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In the times of Gurus [1469 - 1708], The establishment of the Khalsa Panth [1699], Sikh Confederacies [1708 - 1769], Sikh struggle against Mughal empire [1708 - 1799], The Sikh Empire [1799 - 1839], The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947], The Modern History of Sikhs [1947 - present]
 
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Historical Events in Sikh History/The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]
SHAHIDGANJ AGITATION (1935-40) marked culmination of the tussle between Sikh and Muslim communities in the Punjab for the possession of a sacred site in Lahore upon which stood Gurdwara Shahidgahj (shahid = martyr, gahj = hoard, treasure or mart) in ...
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Historical Events in Sikh History/The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]
SAKA PANJA SAHIB, the heroic event which took place at Hasan Abdal railway station, close to the sacred shrine of Pahja Sahib on the morning of 30 October 1922 and which has since passed into folklore as an instance of Sikh courage and resolution. A ...
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Historical Events in Sikh History/The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]
SARAGARHI, BATTLE OF, a heroic action fought by a small detachment of Sikh soldiers against heavy odds, took place on 12 September 1897 in the Tirah region of NorthWest Frontier Province (now in Pakistan). The heroes of Saragarhi, barely 22 in number...
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4. SARDAR
Historical Events in Sikh History/The Sikh Empire [1799 - 1839]
SARDAR, in Persian amalgam ofsar (head) and dar (a suffix derived from the verb dash tan, i.e. to hold) meaning holder of headship, is an honorific signifying an officer of rank, a general or chief of a tribe or organization. Sikhs among whom, during...
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Historical Events in Sikh History/The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]
SIKANDARBALDEV SINGH PACT is the name popularly given to the rapprochement arrived at in 1942 between the Akalis and the Muslimdominated Unionist Party, then ruling the prepartition province of the Punjab, as a result of which the Akali nominee, Bald...
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