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Twarikh Guru Khalsa
Sikh history book From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Twarikh Guru Khalsa (Punjabi: ਤਵਾਰੀਖ ਗੁਰੂ ਖਾਲਸਾ, romanized: Tavārīkha gurū khālasā, lit. 'History of Guru Khalsa') is a historical book of the Sikhs from their origin to the time when they lost the Punjab to the British. The author of the book is Giani Gian Singh.[1]
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History
It was first published in 1885, with the author having access to the works of Kavi Santokh Singh and Ratan Singh Bhangu.[2]
Structure
The work is divided into five parts:
- Janam Sakhi Dasari Guruari presents biographies of Guru Gobind Singh.
- Shamsher Khalsa deals with the career of Banda Singh Bahadur.
- Raj Khalsa describes the rise of the twelve misls.
- 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 Banda Singh Bahadur that caused a schism between him and Mata Sundari, the widow of Guru Gobind Singh.[3] It also reports the myth of Mian Mir laying the first brick during the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar.[4]
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