Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib

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Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib
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Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib
Religion
Affiliation Sikhism
Location
Location Fatehgarh Sahib
State Punjab
Country India
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Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib (India)
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Geographic coordinates 30°37′34″N76°23′48″E / 30.6260585°N 76.3965685°E / 30.6260585; 76.3965685
Architecture
Type Gurdwara
Style Sikh architecture

Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib is a Sikh gurdwara or place of worship in the city of Fatehgarh Sahib in the Indian state of Punjab. The gurdwara marks the 1710 conquest of the city by the Sikhs under the leadership of Banda Singh Bahadur. [1] Sikhs captured the area and razed the fort built by Ferozshah Tughlaq to the ground. [2]

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Bhora Sahib, the sanctum remembering the spot where two sons of Guru Gobind Singh were buried alive. The wall is visible to the side of the golden dome. 2 A view of Bhora Sahib Ji, Sirhind Fatehgarh Sahib Punjab India, sanctum where two sons of Guru Gobind Singh were buried alive by Islamic army.jpg
Bhora Sahib, the sanctum remembering the spot where two sons of Guru Gobind Singh were buried alive. The wall is visible to the side of the golden dome.
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Original Gurdwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib
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Historical photograph of Fatehgarh Sahib in the early 1900's.

To commemorate the martyrdom of younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, who were bricked-up alive in 1705 by Wazir Khan, the governor or fauzdar of Sirhind, a magnificent gurdwara was constructed.

It is the location where two youngest sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji – 7 year old Fateh Singh and 9 year old Zorawar Singh – were betrayed by their cook and servant Gangu to the Mughal army, seized, asked to convert to Islam and when they refused they were buried alive under the orders of Wazir Khan. [3] [4] Their martyrdom on 9 December 1705 has been remembered by the Sikhs by naming the site as Fatehgarh after the youngest boy killed, and by building a large Gurdwara in 1843. [3] The town is also the location where the Sikhs took revenge by capturing it from Wazir Khan in 1710 and killing him. [3] [5] However, the Sikh militia was defeated again few years later and the town remained in the control of Muslim rulers, including later an appointee of Ahmed Shah Durrani till 1764, when Khalsa recaptured it by defeating and killing the appointee Zain Khan. [3] [5]

Other major Sikh Gurdwaras in the complex:

Main Gurudwara Complex

A number of gurdwaras are also located in the main complex of Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib.

Gurudwara Bhora Sahib

The historical wall where the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh were bricked-up alive has been preserved in this gurdwara. The sanctuary containing the historic wall known as Gurudwara Bhora Sahib.

Gurudwara Burj Mata Gujri

At this site Baba Zorawar Singh ji and Baba Fateh Singh ji, the two younger sons of tenth guru of sikhs Guru Gobind Singh and his mother were kept in confinement by Wazir Khan. The fort was known as Thanda Burj, and was considered a cool place during the summer. However, it was a punishment for Guru's sons and his mother to be kept here in extreme winter. It was at this place that Mata Gujri collapsed on hearing the news of the martyrdom of her grandsons. Later on, Gurdwara Mata Gujri was constructed here.

Gurudwara Shahid Ganj

The Gurudwara Shahid Ganj was built to commemorate the memory of the brave Sikhs who were killed while fighting with Mughal forces under the banner of Banda Singh Bahadur. They were cremated here.

Todar Mal Jain Hall

A very big hall in memory of Seth Todar Mal who purchased land by paying gold coins for the cremation of the said martyrs lies behind the main gurdwara.

Sarovar

A large sacred pool or sarovar is also located in the Complex.

Shaheedi Jor Mela

A historic Shaheedi Jor Mela is held here in the month of December every year [6] when large number of pilgrims visit.

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