Punjab Historical Facts

Historical Facts

1675 - 1708 CE: Guru Gobind Singh Ji (10th Sikh Guru)

1699 CE: Birth of the Khalsa

1708 - 1715 CE: Conquests of Banda Bahadur

1716 - 1759 CE: Sikh struggle against Moghul Governors

1739 CE: Invasion of Nadir Shah

1748 -1769 CE: Ahmed Shah Abdali's nine invasions

1762 CE: 2nd Holocaust (Ghalughara) from Ahmed Shah's 6th invasion

1764 - 1799 CE: Rule of the Sikh “Misls” (a unit of Sikh warriors)

1799 - 1839 CE: Reign of Maharaja Ranjit SinghMaharaja Ranjit Singh (b.1780, Coronated April 12, 1801, d.1839)

1849 CE: Annexation of Punjab

1849 - 1947 CE: British Rule

1947 CE: Partition of India thus Punjab into 2 parts the Eastern part became the Indian Punjab and the Western part the Pakistan Punjab

1966 CE: Punjab (in India) divided into 3 parts on Linguistic basis – Haryana, Himachal and Punjabi suba the present Punjab.

1984 CE: Operation Blue Star and its aftermath