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The Sikh Empire, officially known as Sarkār-i-Khālsa and Khālasa Rāj, [citation needed] was a regional power based in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. [7] It existed from 1799, when Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore, to 1849, when it was defeated and conquered by the British East India Company in the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
Hoshiarpur district, Gurdaspur district, Jalandhar district, north of Amritsar: Annexed by the Sikh Empire: Singhpuria (ਸਿੰਘਪੁਰੀਆ Singhpurī'ā) Khushal Singh Budh Singh Virk [23] [21] Jalandhar: Khushal Singh Budh Singh 2,500 5,000 Singhpura, Amritsar, Sheikhupura, Jalandhar, Manauli, Bharatgarh, etc
Jalandhar is a city in the state of Punjab in India. With a considerable population, it ranks as the third most-populous city in the state and is the largest city in the Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the historical Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected junction for both rail and road networks.
Khaira Majha is a village in Punjab, India.It is situated midway between the two cities of Kapurthala and Jalandhar.It has a population of approximately 3,000 residents and was founded in the 18th century.
[1] [2] The founder of this Misl was Sardar Gulab Singh [3] [4] resident of the village of Dallewal near Dera Baba Nanak, in Doaba Bist Jalandhar. [5] [6] [7] He took Pahul and became an active member of the Dal Khalsa in 1726 A.D and launched upon a career of chivalry, fighting against the tyrannical government of the Punjab. One day at the ...
Sketch map of the country of the Sikhs (Sikh Confederacy), by Lt. Rind, 1789. The various doabs of the Punjab are shown. Adina Beg, the last Mughal governor of the Punjab, had paid the Rakhi tax, in an amount of 1.25 lakh (125,000) rupees for the Jalandhar Doab , as a reward to the Sikhs for helping him earlier. [ 8 ]
A dargah of famous Sufi saint of 18th century Baba Deviye Shah and Wajire Shah located here. Parmar from Rajput community and Manhas from Rajput community are known as the founders of the village called Virk / Birka / Virka. Newly elected sarpanch of the village is Sumit Laddi Basra, who is the youngest sarpanch of the village in history.
The Trigarta capital was moved from Jalandhara to Nagarkot (Kangra) in 1070 A.D. due to constant contact in Jalandhar with various ambitious invading forces who usually were en route to central India. [16] Ferishta mentioned another account of the 1st century A.D. when the king of Kanauj, Raja Ram Deo, went on conquest and overran the hills. He ...