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OANKARU
Tags: guru, sahib, dakham, dakhani, form, oankdru, singh, mahala, nanak, granth, composition, sounds
OANKARU is a composition of Guru Nanak`s in the measure Ramkali in the Guru Granth Sahib. The full title of the barn is Rdmkali Mahala 1 Dakhani Oankaru. The title is explained differently by different scholars. According to one tradition, dakham is...
OCHTERLONY, SIR DAVID
Tags: sikh, ochterlony, cissutlej, ranjit, singh, resident, relations, lord, region, chiefs, 1825, protection
OCHTERLONY, SIR DAVID (1758-1825), soldier and diplomat, son of David Ochterlony, was born at Boston, Massachusetts, on 12 February 1758. In 1777, he joined the service of the East India Company as a cadet. He served under Lord Lake in the battle of...
OFFER OF SIKH STATE RECALLED BY MAHARAJA YADAVINDER SINGH
Tags: guru, sikhs, singh, indian, india, sikh, patiala, maharaja, punjab, gobind, states, sahib
OFFER OF SIKH STATE RECALLED BY MAHARAJA YADAVINDER SINGH. It was raining heavily and my garden was enveloped in mist. We were having the First real monsoon downpour of the season. The beautiful dahlias, some of them 10 inches or more in diameter,...
OMS
Tags: lahore, ranjit, persia, maharaja, tomb, 1828, expedition, karigra, part, returned, august, september
OMS (d. 1828), a Spaniard, also known as Amise, Musa Sahib, Urns and Hommus, served in Maharaja Ranjit Singh`s army. As a young man, he had enlisted in Napoleon`s artillery. After France`s defeat in 1815, he set out on his travels and reached Persia...
ONKAR
Tags: oarikar, supreme, brahman, guru, sikh, oankar, granth, sahib, concept, nirarikar, creator, creative
ONKAR, generally written down as Oankar in Sikh Scriptural writings, is derived from the Upanisadic word Oankara (om+kara) originally signifying pronouncing or rendering into writing the syllable Om. Known as synonym of Om it has been used in the...
ORIGIN OF THE SIKH POWER IN THE PUNJAB AND POIJTICAL LIFE OF MAHA-RAJA RANJIT SINGH
Tags: singh, british, sikhs, account, sikh, ranjit, delhi, character, book, prinsep, captain, punjab
ORIGIN OF THE SIKH POWER IN THE PUNJAB AND POIJTICAL LIFE OF MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH, with an Account of the Religion, Laws and Customs of the Sikhs, was compiled by Henry Thoby Prinsep (1793-1878), a civil servant of the British East India Company,...
OTHIAN
Tags: gurdwara, singh, compound, guru, arjan, gatherings, place, amdvasyd, dark, sunday, parbandhak, owns
OTHIAN, a village 6 km north of Batala (31° 49`N, 75°12`E) in Gurdaspur district of the Punjab, is sacred to Guru Arjan, who halted here during his journey to Barath to see Baba Sri Chand. The Gurdwara commemorating his visit comprises a small...
 


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