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On this day in 1710
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur enters Sirhind city
Also on this day 1606 Guru Arjan Dev reached Lahore for martyrdom in protection of the Dharam For 6 days he suffrede emmense tortures. At the time of martyrdom, Sai Mia Meer and a priest from Puratgal, Saint Jaerom Jaevier witnessed the martyrdom. The Panth observes the Shaheedi of Guru Arjan Dev Ji on 16 June in the Nanakshahi calendar. 1960 Master Tara Singh and hundreds of Sikhs arrested 1998 Darbara Singh died - first known casuality of India’s nuclear explosion
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May in Sikh History
May 1 Guru Hargobind arrived at KiratpurMay 2 Prakash Purab of Guru Arjan Dev JiMay 3 Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia was bornMay 4 Janam Utsav of Sahibjada Baba Ajit Singh Ji, the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh JiMay 5 Peshawar conquered and Khalsa raj extended Raj upto Jamraud, AfghanistanMay 6 First year classess of Khalsa College were held in AmritsarMay 7 Baba Bir Singh of Naurangabad was assassinated at the hands of the treacherous dogra Raja Hira SinghMay 8 Battle of Mukatsar and Martyrdom of Chaali MukteyMay 9 Indian government killed numreous innocent GurSikhs at Sri Darbar SahibMay 10 6th Jatha of 500 Akalis, led by Prem Singh of Kokri, started its march to JaitoMay 11 Dost Mohd. agitated over Sikh occupation of Peshawar in 1834 made war preparation but left battle field at AttockMay 12 Battle of Chappar ChiriMay 13 Famous battle of Chapar Cheri fought near SarhindMay 14 Banda Singh Bahadhur conquered SirhindMay 15 Conquest of Lahore by the Khalsa ForcesMay 16 Sikhs assembled at Amritsar and passed a Gurmatta to regain more territoritsMay 17 Baba Dyal Ji, the Nirankari leader, was bornMay 18 Battle of Batala between Baba Banda Singh Bahadhur and followers of Saekhul HindMay 19 A meeting of all Sikh parties was held in AmritsarMay 20 Anandpur Sahib was attacked unprovoked by the combined forces of neighbouring Hindus RajasMay 21 The militant Akalis held a meeting and deputed Bela Singh and Ganda Singh to murder J.WMay 22 Baba Gurbakhash Singh (Banda Bahadur) killed Wajir Khan in Chapud-Chidhi and destroyed SirhindMay 23 Prakash Purab of Guru Amar Das JiMay 24 Baba Banda Singh Bahadur enters Sirhind cityMay 25 Kashmiri Panditsi, led by Kirpa Ram, arrive in Anandpur Sahib to ask Guru Tegh Bahadhur for help in preserving Hindu…May 26 Atal Bihari Vajpayee, in his capacity as Prime Minister of India, visited Sri Harmandir SahibMay 27 Baba Banda Singh Bahadhur announces the establishment of Sikh rule in a heavy Diwan organized in Sirhind cityMay 28 SGPC came under the control of Congress SikhsMay 29 Shashter Dharan, Sixth Patshah, Guru Hargobind JiMay 30 Bahadur Shah called for volunteers for Jehad against the SikhsMay 31 In 1986 the International Sikh Organization (ISO) was established to educate the public and the U.S
