Liber XXVII · Sikhism
Chapter VI
Sikh History
7 min readBanda Singh Bahadur: The Sikh Uprising and First Sikh RuleBanda Singh Bahadur (1670–1716): the ascetic who met Guru Gobind Singh, led the Khalsa to Sirhind, founded Sikh rule at Lohgarh and was executed in Delhi.7 min readMaharaja Ranjit Singh and the Sikh Empire (1799–1849)Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Lion of the Punjab: his rise from the Sukerchakia misl, the Sikh Empire, its army and court, the Golden Temple and the fall to Britain.8 min readSikh History: From the Gurus to Ranjit Singh and the DiasporaSikh history after the Gurus: Banda Singh Bahadur, the misls, Ranjit Singh's empire, British rule, gurdwara reform, Partition, 1984 and the diaspora.7 min readSingh Sabha and the Gurdwara Reform Movement, 1873–1925The Singh Sabha movement and the Akali gurdwara reform campaigns (1873–1925): how Sikh identity, schools, rites and shrines were reshaped under British rule.