9 November
On this day in 1821
Maharaja Ranjit Singh invaded Mankera, territory annexed and Nawab Haji Ahmad Khan given some jagir elsewhere
All his territories of Bannu, Tonk, Liya and Kundian came under Sikh occupation.
Also on this day
- 1840Rani Chand Kaur, mother of Nau Nihal Singh, announced the pregnancy of Gilwani, wife of prince Nau Nihal Singh
- 1840Sher Singh proclaimed the successor
- 1901Singh Sabhas of Lahore and Amritsar merged
- 1985Through Nov 10, an All Canada Sikh Convention was hosted in Victoria by the local sangat Although the Federation had been in existence for the last five years, the Sikh community has passed through challenging times since the last Convention of 1983. A host of activities had been undertaken by the Federation such as "Chair in Sikh Studies," the presentation of a Kirpan to the Prime Minister Trudeau, the Kirpan Case, the Turban Case of K.S. Bhinder; numerous briefs on these were presented. Assistance went to Sikhs seeking refugge status, and they worked on negation of false propaganda against Sikhs generated by Air India crash. The Federation had also been publishing "The Nation" paper. The objectives of the convention were to establish rthe decision making process at the national level, to devise strategic planning for the involvement of the Sikh community, to review progress of the activities of the Federation, to address social, cultural and religious concerns of Sikh women, and to allow a forum for the Sikh youth to articulate problems, concerns, and issues on the religious and cultural developments of Sikh youth. Apart from the federation business, there were three workshops on: Community Development; Women’s Issues; and the Concerns of the Youth.