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Banda Singh Bahadur

1670–1716 · 17th century

Banda Singh Bahadur was a Sikh military leader who, after meeting Guru Gobind Singh in 1708, led a rising against Mughal rule in Punjab. He captured Sirhind in 1710, set up a Sikh administration with its own coinage and abolished the zamindari estates in the areas he held. Besieged and captured at Gurdas Nangal, he was executed in Delhi in 1716.

Banda Singh Bahadur
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Banda Singh Bahadur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/banda-singh-bahadur
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