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| 1664 | Guru Tegh Bahadhur
Ji visited Sri Amrisar. About a month after his installation as the
Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadhur decided to visit Amritsar and pay homage
at Sri Harmandir Sahib. Since Guru Hargobind's departure from Amritsar
to Kiratpur in 1635 no other Guru had visited Harmandir Sahib. The
custody of the shrine had fallen in the hands of Minas, Prithi Chand's
descendants, who were staunch enemies of the Sikh Gurus and their
families. On hearing of the arrival of Guru Tegh Bahadhur in Amritsar,
the occupants closed the doors of the shrine and refused to admit
the Guru and his party into the Gurudwara. Guru Tegh bahadhur with
his followers camped under a tree only a few meters to the north of
Akal Takhat. This place was later known as Thara Sahib abd a gurudwara
was built at the site. A Few days later, on the full moon light, Makhan
Shah and his men, who had accompanied the Guru to Amritsar, managed
to get admittance into Harmandir Sahib. Guru Tegh Bahadhur went in
and offered his prayers.
-Ref. "The Sikh Religion and The Sikh People," by Dr. S.S. Kapor, Hemkunt Press, New Delhi, 1992 An enterprising Mina obtained Guru Sahib's nishan, signature, on a sheet of paper and later pasted it on the coverage of the Mina Granth to give it credibility. |
| 1664 | Guru Tegh Bahadhur reached Amritsar. The Minas locked the doors of Harimandir Sahib fearing that Guru Sahib had reverted to the place to take it over. Guru Sahib spent the night by the side of Sri Akal Takhat where a shrine now stands. However, he was not allowed to visits Harimandir Sahib by the Masands there and subsequently turned away. |
| 1693 | Aurangzeb issued orders that read: "News from Sirhind, Gobind declares himself to be Guru Nanak. Faujdars ordered to prevent him from assembling his forces." When these orders did not produce much effect, "a general order was issued for their massacre." |
| 1818 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh's forces conquered Peshwar. |
| 1840 | Co-regency of Chand Kaur and Sher Singh formed. |
| 1848 | Anglo-Sikh war was fought at Ram Nagar, Gujranwala |
| 1953 | Indian regime announced formation of State Organization Commission. All the Hindu members were fanatic and anti-Sikh Hindus. |
