Questions And Answers On Sikh History

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How large a force did Sardar Baghel Singh leave at Delhi ?

30,000 men

What is the place in Delhi known as, where Sardar Baghel Singh stationed 30,000 of his troops ?


Tees Hazari (The Place of 30,000)



When and where was Maharaja Ranjit Singh born ?


Nov. 13, 1780 at Gujranwala



What was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's father's name ?


Mahan Singh (son of Sardar Charat Singh)



What was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's mother's name ?


Raj Kaur



What was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's mother-in-law's name who played an important part in his life ?


Sardarni Sada Kaur, wife of Jai Singh, the Kanhaiya leader. (She is believed to be the ladder by which Ranjit Singh reached the climax of his power)



Who was the first wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh ?


Mehtab Kaur, daughter of Sardarni Sada Kaur.



What was the name of the wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh who gave birth to Kharak Singh in 1802 ?


Rani Raj Kaur, daughter of Nakai Sardar Khazan Singh



Name the sons of Ranjit Singh.


Sher Singh and Tara Singh (born of Mehtab Kaur), Dilip Singh (born of Jind Kaur), and Kharak Singh (born of Rani Raj Kaur).


Who was entitled 'Sher-e-Punjab' (Lion of Punjab) ?

Maharaja Ranjit Singh

 

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For how many years did Maharaja Ranjit Singh rule for ?

40 Years (1799-1839)

What diamond did Maharaja Ranjit Singh wear on his arm ?


Kohinoor diamond


Who presented the Kohinoor diamond to Maharaja Ranjit Singh ?


The wife of Shah Shuja, the former king of Kabul, whom Maharaja Ranjit Singh released from his opponents in Kashmir.


Where was the first great victory of Maharaja Ranjit Singh against the Afghans ?


Attock


At Multaan, what famous gun was used by the troops of Maharaja Ranjit Singh ?


Jamjama Top (gun)


When did Maharaja Ranjit Singh occupy throne in Lahore ?


July 7, 1799 A.D.


When did Maharaja Ranjit Singh annex Amritsar ?


In 1802 A.D.


When did Maharaja Ranjit Singh annex Multan, Kashmir, Peshawar, and Bannu ?


He annexed Multan in 1818 A.D., Kashmir in 1819 A.D., and Peshawar and Bannu in 1823 A.D.


In which year did the enthroning of Ranjit Singh as the Maharaja of Punjab take place ?


Baisakhi day of 1801 A.D.


What was the name of the commemorative coin issued on this auspicious occasion ?

Nanakshahi Rupee

 

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How long did the Sarkar Khalsa rule Punjab for ?

50 years (1799-1849 A.D.)

Why was Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa given the last name "Nalwa" by Maharaja Ranjit Singh ?


Because he slayed a lion (tiger) with a sword while on a hunting expedition with Maharaja Ranjit Singh, thus saving both his life and the Maharaja's



What does "Haria Raghle" mean ?


Hari Singh has come


Which famous Gurdwara did Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa build ?


Gurdwara Panja Saheb



What fortress of great military importance did Hari Singh Nalwa capture ?


Fortress at Jamrud



What is the literal meaning of the word 'Nihang' ?


'Nihang' is a persian word which means 'crocodile'.



Who caused the Ghazis to say, "Toba Toba, Khuda Khud, Khalsa Shud!" ?


Akali Phula Singh



In which year was Akali Phula Singh made Jathedar of Akal Takht ?


1807



As Jathedar of Akal Takht, what did Akali Phula Singh do to Maharaja Ranjit Singh ?


When Ranjit Singh married a Muslim woman, named Moran of Lahore, Akali Phula Singh, as the Jathedar of Akal Takth declared that Maharaja Ranjit Singh is not a Sikh anymore and is a 'Tankhaiya' which means out of Sikhism. He ordered the defendant to be at Golden temple before the community. Ranjit Singh came and admitted that he had made a mistake. Akali Phula Singh ordered 50 lashes for Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Ranjit Singh bowed down to receive his punishment. Panj Pyaras were gratified at the submission of the Maharaja and took a lenient view and accepted a fine of Rs. 1,25,000 from the Maharaja.


Across the river Kabul, there is a tomb (Samaadhi) that still stands as a witness to a warrior's undying chivalry. Who was this warrior ?

Akali Phula Singh

 

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When did Maharaja Ranjit Singh die ?

June 27, 1839

When did Maharaja Kharak Singh, successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh die ?


November 6, 1840 A.D. (His son, Naunihal Singh died on same day too).


