Twarikh Guru Khalsa
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 Opening folio of a manuscript of the 'Twarikh Guru Khalsa' | |
| Author | Giani Gian Singh |
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| Language | Punjabi |
| Genre | Sikh history |
| Published | 1885 |
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| Sikh literature |
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| Sikh scriptures • Punjabi literature |
Twarikh Guru Khalsa (Punjabi: ਤਵਾਰੀਖ ਗੁਰੂ ਖਾਲਸਾ, romanized: Tavārīkha gurū khālasā, lit. 'History of Guru Khalsa') is a historical book of the Sikhs from their origin to the time when they lost the Punjab to the British. The author of the book is Giani Gian Singh.[1]
History[edit]
It was first published in 1885, with the author having access to the works of Kavi Santokh Singh and Ratan Singh Bhangu.[2]
Structure[edit]
The work is divided into five parts:
- Janam Sakhi Dasari Guruari presents biographies of Guru Gobind Singh.
- Shamsher Khalsa deals with the career of Banda Singh Bahadur.
- Raj Khalsa describes the rise of the twelve misls.
- Sardar Khalsa contained accounts of Sikh principalities.
- Panth Khalsa treats of Sikh sects, gurdwaras and preaching centres.
Narratives[edit]
The book contains an account of the purported heresies of Banda Singh Bahadur that caused a schism between him and Mata Sundari, the widow of Guru Gobind Singh.[3] It also reports the myth of Mian Mir laying the first brick during the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Vol. 3. Harbans Singh. Patiala: Punjabi University. 1992–1998. pp. 372–73. ISBN 0-8364-2883-8. OCLC 29703420.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Dilagīra, Harajindara Siṅgha (1997). The Sikh reference book (1st ed.). Edmonton, Alb., Canada: Sikh Educational Trust for Sikh University Centre, Denmark. p. 84. ISBN 0-9695964-2-1. OCLC 37769917.
TWARIKH GURU KHALSA: - It is a book about the Sikh history written by Giani Gian Singh. It was first published in 1885. It seems that Giani Gian Singh had, with him, the works of Bhai Ratan Singh Bhangu and Bhai Santokh Singh.
- ^ Singh, Raj Pal (1998). Banda Bahadur and his times. New Delhi: Harman Pub. House. p. 79. ISBN 81-86622-25-X. OCLC 39812030.
- ^ Singh, Rishi (2015). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony : Post-Mughal 19th-century Punjab. New Delhi: SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-93-5150-504-4. OCLC 1101028781.
Giani Gian Singh's Twarikh Guru Khalsa in Urdu also mentions that Mian Mir was asked to lay the first brick. Refer Giani Gian Singh, Twarikh Guru Khalsa, Urdu, Vol. 1 (1896).
