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Gurdwara Kila Sri Anandgarh Sahib, alternatively spelt as Qila Anandgarh Sahib, is a gurdwara in the city of Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar district, Punjab, India. Located near Virasat-e-Khalsa museum, [ 1 ] it was one of the five forts of Guru Gobind Singh , the tenth Guru of Sikhs .
In a meeting of the hill kings, they all decided to attack the Sikhs in Anandpur. [1] They besieged Anandpur. The Sikhs took position in the 5 forts at Anandpur. [2] The Defence of Lohgarh was entrusted to Sher Singh and Nahar Singh while Udai Singh took charge of Fatehgarh and Ajit Singh took command of defending Taragarh. [1]
In 1702, Guru Gobind Singh visited Kurukshetra, Jyotisar, Pahoe, Kare, Sayana, Chamkaur and some other villages before returning to Anandpur Sahib. [citation needed] The First Battle of Chamkaur occurred and a Mughal force with Hill Raja assistance were defeated. They suffered heavy casualties compared to the Sikhs. [1]
The second siege of Anandpur (anadapura dī ghērābadī), also known as the second battle of Anandpur (1704) [a] (anadapura dī dūjī laṛā'ī sāla satārāṁ sau cāra), was a siege at Anandpur, between Sikhs and the Mughal governors, dispatched by Aurangzeb, Wazir Khan, Dilwaar Kahn and Zaberdast Khan, and aided by the vassal Rajas of the Sivalik Hills which lasted from May 1704 to 19 ...
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (abbr. SGPC; lit. Supreme Gurdwara Management Committee) is an organization in India responsible for the management of gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship, in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and the union territory of Chandigarh.
Virasat-e-Khalsa is a museum of Sikhism, located in the holy town, Anandpur Sahib of the state of Punjab, India. The museum celebrates 500 years of the Sikh history and the 300th anniversary of the birth of Khalsa, based on the scriptures written by the tenth and last human guru, Guru Gobind Singh. It serves to attract tourists and pilgrims.
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Kesgarh Qila or Takht Kesgarh Sahib, alternatively spelt as Keshgarh Qila, is one of the five takhts of the Sikhs located in Anandpur Sahib in Rupnagar district of Punjab, India. It is located just 40 km from Rupnagar city, the district headquarters and 78 km from state capital Chandigarh. The fort is also called Takhat Keshgarh Sahib.