physical and Spritual Excercise
- Introduce Gurmukhi Script
Guru Amardas Ji – 1479-1552-1574
- Place of Birth – Basarke
- City Founded – Govindwal Sahib
- Introduced the Anand Karaj marriage ceremony for the Sikhs Start Manjhi System and Made a ‘Boali’ in Govindwal
Guru Ram Das Ji – 1534-1574-1581
- Place of Birth – Chuna Mandi (Pakistan)
- Wife – Bhani Ji (Daughter of Guru Amardas Ji)
- Founded City – Amritsar (Also known as Chak Ramdas, Guru Ka Chak, Ramdapura)
- Compilation – Lavan
- Note – Mian Mir to laid the foundation stone of the Harmandir Sahib
Guru Arjun Dev Ji – 1563-1581-1606
- Father / Mother Name – Guru Ram Das/Bhani Ji
- Children – Hargobind Sahi Ji
- Compilation – Sukhmani Sahib, Adhi Granth, Barahmaha, Bavan Akhri
- Introduce ‘Masand System’(Representative of guru ji at different places)
- City Founded – Tarantaran, Kartarpur(India)
- Started Dasvandh (Langar Conribution/ 1/10 part of income)
Guru ji became the first great martyr in Sikh history when Emperor Jahangir ordered his execution.
Guru Hargobind ji – 1595-1606-1644
- City Founded – Kritpur Sahib (Ropar)
- Introduce concept of ‘Miri’ And ‘Piri’ Miri – Temporal Power / Piri – Spiritual Power
- Constructed Akhal Takht and Lohagarh Fort at Amritsar
- First saint soldierin sikh history
GuruHar Rai Ji – 1630-1644-1661 (Grandson of Guru Hargobind)
- Founded – Ayurvadic medicine center (Kirtpur Sahib)
- Guru Ji gave treatment to Dara Saikhon
Guru Har krishan Ji – 1656-1661-1664
- Youngest Guru (age of five)
Guru Teg Bahadur – 1621-1665-1675
- Father / Mother Name – Guru Hargobind ji/ Nanki Ji
- Wife – Gujri
- Children – Guru Gobind Singh Ji
- Place of Birth – Amritsar
- City Founded – Anandpur Sahib
- *Guru Ji was executed on the order of Aurangzeb at chandni chowk Dehli, Now Gurudwara Sheesh Ganj at this place
- *Guru Ji Body was taken be Lakhi Vanjara and cremated at place. Now become Gurudwara Rakab Ganj
- *Guru Ji Sheesh was taken away by Bhai Jaita, Who brought back Guru Ji head Anandppur Sahib
Guru Gobind Singh Ji – 1666-1675-1708
- Place of Birth – Patna
- City Founded – Patna Sahib
- Jyoti Jot Place – 1708, Nanden
- Compilation – Jap Sahib, Akal Ustat, Chopai, War Shri Bhagoti, Vachitar Natak, Charitra, Chobis Avtar and Chadi di war (In punjabi)
- Some Fact about Guru Gabind Singh Ji Built Anandgarh Fort at Anandpur Wrote “Zafarnamah” letter to Aurangzeb Establish Khalasa Panth in 1699 at Anandpur Sahib.
Panj Piyare
| Original Name | From | Profession | Shaheedi Place |
| Daya Ram | Lahore | Shopkeeper | Nanded |
| Dharam Das | Hastinapur (Delhi) | Farmer | Nanded |
| Muhkam Chand | Dwarka (Gujrat) | Tailor | Chamkaur |
| Sahib Chand | Bidar (Karnatka) | Barber | Chamkaur |
| Himmat Rai | Jagannath Puri (Orrissa) | Water carrier | Chamkaur |
Panj Takht
- Akal Takht Sahib – Amritsar (Oldest Takht)
- Takht Sri Damdama Sahib – Talwandi (Guru ki kashi)
- Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib – Anandpur Sahib
- Takht Sri Hazur Sahib – Nanded (Maharastra)
- Takht Sri Patna Sahib – Patna (Bihar)
Note – Takht Sri Hazur Sahib and Takht Sri Patna Sahib Construct by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Five K – Kachera, Kara, Kirpan, Kanga and Kesh
Battles of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
Battle of Bhangani (1688)
Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhim Chand and other Hill Chief
Victory – Guru Ji
Result – Bhim Chand and other Rajput become friends of Guru Ji
Battle of Nadaun (1690)
Guru Ji + Bhimchand + other Hill Chief Vs Alif Khan
Result – Alif Khan was defeated
1st Battle of Anandpur (1701)
Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhimchand and other Hill Chief
Victory – Guru Ji
Battle of Nirmohu (1702)
Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhimchand + Mughal Force
Victory – Guru JI
Battle of Basoli (1702) Guru Ji Vs Raja Bhimchand Victory – Guru Ji
Result – Sikh attacked territory of Raja and captured kalmot
2nd Battle Anandpur
Guru Ji Vs Hill Chief + Mughal Force under Wazir Khann
Result – Guru and His Sikhs had to leave fort and Zorawar & Fateh Singh were bricked alive
Battle of Chamkor
Guru Ji Vs Mughal Force
Result – 35 Sikhs including two sons Ajit & Jhujar Singh died fighting heroically
Battle of khidrana
Guru Ji vs Mughal Force
Result – Sikhs defeated the Mughals but 40 of them (Chali Mukte) dies fighting
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur
Original Name – Lachman Dev (From – Razori Jammu)
Popular Name – Madho Singh
Another Name- Banda Bairagi
