Dal khalsa Organization and Historical Importance

Abstract

The Dal Kalsa was the name of the Sikh Army that operated in 18th Century (1735-1780) in the Punjab region. The Dal Khalsa was started from the time of Sixth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Hargobind Singh by adopting two swords. newline He had become Guru at the young age of eleven after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan Dev by the Mughal empire Jahangir. Guru Hargobind introduced the process of militarization to Sikhism. He symbolized it by wearing two Swords. Representing the dual concept of Miri and Piri (temporal power and Spiritual authority) in front of the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Guru Hargobing constructed the Akal Takhat (the throne of the timeless one). The Akal Takhat represents the highest seat of loathly authority of the Khalsa (the collective body of the sikhs) today after Guru Hargobind Sahib, the tenth Guru of Sikhs Guru Gobind Singh ji established the Khalsa, A collective army of baptized Sikhs ,on March 30,1699. newlineThe Establishment of the Khalsa united the Sikh community against various Mughal-backed climate to guru ship. Then, Banda Singh Bahadur was an ascetic who converted to Sikhism after meeting Guru Gobind Singh at Naded. A Short time before his death Guru Gobind Singh ordered him to reacquire Punjab and gave him a letter that command all Sikhs to join him. Banda Singh Bahadur made a point of destroying the cities in which Mughals had been cruel to Sikhs. After him, Kapoor Singh was elected leader of Sikhs and took the title of Nawab. Nawab Kapur Singh combined the various Sikh military as into two groups; the Tarun Dal and Buddha Dal. Which would collectively be known as the Dal Khalsa. The Taruna Dal was further divided into five Jatha each with 1300 to 2000 men and a separate banner and drum. In 1746 these Jatha became Misls and in 1748 it divided among 11 misals newlineREVIEW OF LITERATURE newlinePadam Pyara Singh, Sankhep Sikh history, Singh Brothers Amritsar 1963. In this book, history has been given from 1469 to 1999. From this, we get information about Guru Period and Banda Singh Bahadur.