Sri Muktsar Sahib

Punjab, India

A water reservoir in the dry Malwa country, called Khidrana until the battle fought at it in December 1705 gave it the name it now carries — the pool of liberation, for the forty who died there.

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People connected: Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Mai Bhago

Eras: Era 1 — The Guru Period

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  1. Khushwant Singh. A History of the Sikhs, Volume 1: 1469–1839. Oxford University Press (2004). no page given yet
  2. Harbans Singh (ed.). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism. Punjabi University, Patiala. Entries: Muktsar; Chali Mukte