Who killed Kharak Singh ?


The Dogras



Who was the successor of Maharaja Kharak Singh ?


Maharaja Sher Singh became successor on January 18, 1841 A.D.



When was Maharaja Sher Singh murdered ?


September, 1843 A.D.



Who was the successor ?


Maharaja Duleep Singh, son of Maharani Jind Kaur.



When did Maharaja Duleep Singh accept the Christian faith ?


In 1853, Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab, accepted the Christian faith.



Who went to England to meet Maharaja Duleep Singh and was responsible for his public renunciation of Christianity and return to the Sikh faith ?


Sardar Thakur Singh Sandhawalia. He was the chief agent of Maharaja Duleep Singh in India during his struggle against the British Government in the eighteen eighties. It was he who had provided the Maharaja with important documentary evidence in support of the Maharaja's claims to his private ancestral estates in the Punjab and had used his influence to win the sympathies of the Sikhs in his favor.



Whom did Maharaja Duleep Singh nominate as his would-be prime minister ?


Sardar Thakur Singh Sandhawalia.



When and where did Maharaja Duleep Singh die ?

Maharaja Duleep Singh died in Paris on October 22, 1893.

 

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When was the First Anglo-Sikh war fought ?

1845-46 A.D.

When was the Second Anglo-Sikh war fought ?


1848-49 A.D.



When was the Brahmo Samaj established ?


The Brahma Sabha, later known as Brahmo Samaj, was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy in Bengal in 1828.



When was the Arya Samaj established ?


The Arya Samaj was established at Bombay in 1875. The seed was sown by the publication of Swami Dayananda's 'Satyarth Prakash' in Hindi.



Who started the Nirankari Movement ?


Baba Dayal, a contemporary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founded the Nirankari Darbar at Rawalpindi in 1851 A.D. (this body later took the form of a sect.)



What does Nirankar mean ?


The Formless One



When was Baba Dayal born ?


Baba Dayal was born at Peshawar in 1783.



How did Baba Dayal get married ?


Baba Dayal got married in March 1808 (Chet) at Bhera to the daughter of Bhai Charan Dass Kapur. It was the month of Chet which, according to Brahamanical cult, is inauspicious and hence no Pandit would agree to perform the ceremony. Baba Dayal hit upon a new idea of a new and revolutionary type of marriage. Shabads and Anand Sahib was recited and Ardas was done for the success of this "Anand Marriage".




When did Baba Dayal die ?


Baba Dayal died on 30th January, 1855.



Who succeeded Baba Dayal ?
Baba Dayal appointed his eldest son, Baba Darbara Singh to succeed him.

 

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What was Baba Darbara Singh's contribution to the reform of the "Anand Marriage" ?

On March 13, 1855, Baba Darbara Singh called a conference of his followers at the Nirankari darbar at Rawalpindi. Here a young couple was united in wedlock by the Anand Marriage by circumambulating the Guru Granth Sahib four times with the tunes of the hymns. Thereafter four 'Lavan' composed by Guru Ram Das Ji and shabads were recited. In history, this may be said to be the first "Anand Marriage".

Who started the Namdhari Movement (also known as Kuka Movement) ?


The founder was Bhai Balak Singh of Hazro but his follower Baba Ram Singh
Namdhari gave it a more positive orientation.


When was Baba Ram Singh born ?


Baba Ram Singh was born on February 3, 1816.


How many Kukas (Namdharis) were blown from the guns ?


Sixty-five Kukas were unjustifiably blown from the guns by the British Government in India on January 17-18, 1872, when they decided to march against the butchers of Maler-Kotla.


When and where did Baba Ram Singh die ?


Baba Ram Singh was deported to Rangoon where he died on November 29, 1884.


Who was the originator of Singh Sabha at Amritsar ?


Sardar Thakur Singh Sandhawalia of Raja Sansi was the originator of Singh Sabha at Amritsar in 1873. He was the president of the society and Giani Gian Singh the secretary. (Other prominent Sikhs like Baba Khem Singh Bedi and Kanwar Bikram Singh were involved too, but he was the moving spirit of the body.)


What were the main objectives of the Singh Sabha ?

The Singh Sabha mainly undertook to:

1. restore Sikhism to it's pristine purity;
2. edit and publish historical and religious books;
3. propagate current knowledge, using Punjabi as the medium, and to start magazines and newspapers in Punjabi;
4. reform and bring back into the Sikh fold the apostates; and
5. interest the highlyplaced Englishmen, in and ensure their association with, the educational program of Sikhs.

When was the second Singh Sabha established ?

