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      • At a durbar held at Nander about the middle of September 1708, the Guru conferred the title of Bahadur on Banda and invested him with full political and military authority as his deputy to carry on the national struggle in the Punjab and to punish Wazir Khan of Sarhind and his supporters.
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  2. In September 1708 Guru Gobind Singh gave Banda Singh the title of Bahadur and gave his full political and military authority to carry on the struggle. Banda Singh was given the duty of punishing wrong-doers and get revenge for the killing of Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh.

  3. Dec 12, 2020 · Banda Singh Bahadur's mission. 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 ...

  4. May 28, 2024 · Banda Singh Bahadur was the first Sikh military leader to wage an offensive war against the Mughal rulers of India, thereby temporarily extending Sikh territory. As a youth, he decided to be a samana (ascetic), and until 1708, when he became a disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, he was known as Madho.

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  5. Aug 4, 2018 · As per his teacher Guru Gobind Singh’s advice, Banda Singh Bahadur assembled an army in Kaithal and then marched towards Khanda. Banda Bahadur defeated the Mughal army, led by Wazir Khan, in the ‘Battle of Samana’ (1709) and continued his struggle against the Mughal Empire.

  6. 5 days ago · Battle of Sadhaura – Banda Singh Bahadar along with Baj Singh, Binod Singh, and Baba Deep Singh, engaged the Mughal Sayyid and Sheikh forces in Sadhaura, where they captured and razed the fortress of the Mughal stronghold. They soundly defeated Osman Khan who had tortured, and then murdered the Muslim Saint, Pir Budhu Shah, (also known as Syed Badruddin Shah), because he had once given aid to Guru Gobind Singh in the battle of Bhagnani.

  7. May 16, 2023 · After a chance encounter with Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, in Nanded, Lachman Dev renounced his ascetic life, embraced Sikhism, and was baptized as Banda Singh Bahadur. Guru Gobind Singh, witnessing the potential in this newly converted Sikh, entrusted him with the monumental task of leading the Sikh community against the tyrannical ...

  8. Feb 13, 2024 · The Guru sent Banda Singh to Punjab with a clear mission: to hold the ruthless rulers of the era accountable for their actions. Accompanied by five courageous Sikhs as advisors and armed with necessary weapons, Banda Singh embarked on his task. Swiftly, he garnered the support of thousands of Sikhs in his campaign against the oppressive rulers.