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'''Fatehgarh Sahib''' city is |
'''Fatehgarh Sahib''' city is headquarters of [[Fatehgarh Sahib district]], one of the twenty districts in the [[States of India|state]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in North-West [[India]]. |
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==History== |
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The city is |
The city is an historically important town north of [[Patiala]], especially for the [[Sikh]] faith. [[Gurudwara Fatehgarh Saheb]], marks the site of live entombment of the two younger sons of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Sri [[Guru Gobind Singh]] on 12 December 1705, by the Governor of [[Sirhind-Fategarh|Sirhind]], Wazir Khan <ref>[http://punjabgovt.nic.in/tourism/TouristCircuits.htm Sirhind] Tourist Circuits & Cities of Punjab at punjabgovt.nic.in.</ref>, the place is the today commemorated by [[Gurdwara]] Fatehgarh Sahib, 5 km. north of the Sirhind <ref>[http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Gurdwara_Fatehgarh_Sahib Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib] sikhiwiki.org., the Encyclomedia of the Sikhs.</ref>. |
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It is named Fatehgarh |
It is named Fatehgarh, meaning Town of Victory, because in 1710 Sikhs under the leadership of Banda Bahadur overran the area and razed the fort (built during [[Ghiyas ud din Balban|Balban's]] rule) to the ground. |
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[[Image:Nihang at Jor Mela.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Nihang at the [[Jor Mela]] held every year in December to commemorate the martyrdom of the kin of [[Guru Gobind Singh]].]]Gurudwara Jyoti Sarup Sahib is about 1 Km from Fatehgarh Sahib on Sirhind- Chandigarh road. It was at this place that the mortal remains of Mata Gujri, the mother of Guru Gobind Singh and his two younger sons, Fateh Singh and Zorawar Singh were cremated. Wazir Khan, the then Faujdar of Sirhind refused to allow the cremation of the bodies unless the land for the cremation was purchased by laying gold coins on it. Todar Mal, who was an ardent devotee of Guru Gobind Singh, purchased this place of land by offering gold coins as demanded. And thus etched his name in the annals of Sikh history and earned the salutation of Deewan. |
[[Image:Nihang at Jor Mela.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Nihang at the [[Jor Mela]] held every year in December to commemorate the martyrdom of the kin of [[Guru Gobind Singh]].]]Gurudwara Jyoti Sarup Sahib is about 1 Km from Fatehgarh Sahib on Sirhind- Chandigarh road. It was at this place that the mortal remains of Mata Gujri, the mother of Guru Gobind Singh and his two younger sons, Fateh Singh and Zorawar Singh were cremated. Wazir Khan, the then Faujdar of Sirhind refused to allow the cremation of the bodies unless the land for the cremation was purchased by laying gold coins on it. Todar Mal, who was an ardent devotee of Guru Gobind Singh, purchased this place of land by offering gold coins as demanded. And thus etched his name in the annals of Sikh history and earned the salutation of Deewan. |
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The town has four memorial gates surrounding it, each in the memory of four important persons from the Sikh history associated with Sirhind. These are: Deewan Todar Mal, Nawab Sher Muhammed Khan, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and Baba Moti Ram Mehra. All belonged to different castes / religions, thus depicting the harmony and brotherhood among people of those times. |
The town has four memorial gates surrounding it, each in the memory of four important persons from the Sikh history associated with Sirhind. These are: Deewan Todar Mal, Nawab Sher Muhammed Khan, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and Baba Moti Ram Mehra. All belonged to different castes / religions, thus depicting the harmony and brotherhood among people of those times. |
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Sirhind is famous for renowned |
Sirhind is famous for renowned Mujaddad Alif Saani - [[Ahmad Sirhindi| Sheikh Ahmad Farooqi Sirhindi]](Rh), great sufi saint a founder and repairer of [[Naqshbandi]]- Majaddaddi school of Sufiism and graceism. His and his sons [[Hz. Masoom Sahib's]] and various others mausoleum is there, 200 meters from Gurdwara Fateh Garh. |
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==References== |
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Fatehgarh Sahib city is headquarters of Fatehgarh Sahib district, one of the twenty districts in the state of Punjab in North-West India.
History
The city is an historically important town north of Patiala, especially for the Sikh faith. Gurudwara Fatehgarh Saheb, marks the site of live entombment of the two younger sons of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Sri Guru Gobind Singh on 12 December 1705, by the Governor of Sirhind, Wazir Khan [1], the place is the today commemorated by Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib, 5 km. north of the Sirhind [2].
It is named Fatehgarh, meaning Town of Victory, because in 1710 Sikhs under the leadership of Banda Bahadur overran the area and razed the fort (built during Balban's rule) to the ground.
Gurudwara Jyoti Sarup Sahib is about 1 Km from Fatehgarh Sahib on Sirhind- Chandigarh road. It was at this place that the mortal remains of Mata Gujri, the mother of Guru Gobind Singh and his two younger sons, Fateh Singh and Zorawar Singh were cremated. Wazir Khan, the then Faujdar of Sirhind refused to allow the cremation of the bodies unless the land for the cremation was purchased by laying gold coins on it. Todar Mal, who was an ardent devotee of Guru Gobind Singh, purchased this place of land by offering gold coins as demanded. And thus etched his name in the annals of Sikh history and earned the salutation of Deewan.
The town has four memorial gates surrounding it, each in the memory of four important persons from the Sikh history associated with Sirhind. These are: Deewan Todar Mal, Nawab Sher Muhammed Khan, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and Baba Moti Ram Mehra. All belonged to different castes / religions, thus depicting the harmony and brotherhood among people of those times.
Sirhind is famous for renowned Mujaddad Alif Saani - Sheikh Ahmad Farooqi Sirhindi(Rh), great sufi saint a founder and repairer of Naqshbandi- Majaddaddi school of Sufiism and graceism. His and his sons Hz. Masoom Sahib's and various others mausoleum is there, 200 meters from Gurdwara Fateh Garh.
References
- ^ Sirhind Tourist Circuits & Cities of Punjab at punjabgovt.nic.in.
- ^ Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib sikhiwiki.org., the Encyclomedia of the Sikhs.
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