Guru Gobind Singh Gave Name – Banda Singh Bahadur
Battle of Chhapar Chiri – Banda Bahadur Singh Ji Vs Wazir Khan
* Defeated Wazir Khan Execution By – Farrukh Siyar
*Banda Singh developed the village of Mukhlisgarh, and made it his capital, then renamed the city it to Lohgarh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Place of Birth – Gajranwala Town(Pakistan)
Son of – Maha Singh / Mai Raj kaur(D/o Raja Gajapati-Jind )
Mother-in-law – Sada Kaur (Encourage Ranjit Singh)
1st King of Sikh Empire Title of Maharaja – 12 April 1801
Treaty of Amritsar – 1809 Treaty Sign B/w – Metcalfe & Ranjit Singh
*Maharaja Ranjit Singh defeated Zaman Shah Durrani in the Battle of Amritsar (1797), Battle of
Gujrat (1797) and Battle of Amritsar (1798)
List of Misls – 12
| Name of Misl | Related To |
| Ahluwalia | Jassa Singh Ahluwalia |
| Bhangi | Chajja Singh / Hari Singh |
| Dhallewalia | Gulab Singh |
| Sukerchakia | Chatar Singh |
| Shaheed | Baba Deep Singh |
| Ramghariha | Nand Singh/ Jassa Singh Ramghariha |
| Nishanwalia | Dasundha Singh |
| Phoolkia | Chaudhari Paul |
| Faizalapuria | Nawab Kapur Singh |
| Kanhaya | Jai Singh Kanhaya |
| Karora | Karora Singh |
| Nakkai | Hira Singh |
Ancient Names of the River
Satluj – Satlutri Beas – Vipash Ravi – Parushtani Chenab – Asikni Jhelum – Vitasta
Indus – Sindhu Saraswati – Sarusti
Social Reform Movements in Punjab
Nirankari movement:- Originated – Rawalpandi Founded by – Baba Dyal Singh. Successor – Darbar Singh Namdhari Movement:-
Another Name – Kuka Movement
Founded by – Balak Singh
Successor – Ram Singh
Radhasoami movement:
Started from – Agra
Founded by – Shiv Dayal Singh (also called “Soami ji Maharaj”)
Singh Sabha Movement:
(Against Christans Missionaries )
The first modern movement.
Struggle for Freedom
Kamagata Maru: (1914)
Head – By Gurdit Singh (Sikh businessman of Singapore)
Komagata was ship name to carry 376 Indians, all Punjabis to Canada. The Ship embarked from
Hong Kong before arriving in Canada.
Ghadar movement:
Ghadar is name of weekly news papaer (Pulish In Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Urdu) Chief Editor – Lala Hardiyal
Leader of Ghardar Movement – Sohan Singh Bhakna, Lala Hardiyal, Kartar Singh Shraba
Start in – San Francisco (America)
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre:- 13 April, 1919
Involved the killing of hundreds of unarmed Shooting was ordered by – General O Dyer
*Shaheed Udham Singh: Shaheed Udham Singh is known for his assassination of Sir Michael
O’Dwyer in March 1940 what has been described as a revenge of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
*Ravinder Nath Tagor return Knighthood Title
*Jalliwala Bagh Made by Ranjit Singh
Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee
The inaugural meeting of the SGPC – Akal Takht Amritsar on 12 December 1920.
It appointed a subcommittee to draft the Committee`s constitution.
– President – Sardar Sundar Singh Majithia
– Vice-President – Harbans Singh
– Secretary – Sundar Singh Ramgarhia
New elections under the constitution were held in July 1921
– Elected President – Baba Kharak Singh
– Elected Vice-President – Captain Ram Singh
– Elected Secretary – Sardar Bahadur. Mehtab Singh In 1922
– Sikh Gurdwaras and Shrines Act, 1922 Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 passed by the provincial legislative assembly on 9 July 1925 and implemented with effect from 1 November 1925
Movement Related with SGPC
- Guru Ka Bagh Morcha (Ghukkevali village, District Amritsar)
- Jaito Morcha
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh ‘Khatkar Kalan’ in present SBS Nagar (Nawanshehr)
- Shaheed Sukhdev
- Shaheed Rajguru in Maharastra .
Punjab After 1947 Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU) was a state of India between 1948 and 1956 .
- PEPSU was union of eight princely states: Patiala, Jind, Nabha, Kapurthala, Faridkot, Kalsia, Malerkotla and Nalagarh
- PEPSU made in 15 july 1948
- Raj Parmukh of PEPSU – Maharaja Yadvinder Singh
- First CM of PEPSU – Gian Singh Rarewala
- PEPSU Capital – Patiala
- PEPSU Vdhan Shaba Memeber – 60
Note – In 1 Nov 1956 PEPSU Merge in Punjab and New state created Himachal Pardesh
Formation of Present Punjab Master Dara Singh Pointed Demand of Present Punjab Punjab Boundary Commission 1966 (Reorganization of Punjab): An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the existing State of Punjab and for matters connected therewith Head of Commission – Fazal Ali .
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