Dadehar Sahib is a village in

Tarn Taran district Tarn Taran district is one of the districts in the Majha region of Punjab, India. The main cities are Tarn Taran Sahib, Bhikhiwind, Khadur Sahib and Patti. The City of Tarn Taran Sahib is a holy place for Sikhs. Tarn Taran's Sikh populatio ...

in the Indian state of

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. It is located 30 km away from the

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holy city

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and 18 km from Tarn Taran city.

History

This village is more than 400 years old. It was created by a man named Dadehar who originated from

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in search of new land, along with his nephew Sarhali. Both families traveled towards

Majha Majha ( ''Mājhā''; ; from "mañjhlā" )Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਮਾਝਾ , is a region located in the central parts of the historical Punjab region, presently split between the republics of Pakistan and India. It extends north from the ...

from

across the Setlej River. While it was about sunset Dadehar took rest and chose his place he desired to live on a small hill along with his family (in Punjabi pronoun Thea). They agreed that the nephew and his family would walk further north till it was dark, and eventually that would be the nephew's home, but to divide the land they also agreed that next morning from the first ray of sun both uncle and nephew would walk towards each other and where they would meet, to draw a line to divide the land. There is a myth that the nephew Sarhali walked slightly early so that is the reason the divide of the land isn't exactly in the middle; it is more occupied towards Dadehar than Sarhali.

History of people

The older generation of Dadehar has received rites of

amrit Amrit (), the classical antiquity, classical Marathus (, ''Marathos''), was a Phoenicians, Phoenician port located near present-day Tartus in Syria. Founded in the third millenniumBC, Marat (, ) was the northernmost important city of ancient Ph ...

at the hands of Guru

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, and joined the Khasala Army. Dadehar had bred many warriors who fought against the Moguls and defended India against invaders. Baba Sobha Singh Sandhu and many other Sikh Sandhu Jatts of Dadehar joined Ahluwalia Sikh Misl. People of Dadehar have fought alone with

Hari Singh Nalwa Hari Singh Nalwa (29 April 1791 – 30 April 1837) was the commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Army, Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire. He is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Peshaw ...

against the Mughal Raj and contributed to establish the Sikh Kingdom. A prominent freedom fighter, Saint Baba Vasakha Singh Dadehar, (see

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) is well known as a native of Dadaher. Baba Vasakha Singh died on 5 December 1957. In memory of Baba ji every year on 4 December '' nagar kirtan'' starts from his birth place and ends at the Gurudwara Taap Sathan Baba Vasakha Singh Ji. Out of due respect Dadehar was awarded the

Sahib Sahib or Saheb () is a term of address originating from Arabic (). As a loanword, ''Sahib'' has passed into several languages, including Persian, Kurdish, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Uzbek, Turkmen, Tajik, Crimean Tatar, Urdu, Hi ...

title and at present this village is known as Dadehar Sahib. Dadehar people are from the

Sandhu The Sandhu or Sindhu clan (Punjabi: ਸੰਧੂ (Gurmukhi); سندھو (Shahmukhi)) is the second-largest clan of Jats in the Punjab, spanning both India and Pakistan. The Sandhus have had a significant impact on Sikh history, founding several ...

Jat clan and have established more than 22 villages Villages and Category. District Tarn Taran
in Amritsar District and nephew Sarhali have established 17 villages.

Education

Dadehar Sahib has a Government, a primary and Secondary School. Recently Akal Academy opened its branch in Dadehar Sahib

References

External links

DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK TARN TARAN 2011 - VILLAGE AND TOWN WISE PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT (PCA)
Villages in Tarn Taran district {{PunjabIN-geo-stub