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Sahibzada Jujhar Singh (1691-1705), the second son of Guru Gobind Singh, was born to Mata Jito(also known as Mata Sundari) at Anandpur Sahib on March 14, 1691. This event is now celebrated on April 9 each year according to the Nanakshahi Calendar). An artists impression of Guru Gobind Singh Guru Gobind Singh (Punjabi: )(Born in Patna, Bihar, India, on December 22, 1666 as Gobind Rai – October 7, 1708, Nanded, Maharashtra, India) was the tenth and last of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on November 11, 1675 following in...
Anandpur Sahib is a holy Sikh city and one of the five most holy places in Sikhism. ...
The Nanakshahi (Punjabi: , ) calendar is a solar calendar that was adopted by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee to determine the dates for important Sikh events. ...
Early Life Like his elder brother, Sahibzada Ajit Singh, he started training in martial arts such as the Gatka along with the study of the religious texts. In 1699, when he was eight years old, he received the rites of Khalsa initiation, called the Amrit Sanskar Ceremony. By the time of the seige of Anandpur by a powerful and combined host of Mughals and hillmen in December 1705, Jujhar Singh, nearing the completion of his fifteenth year, was an experienced young warrior, strong and fearless. Sahibzada Ajit Singh (1687 - 1705), was the eldest of Guru Gobind Singhs four sons. ...
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Khalsa which means Pure is the name given by Guru Gobind Singh to all Sikhs who have been baptised or initiated by taking Amrit in ceremony called Amrit Sanchar. ...
The Amrit Sanskar Ceremony Amrit Sanskar or Amrit Sanchar or the Amrit ceremony is the Sikh ceremony of initiation or baptism. ...
The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ...
The Battle of Chamkaur He was one of the band that successfully waded through the flooded Sarsa rivulet on horseback and made their way to Chamkaur by nightfall on 6 December 1705, with the adversary in hot pursuit. The band comprised of his father, Guru Gobind, his elder brother Ajit and forty men. They erected a stockade(Garhi) and decided to fight to the last man. CHAMKAUR SAHIB (30° 53N, 76° 25E) in Ropar district of the Punjab was the scene of two engagements which took place here between Guru Gobind Singh and the imperial troops in the opening years of the eighteenth century. ...
By dawn, the Mughal forces had begun a seige of the Garhi. As they ran out of ammunition and arrows, the Sikhs inside split themselves into batches of five each who would go out one after the other to engage the besiegers in hand-to-hand combat. Jujhar Singh led the last sally towards the end of the day (7 December 1705), and laid down his life fighting near the place where he had earlier seen his elder brother fall. Gurdwara Qatalgarh in Chamkaur Sahib now marks the site where he and Ajit Singh fell. A Sikh man wearing a turban The adherents of Sikhism are called Sikhs. ...
See also Sahibzada Ajit Singh (1687 - 1705), was the eldest of Guru Gobind Singhs four sons. ...
Sahibzada Zorawar Singh was the third of Guru Gobind Singhs four sons. ...
Sahibzada Fateh Singh was the youngest of Guru Gobind Singhs four sons. ...
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- Chhibbar, Kesar Singh, Rnnsdvalindma Dasdn Pdlshdhldn Kd. Chandigarh, 1972
- Gian Singh, Giani, Panth Prakdsh. Patiala, 1970
- Padam, Piara Singh, Char Sdhihidde. Patiala, 1970
- Macauliffe, Max Arthur, The Sikh Religion. Oxford, 1909
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