8 October
On this day in 1839
Maharaja Khadak Singh was dethroned by Dogras and Maharaja’s chief advisor, Sirdar Chaet Singh Bajwa was murdered
This event took place barely three months after the demise of Ranjit Singh and marked the beginning of a long drawn tragedy of intrigues and murders of royal princes and high officials.
Also on this day
- 1745Bhai Taru Singh’s scalp was removed by orders of Nawab Zakaria Khan
- 1968Master and Sant Akali Dals merged Sikh sovereignty was accepted as the manifesto of the new joint Akali Dal.