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Fateh Singh (Sikh Warrior)
Fateh Singh (died July 1716) was a warrior in Sikh history. He is known for beheading Wazir Khan who was the Mughal Deputy Governor of Sirhind, administering a territory of the Mughal Empire between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. Wazir Khan was infamous for ordering the execution of the two young sons of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Fateh Singh and Sahibzada Zorawar Singh in 1704. Early life and conquest Not much is known about Fateh Singh’s early life. Bhai Fateh Singh was the great-grandson of prominent Sikh preacher Bhai Bhagtu. Fateh Singh would join Banda Singh Bahadur in his liberation of Punjab. He participated in the Battle of Samana in 1709, launching an attack on the town of Samana on 26 November of the same year. Samana was home to Jalad-ud-Din who was the executioner of Guru Tegh Bahadur. It was also home to Shasil Beg and Bashil Beg, the executioners of Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh. Due to this, the town was widely hated among the Sikhs. The town a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Possible Depiction Of Bhai Fateh Singh From An Illustrated Folio Of ‘Tawarikh-i Jahandar Shah’, Awadh Or Lucknow, Ca
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Fateh Singh (Sikhism)
Fateh Singh (, pronunciation: ; 25 February 1699 – 26 December 1704 or 26 December 1705), commonly referred to with honorifics as Baba Fateh Singh or Sahibzada Baba Fateh Singh, was the fourth and youngest son of Guru Gobind Singh. Biography He was born at the spot marked by the modern-day Gurdwara Bhora Sahib, Anandpur and was reared in the same locality. He was raised by his paternal grandmother, Mata Gujri, after the passing of his mother, Mata Jito, in December 1700. By 1704, Guru Gobind Singh and his Sikhs were under immense pressure as the Mughals and hill chiefs laid siege to Anandpur Sahib, cutting off all supplies and forcing the Sikhs to survive on leaves and tree bark. Many, including the Guru’s mother, urged him to accept Wazir Khan’s offer of safe passage, backed by an oath on the Quran and promises from the hill chiefs. Knowing the enemy’s deceit, the Guru tested their sincerity by sending out bullock carts filled with worthless items, which were imme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executions Of Sikhs By The Mughal Empire
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct. The sentence ordering that an offender be punished in such a manner is called a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is an execution. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is ''condemned'' and is commonly referred to as being "on death row". Etymologically, the term ''capital'' (, derived via the Latin ' from ', "head") refers to execution by beheading, but executions are carried out by many methods, including hanging, shooting, lethal injection, stoning, electrocution, and gassing. Crimes that are punishable by death are known as ''capital crimes'', ''capital offences'', or ''capital felonies'', and vary depending on the jurisdiction, but commonly include serious crimes against a person, such as murder, assassination, mass murder, child murder, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography), right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of . According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. The topography of the medieval fort Purana Qila on the banks of the river Yamuna matches the literary description of the citadel Indraprastha in the Sanskrit epic ''Mahabharata''; however, excavations in the area have revealed no signs of an ancient built environment. From the early 13th century until the mid-19th century, Delhi was the capital of two major empires, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohgarh (Bilaspur)
Lohgarh is a historic town in Bilaspur tehsil of Haryana in India. It was the capital of First Sikh State under Baba Banda Singh Bahadur from 1710 to 1716. Locations It is situated on an elevated summit at the steps of Himalayas, about halfway between Nahan in Himachal Pradesh and Sadaura in Haryana about 21 miles from Sadaura, it could be approached only by curly rocks and ravines. From Chandigarh to Raipur Rani, Sadhaura, Bilaspur, Haryana, Kapal Mochan, Lohgarh Sahib. From other parts of Haryana of Uttar Pradesh, proceed to Sadhaura. [Now, in 2018, a 40 feet wide road has been built from village Bhagwanpur to Lohgarh]. History The ''Lohgarh Sahib'' (meaning ''Iron Fort'') about 30 kilometres from Sadaura was made by Bhai Lakhi Rai Banjara under instructions from Guru Hargobind. Its construction began sometimes in 1620s and was finally completed in 1710.Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer, Gagandeep Singh & Gurvinder Singh: LOHGARH - the largest fort of the world, 2018, published by Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerrilla Warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians, which may include recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion, in a violent conflict, in a war or in a civil war to fight against regular military, police or rival insurgent forces. Although the term "guerrilla warfare" was coined in the context of the Peninsular War in the 19th century, the tactical methods of guerrilla warfare have long been in use. In the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu proposed the use of guerrilla-style tactics in '' The Art of War''. The 3rd century BC Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus is also credited with inventing many of the tactics of guerrilla warfare through what is today called the Fabian strategy, and in China Peng Yue is also often regarded as the inventor of guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mughal Army
