19 April — Sikh History

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19 April
On this day in 1661

Ninth Patshah, Guru Tegh Bahadhur visited Arayag

Also on this day

  • 1621Patshahi Ninth, Sri Guru Teg Bahadhur Sahib, enlightened this planet with his birthThe Panth observes the Prakash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji on 18 April in the Nanakshahi calendar.
  • 1717Bhai mani Singh assumed control of Amritsar and wrote a letter to Matta Sundar Kaur and Matta Sahib Kaur describing the painful tales at the hands of the barbarians As a result Bandiai Khalsa was removed.
  • 1758Sikhs gather in huge numbers for Baisakhi in Amritsar and performed cleaninsing and kar-sewa Maratha Sardar Ragunath Rao and Malhaar Rao donated Rs. 25,000. They were honored on Panth’s behalf.
  • 1850Bhai Maharaj Singh, Maharaja Kharak Singh, and Mool Raj, hero of 2nd Anglo-Sikh War and governor of Multan, arrive at Calcutta
  • 1854Maharaja Dalip Singh, the last ruler of Punjab, was sent to England

April in Sikh History