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'''Sardar Nanu Singh [[Saini]]''' was a Sikh army general and a well-known [[Jagir|jagirdar]] in [[Phulkian Misl|Phulkia ...ir which was spread in Patiala, Jind and Ambala regions. Along with Chahal Sardars of Patiala, this [[Saini]] family's estates in Patiala were the largest ter

...nized and well planned attack, the entire village was burnt along with its Sikh population and their Gurudwara. ...on November 03 1984. It is now estimated fron the ruins that the 60 to 70 Sikh men, women and children who once lived in the village, died on the fateful

...dent (entrusted with matters connected with defence and relations with the sardars); his brother John Lawrence who was put in charge of land settlement and Ch ...jobs for such of the local people as had filled offices of trust under the Sikh Darbar. The lowest grade gazetted officer was the tahsildar. These officers

Also see [[Sikh]] ...i for nearly five decades. He had a brilliant knowledge of Gurbani and the Sikh History. He was a well-travelled missionary and had preached in all corners

'''Sham Singh Attariwala''' was born in 1790's in the house of well known Sikh farmers in the town of Attari (Few kms from the border of Indian and Pakist ...dings which brought about the demolition of Sikh power. At the time of the Sikh ruler's death. Dhian singh was prime minister of Punjab to Maharaja Kharak

...the Vairoval ferry, both in present day [[Amritsar]] district, with a [[Sikh]] [[jatha]] or fighting band under [[Jassa Singh Ahluvalia]]. While lying ...r 1751-March 1752), Kaura Mall again enlisted the help of several thousand Sikh warriors under the command of Sarigat Singh and Sukkha Singh of Mari Kambo.

...t on February 21, 1849, between British forces and the Sikhs. The depleted Sikh army, weakened by lack of supplies, was defeated by the Bengal and Bombay A ...self as betrayed rather than defeated in the first war, and several of its Sardars (Generals) plotted rebellion.

...ected four lakhs of rupees as his share of the booty. He joined other Sikh sardars in laying siege to [[Sirhind]] (January 1764) and razing it to the ground a

As governor of the Punjab, Mir Mannu proved a worse foe of the [[Sikh]]s than even his predecessors Abdul Samad Khan (1713 - 26), [[Zakariya Khan ...r of Multan. The Diwan who believed that he owed his success mainly to the Sikh soldiers, rewarded them generously.

...t the head of the decaying [[Mughal Empire]] at [[Delhi]], the powerful 12 Sikh [[misls]] had a free run in increasing their influence, from the Indus to t It was easy for the Sikh misls to cross the Yamuna and make forays towards Delhi and beyond. The mis

...a. On hearing of the retribution which soon overtook both the Sandhanvalia sardars, he hastily fled to Thanesar before a column of troops sent by Hira Singh c A Sikh force 20,000 strong under Miari Labh Singh and General Gulab Singh crossed

...re completely defeated, making this the decisive battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War. ...war began in late 1845, after a combination of increasing disorder in the Sikh kingdom following the death of Ranjit Singh in 1839 and provocations by the

...y [[Ahmed Shah Abdali]] had made the [[Mughal Empire]] fragile and weak. [[Sikh]]s had emerged as a strong and powerful force in northern India. The Sikhs ...ats and the British sought his friendship, and, above all, he was a devout Sikh; amrit prachar was his passion.

{{p|File:Sardar Baghel Singh.jpg|Bhai Baghel Singh at the head of a Sikh army, artist unknown}} ...und 1730's, he was the descendant of Chaudhary Bhai Langaha Dhillon, the [[Sikh]] chief of 84 villages in the Majha, who along with his younger brother Bha

...European interests and hobbies in the company of foreigners serving at the Sikh court. ...trict, the turbulent Sayyid Ahmad Barelavi who had started a jihad against Sikh rule. From 1831 to 1834 he acted as governor of the province of Kashmir. In

...th a preface and a brief summary in English. The work was published by the Sikh Historical Research Department, Khalsa College, Amritsar, in 1939. ...ave withdrawn. But when he reached there on 30 November 1764, not a single Sikh was to be seen. Next day, a band of 30 Sikhs sallied from a fortified house

...als]] and [[Pathans]] and The Kharals before being incorporated into the [[Sikh Empire]] of the [[Sukerchakia Misl]] by [[Ranjit Singh]].<ref>Punjab Throug In 1595, [[Guru Arjan Dev]] (1563-1606) the Fifth Sikh Prophet with some of his followers visited the village of Baherwal Kalan. B

[[Image:Sardars.jpg|thumb|150px|right|{{cs|'''Sardarji joke'''}}]] ...''' For all of you who thought of the '12 o Clock joke' as a slam against Sardars, just read the following story.

...MC) has demanded that the Centre announce the “conquest of Lal Qila by the Sikh forces in 1783 as a national event celebrated annually”. The official dem ...y personnel and Sikh Sangat participated. The event organized by the Delhi Sikh…

...the commanders at the top and not to any lack of fighting strength of the Sikh army. It marked also the fulfilment of the imperialist ambition of the new According to the peace settlement of March 1846, at the end of Anglo-Sikh war I, the British force in [[Lahore]] was to be withdrawn at the end of th