The army of the Mughal Empire was the force by which the Mughal emperors established their empire in the 16th century and expanded it to its greatest extent at the beginning of the 18th century. Although its origins, like the Mughals themselves, were in the cavalry-based armies of central Asia, its essential form and structure was established by the empire's third emperor, Akbar. The regular forces were mainly recruited and fielded by '' Mansabdar'' officers. During the 17th century, the Mughal empire possessed the largest military on earth, with its strength numbering 911,400-4,039,097 infantry and 342,696 cavalry. Alternatively, according to the census by Abul Fazl, the size of the army was roughly about 4.4 million, with less than half a million trained as cavalry; and modern India historians suggest there were 26 million personnel. The Mughals were considered a dominant military force in India, employing their superior engineering to military affairs and logistic mastery. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fateh Burj
The Fateh Burj (), a prominent tourist site in Punjab and the tallest victory tower in India, is situated in the historical village of Chappar Chiri in the SAS Nagar district (Mohali district) of Punjab state. It was completed in 2011. The tower is dedicated to establishment of the Sikh Misls in a large part of Punjab in 1711. It is situated in Banda Singh Bahadur Road. It is situated just outside Mohali, 140 kilometres from Amritsar and 20 km from Sirhind. It was here that Banda Singh Bahadur, one of the most respected and great Sikh warriors, won a decisive battle against Wazir Khan, commander of the Mughal army. History In 1710, Banda Singh Bahadur won the battle against Wazir Khan, who commanded the Mughal army at Chappar Chiri. Wazir Khan had planned to stop the march of the Sikh army led by Banda Singh Bahadur to Sirhind. He established his capital at Lohgarh. Gallery File:Fateh burj Minar in chapparchiri.jpg, alt=Fateh burj Sahib view from its park, Fateh b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baj Singh
Baba Baj Singh (died 9 June 1716; his first name is alternatively spelt as Baaj), also known as Baj Bahadur, was a Sikh general, governor, scholar and martyr from present-day India. Biography Baj Singh's family was native to Mirpur Patti, a village in Amritsar district of the Punjab. He was born into a Jat Sikh family of the Bal clan. He was part of a ''Panj Piare'' quintet commanded, by Guru Gobind Singh, to accompany Banda Singh Bahadur and provide him counsel on his northwards conquest of Sirhind. Execution He was executed on 9 June 1716 on the outskirts of Delhi, on the bank of the Yamuna river along with his seven brothers and Banda Singh Bahadur. Battles fought by Baj Singh * Battle of Sonipat * Battle of Samana * Battle of Sadhaura * Battle of Chappar Chiri * Battle of Brahampur * Battle of Jammu * Battle of Jalalabad (1710) * Battle of Lohgarh * Battle of Gurdas Nangal or Siege of Gurdaspur The Battle of Gurdas Nangal took place in April 1715 between the Sik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Chappar Chiri
The Battle of Chappar Chiri, also called Battle of Sirhind, was fought between Mughal Empire and the Sikhs on 12 May 1710 at Chappar Chiri, located 20 kilometers from Sirhind. Background The Sikhs were planning to wage dharamyudh against the city of Sirhind, its regions deputy-governor Wazir Khan and his chief-clerk Sucha Nand, to avenge Mughal oppression and the execution of the two young children of Guru Gobind Singh. Some prominent towns on the way to Sirhind were captured and plundered including Sonepat, Kaithal, Samana, Shahabad, Mustafabad and Sadhaura by Baba Banda Singh Bahadur's troops as they could provide military assistance to the Mughal government of Sirhind. The number of plunderers also amassed, who were looking forward to prey upon the riches within the walls of Sirhind and followed Baba Banda Singh and his troops on the march to Sirhind. Both the troops of Baba Banda Singh and Wazir Khan faced each other at a village called Chappar Chiri. Pre-battle man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalsa Fauj
The Khalsa Fauj () were the military forces of the Khalsa order of the Sikhs, established by the tenth Sikh gurus, guru, Guru Gobind Singh, in 1699. It replaced the Akal Sena that had been established by the sixth guru, Guru Hargobind. History Origin Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gaddi, succeeded his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, as guru in 1675. He felt that the Akal Sena was not living up to the challenge and sought to reform the Sikh military forces. Therefore, it was replaced by the Khalsa Fauj after the formalization of the Khalsa order into the sanctified framework of Sikhism at Anandpur Sahib, Anandpur on 13 April 1699. Guru Gobind Singh had an ultimate vision of Sikh sovereignty. The precedence and authority for establishing the Khalsa Fauj was traced back to the teachings of Guru Nanak. It was committed to freeing the Punjab of Mughal Empire, foreign domination. The army followed the principle of violence only when all other means to address an issue have been exhausted, a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghuram
Ghuram is a village in the Patiala district of Punjab, India. History An ancient site called Ram Garh is located in Ghuram. Some coins discovered here were attributed to the ancient Audumbara tribe by archaeologists G. B. Sharma and Manmohan Kumar, but later scholars have assigned these to the Mitra rulers including Indramitra. In 1976, Sharma discovered a seal bearing the Gupta Brahmi legend "Ghvankrum", which may be the ancient name of Ghuram. According to a local tradition, Kaushalya, the mother of the legendary hero Rama, was born in Ghuram. Mound of Ghuram, district Patiala, Punjab.jpg , Mound of Ghuram Bhikham Shah Da Maqbra, Ghuram,district Patiala, Punjab.jpg , Bhikham Shah Da Maqbra Ghuram is mentioned as "Kuhram" in Persian language sources such as ''Ain-i-Akbari''. After the Ghurid ruler Mu'izz ad-Din defeated the Chahamana king Prithviraja III at the Second Battle of Tarain in 1192, he placed his general Qutb al-Din Aibak at Ghuram. According to a legen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
