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Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) [3][1][4] (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a general of the Khalsa Army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery at Nānded, on the bank of the river Godāvarī.
- Madho Das Meets Guru Gobind Singh
- Banda Singh Bahadur's Mission
- En Route to The Punjab
- Banda on His Journey, 1708-1709
- Banda in Current Day Haryana, 1709
- Invasion of Sirhind and First Sikh State
- Wazir Khan's Preparations
- Pursuit of Fugitives
- Province of Sarhind Occupied
- Advances Towards Lahore, June 1710
In September 1708, Guru Gobind Singh, who had come to the Deccan along with the Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah, happened to go to Madho Das’ hut while hunting. Madho Das was away. The Guru ordered his disciples to cook food immediately as the Sikhs were hungry as they had not eaten for days. News of this reached Madho Das, who was enraged. He had mas...
Guru Gobind Singh had hoped that Emperor Bahadur Shah would fulfil his promise and do justice in the Punjab by punishing the Governor of Sirhind, Nawab Wazir Khan and his accomplices for their crimes against the common people including the deaths of the Guru's mother, Mata Gujri and his two younger sons, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh ...
At the rate of ten to sixteen kilometres per day, it should have taken Banda more than a hundred days to complete his journey, but he actually took about a year. Probably, he might have been frequently in hiding. The emperor must have instructed his officers to kill Banda and his band. That is why Banda travelled right across Maharashtra and Rajast...
While Banda was on his journey to Punjab, the guru was severely wounded by a Pathan sent after the Guru by Wazir Khan with the connivance of the court nobles. The dispatch of Banda to Punjab had infuriated Emperor Bahadur Shah. As an indirect result of the wound of this attack, the Guru passed away on October 7, 1708. Banda had not gone far when he...
Narnaul
Banda arrived at Narnaul. There he saw the complete destruction of Satnamis with his own eyes. His blood boiled on learning that entire sect of Satnamis, men, women and children, one and all had been wiped out of existence. It was here that Banda suppressed some dacoits and robbers. (this is mentioned in Shri Guru Panth Parkash of Giani Gian Singh, 345-46, 4th edition). Hissar: He was well received by Hindus and Sikhs as a leader of the nationalist movement and deputy of Guru Gobind Singh. Li...
Tohana
Here Banda issued letters to Malwa Sikhs to join him in his crusade against Wazir Khan of Sirhind. Never perhaps in the history of Punjab did the circumstances of the time offered so fair a field to the ambition of a leader, conscious of great talents, and called to the command of a warlike people, only too eager to support him in any enterprise he might undertake. Banda directed his attention to the east towards Delhi. He wanted to leave Mata Sahib Kaur in Delhi and plunder the Government of...
Sonepat
At Sonepat, 50 Kms north of Delhi, early in November 1709 Banda commanded about 500 followers. He attacked government treasury plundered it and distributed it among his retinue. This was his second success against the government and it considerably raised his prestige. By slow marches he advanced towards Sirhind. Kaithal: Near Kaithal, about 100 kms further North, Banda seized a Government treasury which was on its way from the northern districts to Delhi. He kept nothing out of it for himsel...
Banda's Troops
Banda devoted three months in organizing his civil and military administration. Bahadur Shah was still away from Delhi. The Delhi Government had made no attempt to recover their lost territory from him. Wazir Khan of Sarhind was making his own preparations independently to meet the danger from Banda. Banda's troops consisted of two classes of people. The old Sikhs who had fought under Guru Gobind Singh joined him purely to punish Wazir Khan. Eventhough Guru Gobind Singh had only sent Banda Ba...
Wazir Khan had proclaimed a jihad or a holy war against Banda. He was joined by the Nawab of Malerkotla, all the other Muslim chiefs and jagirdars as well as Ranghars in large numbers. Majority of his soldiers were trained men. Wazir Khan's own forces were six thousand horsemen, eight to nine thousand musketeers (burqandaz) and archers, and with th...
Wazir Khan's head was stuck up on a spear and lifted high up by a Sikh who took his seat in the deceased's howdah (a seat atop of elephant). The Sikhs with one voice and in wild excitement raised the sky-rending shouts of Sat-Sri-Akal. The Sarhind's troops on beholding the Nawab's head took alarm, and trembling fled helter skelter in dismay and des...
Entire province of Sarhind consisting of twenty-eight paraganahs and extending from Satluj to the Jamuna and from the Shiwalik hills to Kunjpura, Karnal to Kaithal, yielding 52 lakhs (1 lakh = 100,000 Rupees) annualy came into Banda's possession. Baj Singh was appointed governor of Sarhind. Ali singh was made his deputy. Their chief responsibility ...
Having set up administrative machinery, Banda advanced from Sarhind to Malerkotla. The town was saved for a ransom of two lakhs on the recommendation of Kishan Das Banya, an old acquaintance of Banda. From there he marched to Morinda. He chastised the Brahmins and Ranghars who had made over Guru Gobind singh's mother and his two youngest son to Waz...
Aug 31, 2024 · Banda Singh Bahadur (born 1670, Rajauri [India]—died June 1716, Delhi) was the first Sikh military leader to wage an offensive war against the Mughal rulers of India, thereby temporarily extending Sikh territory.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 27, 2023 · Banda Singh Bahadur abolished the zamindari system and granted land cultivators property rights in Punjab after establishing his authority and Khalsa rule. In 1715-1716, the Mughals captured and tortured to death Banda Singh. His early life. Banda Singh Bahadur was born to a Hindu farmer Ram Dev in Rajouri, India (now in Jammu and Kashmir).
Jun 24, 2024 · Martyrdom of Banda Singh Bahadar (June 9) – The Mughals took the remaining prisoners to the tomb of Khwaja Qutb uk-Din Bakhtiyar Kakhi nearby the Qutb Minar. There, Banda Singh Bhahadar refused the opportunity to escape death by renouncing his faith and accepting Islam.
May 16, 2023 · Born as Lachman Dev in 1670, in the tumultuous period of the Mughal reign, he was originally a Rajput from the Jammu region. His journey towards becoming Banda Singh Bahadur, the harbinger of Sikh sovereignty, is a fascinating tale of spiritual awakening and political transformation.
Feb 13, 2024 · Who was Baba Banda Singh Bahadur? Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, born in 1670 in Rajouri to a Rajput family, stands as a pivotal figure in Sikh military history. He spearheaded the first Sikh offensive war against the Mughal rulers, expanding Sikh territory and defending India with remarkable bravery.
