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On this day in 1704
Anandpur Sahib was attacked unprovoked by the combined forces of neighbouring Hindus Rajas
Also on this day
- 1606The Mughal royal decree to apprehend Guru Arjan Dev Ji was announced
- 1912Kahan Singh began compiling Mahan-Kosh, a Sikh Encyclopedia
- 1922Harnam Singh Mehdipur is assaulted by Chakarvartis of Kishan Singh Gargaj group
- 1923Ralla and Dittu of Kaulgarh were murdered
- 1930Akali Jatha left Peshawar to help the Pathans
May in Sikh History
- May 1Guru Hargobind arrived at Kiratpur
- May 2Prakash Purab of Guru Arjan Dev Ji
- May 3Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia was born
- May 4Janam Utsav of Sahibjada Baba Ajit Singh Ji, the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
- May 5Peshawar conquered and Khalsa raj extended Raj upto Jamraud, Afghanistan
- May 6First year classess of Khalsa College were held in Amritsar
- May 7Baba Bir Singh of Naurangabad was assassinated at the hands of the treacherous dogra Raja Hira Singh
- May 8Battle of Mukatsar and Martyrdom of Chaali Muktey
- May 9Indian government killed numreous innocent GurSikhs at Sri Darbar Sahib
- May 106th Jatha of 500 Akalis, led by Prem Singh of Kokri, started its march to Jaito
- May 11Dost Mohd. agitated over Sikh occupation of Peshawar in 1834 made war preparation but left battle field at Attock
- May 12Battle of Chappar Chiri
- May 13Famous battle of Chapar Cheri fought near Sarhind
- May 14Banda Singh Bahadhur conquered Sirhind
- May 15Conquest of Lahore by the Khalsa Forces
- May 16Sikhs assembled at Amritsar and passed a Gurmatta to regain more territorits
- May 17Baba Dyal Ji, the Nirankari leader, was born
- May 18Battle of Batala between Baba Banda Singh Bahadhur and followers of Saekhul Hind
- May 19A meeting of all Sikh parties was held in Amritsar
- May 20Anandpur Sahib was attacked unprovoked by the combined forces of neighbouring Hindus Rajas
- May 21The militant Akalis held a meeting and deputed Bela Singh and Ganda Singh to murder J.W
- May 22Baba Gurbakhash Singh (Banda Bahadur) killed Wajir Khan in Chapud-Chidhi and destroyed Sirhind
- May 23Prakash Purab of Guru Amar Das Ji
- May 24Baba Banda Singh Bahadur enters Sirhind city
- May 25Kashmiri Panditsi, led by Kirpa Ram, arrive in Anandpur Sahib to ask Guru Tegh Bahadhur for help in preserving Hindu…
- May 26Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in his capacity as Prime Minister of India, visited Sri Harmandir Sahib
- May 27Baba Banda Singh Bahadhur announces the establishment of Sikh rule in a heavy Diwan organized in Sirhind city
- May 28SGPC came under the control of Congress Sikhs
- May 29Shashter Dharan, Sixth Patshah, Guru Hargobind Ji
- May 30Bahadur Shah called for volunteers for Jehad against the Sikhs
- May 31In 1986 the International Sikh Organization (ISO) was established to educate the public and the U.S