The second Singh Sabha was established in Lahore in 1879, with Dewan Boota Singh and Professor Gurmukh Singh as President and Secretary.

What was the Singh Sabha at Amritsar renamed to ?


The Amritsar Singh Sabha became the central organization and other Singh Sabha's became associated with it. It's name was changed to Khalsa Diwan. Baba Khem Singh Bedi became the President and Professor Gurmukh Singh it's chief Secretary.


When was the Khalsa Diwan at Lahore established ?

Professor Gurmukh Singh founded the Khalsa Diwan of Lahore in 1886.

 

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What was the name of the newspaper started by the Khalsa Diwan, Lahore ?

A newspaper called the "Khalsa Akhbar" was started by the Khalsa Diwan, with Bhai Dit Singh as it's editor.


Name some important works of Bhai Kahan Singh of Nabha ?

Bhai Kahan Singh was a great scholar of Sikh literature. Some of his important works are:

1. Ham Hindu Nahin
2. Gurmat Prabhakar
3. Gurmat Sudhakar
4. Encyclopedia of Sikh Literature (this was his magnum opus)

When was the Khalsa College, Amritsar founded ?

The main work of the Khalsa Diwan was the foundation of the Khalsa College, Amritsar, in 1892.

When did Professor Gurmukh Singh die ?


Professor Gurmukh Singh died in 1898.


When was the Chief Khalsa Diwan started ?


The Lahore Khalsa Diwan could not survive the incessant shocks of the deaths of Sir Attar Singh (1896), Professor Gurmukh Singh (1898), and Bhai Dit Singh (1901). It's place was taken by the Chief Khalsa Diwan, Amritsar, that held it's first meeting on October 30, 1902. Bhai Arjun Singh was elected President and Sardar Sunder Singh Majithia, the Secretary.



The inaugural prayer of the Chief Khalsa Diwan was offered by Babu Teja Singh. How did he become a dissenter later on ?


Babu Teja Singh founded a new association called the "Panch Khalsa Diwan", which did much useful work in propagating the mission of Guru Gobind Singh, but in the end floundered pitifully in trying to rearrange the text of Guru Granth Saheb by excluding the compositions of the Bards (Bhattas) and including those of the Tenth Guru.



When was the Anand Marriage Act passed ?


The Anand Marriage Act, legalising the Sikh form of marriage, was passed in 1909.



When was the Kirpan exempted from the Arms Act ?


The Kirpan was exempted from the Arms Act (in India) in 1914.



When did the Sikhs organize a political body of their own ?


The Sikhs organized a political body of their own, called the "Sikh League", and held it's first session at Amritsar, in 1919.



What was the name of this new phase of reform that began among the Sikhs ?

It was called the Akali Movement.

 

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At Guru-ka-Baagh, what was the name of the British official who ordered the merciless beating of non-violent, protesting Akalis ?

S.G.M. Beatty

At Guru-ka-Baagh, how many Akalis ended up in the hospital as a result of the merciless beatings given by the British ?


904 hospitalized



What was the name of the Udaasi Mahant who lodged the complaint that the Akalis were cutting timber from Gurdwara land ?


Sundar Das



When was the beating of Sikh volunteers stopped ?


September 13, 1922.



Why did the Sikh Sangat of Panja Saheb want to stop the train passing through the Panja Saheb railway station ?


To feed the Akali prisoners from Guru-ka-Baagh, who had not been given any food by the British authorities



Who were the two Sikhs who were crushed to death under the train at Panja Saheb ?


Partaap Singh and Karam Singh on October 31, 1922.



In the beginning of the twentieth century, stringent laws were passed in British Columbia, Canada, to discourage the immigration of Indians to Canada. Why were they passed and what were the laws ?

The Canadians felt that the growing number of Indians would take over their jobs in factories, mills, and lumber yards. It was these insecurities which led British Columbia to pass the follwing laws to stop the so-called "Brown Invasion":

1. Indians had to have at least $200 on their person to enter British Columbia (An average Indian earned about 10 cents a day!)
2. They had to come via direct passage from India.

When was the bill passed denying all Indians the right to vote ?

1907 A.D. They were prohibited to run for public office, serve on juries, and were not permitted to become accountants, lawyers, or pharmacists.

When was the Khalsa Diwan Society established in Vancouver ?


In order to fight the unjust immigration laws, the Indians (mostly Sikhs) organized the Khalsa Diwan Society in Vancouver in 1907 with branches in other provinces.


What does 'Ghadr' mean ?

Mutiny.

 

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