Contents

The chronicle of the Sikh faith in 6 chapters, 1469 to today — 57 entries, every one cited. Start anywhere; each entry turns to the next.

1. Vol. 1

   The Guru Period

   1469–1708

   From Guru Nanak's birth in 1469 and the teaching he began around 1499, through the lives of the ten Gurus — the founding of Sikh communities, the compilation of scripture, the building of Amritsar, two Guru martyrdoms, the creation of the Khalsa in 1699, and the vesting of eternal Guruship in the Guru Granth Sahib in 1708.

   1. Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji 1469
   2. Guru Nanak's Revelation at Sultanpur 1499
   3. Founding of Kartarpur 1522
   4. Founding of Amritsar 1577
   5. Installation of the Adi Granth 1604
   6. Founding of the Akal Takht 1606
   7. Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Ji 1606
   8. Founding of Anandpur 1665
   9. Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji 1675
   10. Creation of the Khalsa 1699
   11. The Battle of Chamkaur 1704
   12. The Evacuation of Anandpur 1704
   13. The Execution of the Younger Sahibzade 1704
   14. The Battle of Muktsar 1705
   15. Guru Granth Sahib Declared Eternal Guru 1708
2. Vol. 2

   Sovereignty & Banda Singh

   1708–1748

   The first sovereign Sikh state. Banda Singh Bahadur carried Guru Gobind Singh's authority into the Punjab, defeated the Mughal governor at Sirhind in 1710, struck coins and issued land reforms, and was executed in 1716 — followed by decades of persecution and regrouping.

   1. Battle of Chappar Chiri 1710
   2. Execution of Banda Singh Bahadur 1716
   3. The Bandai and Tat Khalsa Settle 1721
   4. The Nawabi Offered to the Khalsa 1733
   5. The Martyrdom of Bhai Mani Singh 1738
   6. The Martyrdom of Bhai Taru Singh 1745
   7. Chhota Ghallughara — the Lesser Massacre 1746
3. Vol. 3

   The Misl Period

   1748–1799

   A confederacy of Sikh misls resisted Mughal and Afghan power across the Punjab, survived catastrophic massacres such as the Vadda Ghallughara of 1762, and gradually took control of the region — setting the stage for a single unifying ruler.

   1. The Formation of the Dal Khalsa 1748
   2. The Destruction of the Harmandir Sahib and Baba Deep Singh's March 1757
   3. The Rescue at the Goindwal Ferry 1761
   4. Vadda Ghallughara (The Great Massacre) 1762
   5. The Sikh Capture of Sirhind 1764
   6. Sikh Misls Capture Lahore 1765
   7. The Bhangi Misl Takes Multan 1772
   8. The Sikh Occupation of Delhi 1783
4. Vol. 4

   The Sikh Empire

   1799–1849

   Maharaja Ranjit Singh unified the misls into a powerful, secular kingdom centred on Lahore, ruling from 1799 until his death in 1839. After two Anglo-Sikh wars the empire fell to British annexation in 1849.

   1. Ranjit Singh Captures Lahore 1799
   2. Ranjit Singh Proclaimed Maharaja 1801
   3. Treaty of Amritsar 1809
   4. The Conquest of Multan 1818
   5. The Battle of Jamrud 1837
   6. The Death of Ranjit Singh 1839
   7. The First Anglo-Sikh War 1845
5. Vol. 5

   The Singh Sabha Reform

   1849–1947

   Under British colonial rule, the Singh Sabha movement (from 1873) rebuilt Sikh identity, education and institutions. The period spans the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 and the Gurdwara Reform movement that placed the historic shrines under community control.

   1. British Annexation of the Punjab 1849
   2. Founding of the Singh Sabha 1873
   3. The Khalsa Jatha Founded in London 1908
   4. The Gur Sikh Temple Opens at Abbotsford 1911
   5. The First Gurdwara in the United States 1912
   6. The Komagata Maru 1914
   7. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919
   8. The Founding of the SGPC and the Akali Movement 1920
   9. The Nankana Sahib Massacre 1921
   10. The Gurdwara at Makindu 1926
6. Vol. 6

   The Modern Era

   1947–present

   From the Partition of Punjab in 1947, through the events of 1984, to a global Sikh diaspora contributing across every field. The story remains open and ongoing.

   1. Partition of the Punjab 1947
   2. The Punjabi Suba and the Reorganisation of 1966 1966
   3. Australia's First Gurdwara at Woolgoolga 1968
   4. The Anti-Sikh Violence of November 1984 1984
   5. Operation Blue Star 1984
   6. The Disappearance of Jaswant Singh Khalra 1995
   7. The Gurdwara at Novellara Opens 2000
   8. Kartarpur Corridor Opens 2019
   9. The Farmers' Protests 2020
   10. The Attacks on Kabul's Gurdwaras 2020