Historical Sikh Events

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In the times of Gurus [1469 - 1708]

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The establishment of the Khalsa Panth [1699]

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Sikh Confederacies [1708 - 1769]

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Sikh struggle against Mughal empire [1708 - 1799]

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The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]

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The Modern History of Sikhs [1947 - present]

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SARDAR, in Persian amalgam of sar (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 the time of the Guru…

The Sikh Empire [1799 - 1839]

SARAGARHI, BATTLE OF

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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 North-West Frontier Province (now in Pakistan). The heroes of Saragarhi, barely 22 in number, belonged to the 36th Sikhs, since re-designated as…

The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]

SAKA PANJA SAHIB

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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 nonviolent morcha or agitation to…

The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]

RUHILA-SIKH RELATIONS

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RUHILASIKH RELATIONS. The Ruhilas came from the Yusafzai tribe of Afghans originally belonging to Roh, a tract of land south of Chitral in the North-West Frontier region. They established themselves in the early years of the eighteenth century as a semi independent power in the district lying between the River…

Sikh struggle against Mughal empire [1708 - 1799]

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCES

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ROUND TABLE CONFERENCES, held in London during 1930-32, were a series of high level meetings attended by representatives of the British government, rulers of Indian princely states and leaders of public opinion in British India to discuss proposals for introducing further constitutional reforms in India on the basis of the…

The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]

RIKABGANJ AGITATION

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RIKABGANJ AGITATION (1913-20) marked the Sikh protest against the demolition by the British of one of the walls of the historical Rikabganj shrine in New Delhi. Gurdwara Rikabganj, sacred to the memory of Guru Tegh Bahadur, at present a. splendid marble edifice, was, in the early years of the present…

The British and Sikhs [1849 - 1947]

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