Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last human Sikh Guru. He was a warrior,poet,and philosopher. In 1675,at the age of nine he was formally installed as the leader of the Sikhs after his father Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed by Emperor Aurangzeb. His father was the ninth Sikh Guru. His four biological sons died during his lifetime –two in battle and two executed by the Mughal governor Wazir Khan.
The following outline is provides an overview of Sikhism,or Sikhi.
Dal Khalsa was the name of the combined military forces of 11 Sikh misls that operated in the 18th century (1748–1799) in the Punjab region. It was established by Nawab Kapur Singh in late 1740s.
Panj Pyare refers to a gathered ad hoc quintet of five baptised (Amritdhari) Khalsa Sikhs who act as institutionalized leaders for the wider Sikh community.
Dharam Singh,born as Dharam Das,was one of the original Panj Pyare or the Five Beloved,the forerunners of the Khalsa.
Bhai Mani Singh was an 18th-century Sikh scholar and martyr. He was a childhood companion of Guru Gobind Singh and took the vows of Sikhism when the Guru inaugurated the Khalsa in March 1699. Soon after that,the Guru sent him to Amritsar to take charge of Harmandir Sahib,which had been without a custodian since 1696. He took control and steered the course of Sikh destiny at a critical stage in Sikh history. He was also a teacher of the Gianian Bunga,later becoming known as the "Amritsari Taksal",currently located in Sato Ki Gali.
Fatehgarh Sahib is a city and a sacred pilgrimage site of Sikhism in the north west Indian state of Punjab. It is the headquarters of Fatehgarh Sahib district,located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Sirhind. Fatehgarh Sahib is named after Fateh Singh,the 7-year-old son of Guru Gobind Singh,who was seized and buried alive,along with his 9-year-old brother Zoravar Singh,by the Mughals under the orders of governor Wazir Khan during the ongoing Mughal-Sikh wars of the early 18th century. The town experienced major historical events after the martyrdom of the sons in 1705,with frequent changes of control between the Sikhs and Mughals.
Daya Singh was one of the Panj Pyare,the first five Sikhs to be initiated into the Khalsa order in 17th-century India. Among the inaugural panj piare quintet,he is traditionally the highest-regarded as he was the first to answer the call for a sacrifice from the guru. Daya Singh was an educated Sikh,with literature being attributed to his authorship.
Guru Nanak founded the Sikh religion in the Punjab region of the northern part of the Indian subcontinent in the 15th century and opposed many traditional practices like fasting,Upanayana,idolatry,caste system,ascetism,azan,economic materialism,and gender discrimination.
Baba Amar Singh Nibbar Khemkaran was an important figure in 18th century Bandai Sikhism.
Sarbat Khalsa,was a biannual deliberative assembly of the Sikhs held at Amritsar in Punjab during the 18th century. It literally translates to the "entire Sikh Nation" but as a political institution it refers to the meetings of the Dal Khalsa and the legislature of the Sikh Confederacy.
Martyrdom is a fundamental institution of Sikhism. Sikh festivals are largely focused on the lives of the Sikh gurus and Sikh martyrs. Their martyrdoms are regarded as instructional ideals for Sikhs,and have greatly influenced Sikh culture and practices.
Banda Singh Bahadur;born Lachman Dev;,was a Sikh warrior and a general of the Khalsa Army. At age 15,he left home to become an ascetic,and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery at Nānded,on the bank of the river Godāvarī. In 1707,Guru Gobind Singh accepted an invitation to meet Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah I in southern India,he visited Banda Singh Bahadur in 1708. Banda became disciple of Guru Gobind Singh and was given a new name,Gurbaksh Singh(as written in Mahan Kosh),after the baptism ceremony. He is popularly known as Banda Singh Bahadur. He was given five arrows by the Guru as a blessing for the battles ahead. He came to Khanda,Sonipat and assembled a fighting force and led the struggle against the Mughal Empire.
Lohgarh is a historic town in Bilaspur tehsil of Yamunanagar district of Haryana in India. It was the capital of First Sikh State under Baba Banda Singh Bahadur from 1710 to 1716.
Baba Darbara Singh,also known as Diwan Darbara Singh,was second Jathedar of Budha Dal and third leader of the Akal Takht. He should not be confused with other Darbara Singh of Sirhind who fought in the Battle of Anandpur.
Baba Baj Singh,also known as Baj Bahadur,was a Sikh general,governor,scholar and martyr from present-day India.
Chaar Sahibzaade 2:Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur is a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language animated film,directed and produced by Harry Baweja. It is the sequel to the 2014 film Chaar Sahibzaade. The film was released on 11 November 2016.
Fateh Singh was a warrior in Sikh history. He is known for beheading Wazir Khan who was the Mughal Deputy Governor of Sirhind,administering a territory of the Mughal Empire between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. Wazir Khan was infamous for ordering the execution of the two young sons of Guru Gobind Singh,Sahibzada Fateh Singh and Sahibzada Zorawar Singh in 1704.
The Khalsa Fauj were the military forces of the Khalsa order of the Sikhs,established by the tenth guru,Guru Gobind Singh,in 1699. It replaced the Akal Sena that had been established by the sixth guru,Guru Hargobind.
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