Twarikh Guru Khalsa () is a historical book of the Sikhs from their origin to the time when they lost the

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

to the

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. The author of the book is Giani Gian Singh.

History

It was first published in 1885, with the author having access to the works of

Kavi Santokh Singh Kavi Santokh Singh (8 October 178719 October 1843/1844) was a Sikh historian, poet and writer. He was such a prolific writer that the Sikh Reference Library at Darbar Sahib Amritsar was named after him, located within the Mahakavi Santokh Singh H ...

and Ratan Singh Bhangu.

Structure

The work is divided into five parts: *''Janam Sakhi Dasari Guruari'' presents biographies of

Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (; born Gobind Das; 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708) was the tenth and last human Sikh gurus, Sikh Guru. He was a warrior, poet, and philosopher. In 1675, at the age of nine he was formally installed as the leader of the ...

. *''Shamsher Khalsa'' deals with the career of

Banda Singh Bahadur Banda Singh Bahadur, born Lachman Dev (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a Jathedar, general of the Khalsa Fauj, Khalsa Army. At age 15, he left home to become an Sannyasa, ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Baira ...

. *''Raj Khalsa'' describes the rise of the twelve

misls The Sikh Confederacy was a confederation of twelve Sovereign state, sovereign Sikh states (each known as a Misl, derived from the Arabic word مِثْل meaning 'equal'; sometimes spelt as Misal) which rose during the 18th century in the Punjab ...

. *''Sardar Khalsa'' contained accounts of Sikh principalities. *''Panth Khalsa'' treats of Sikh sects, gurdwaras and preaching centres.

Narratives

The book contains an account of the purported heresies of

that caused a schism between him and

Mata Sundari Mātā Sundarī (died 1747, ) was a wife of Guru Gobind Singh. Biography She was the daughter of Ram Sarana, a Punjabi Soni Kumarāv Khatri of Bijwara Soni - in present-day Hoshiārpur district. In 1704, when the family of Guru Gobind Singh wa ...

, the widow of Guru Gobind Singh. It also reports the myth of Mian Mir laying the first brick during the construction of the

Golden Temple The Golden Temple is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, India. It is the pre-eminent spiritual site of Sikhism. It is one of the Holy place, holiest sites in Sikhism, alongside the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Kartarpur, Pakistan, ...

Amritsar Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio ...

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{{Sikhism History of Sikhism Books about Sikhism

History

Structure

Narratives

See also

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