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The population of #SikhEmpire during the time of Ranjit Singh’s rule was estimated to be around 12 million people.
There were
8.4 million Muslims,
2.88 million Hindus and 722,000 Sikhs.
#Islam (70%)
#Hinduism (24%)
#Sikhism (6%)
Total Area in 1839 was
520,000 km2 (200,000 sq mi) Sikh Kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji
Capital was
#Gujranwala (1799–1802)
#Lahore LahoreFort(1802–1849)

Court language
#Persian
Spoken #languages in #SikhKingdom #SikhEmpire

Punjabi (dynastic)Punjabi dialects (Saraiki, Hindko, Pahari-Pothwari),Kangri,Dogri,
Pashto,Kashmiri,Gojri
KundalShahi,Balti,Shina,Wakhi,
Burushaski,Khowar,Domaki,Ladakhi,Purgi,Bhadarwahi,Shina,Bateri,
Kohistani,Kalash
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1. #Happy #Emotional No words to express. After 5 centuries getting a home for our #RamLalla How many sacrifices are done over this time period. Isn't this the Living Proof of tolerance & patience #Hindus have?

#Ayodhya #AyodhyaRamMandir #AyodhyaBhoomipoojan #RamMandir2RamRajya ImageImageImageImage
2. Isn't this what #SanatanDharma teaches? #Truth & #Dharma wins at the end. No where in the world can such beauty & miracle can be witnessed. All the Indians who lost their way and left our Dharma should do a #Gharwapsi

#RamMandirNationalPride #RamMandirAyodhya #Ramrajya ImageImage
3. Indians will truly be indebted to many stalwarts & heroes who made this day possible for a billion #Hindus to witness this in our lifetime with their perseverance. Thanking them from the bottom of our hearts. #Justice is delayed but not denied. Light a #Diya
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When Bahadur Shah invited #GuruGobindSingh ji for reconciliation, Wazir Khan sent Jamshed Khan & Wasil Beg to assassinate him
Subterfuge,cruelty & foul tactics were used yet again,Jamshed Khan secretly entered Guru’s camp & stabbed him with a fatal wound at Nanded.
#NeverForget
#GuruGobindSingh wrote in 'Bicitra Natak':
"I took birth charged with duty to destroy sin & evil..”
He fought Fateh Shah,Hayat Khan, Najabat Khan in 1688, Mian Khan & Alif Khan in 1691, in 1696-Dilawar Khan's son Rustam Khan, in 1700 against Aurangzeb’s Painda Khan,Dina Beg.
Fought Aurangzeb’s Wazir Khan in 1702, 1st battle of Chamkaur 1702, Saiyad Khan & then Ramjan Khan at Anandpur 1704, 05.
Wazir Khan promised safe passage to #gurugobindsinghji but attacked the retreating troops while crossing Sarsa river!
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This thread is on the history of all 10 #Sikh Gurus.
The paintings of the gurus are from an album with @RCT, c1800 by unknown artist, all are similar looking. To start with, a painting of
#GuruNanak Dev Ji with the 9 subsequent Gurus. By Bhai Puran Singh,1885.
#SikhHeritageMonth Image
1st Guru #GuruNanak ji was born on 20th October,1469 at #Talwandi (#NankanaSahib) and died at #Kartarpur, #Pakistan on 22nd Sept,1539. Lifetime guru, he attempted to bridge Hindu Muslim divide,was against cast system & Sati practice.
#kartarpurcorridor #Sikhism. Image
Lehna was named the 2nd #Sikh Guru as #GuruAngad Dev Ji from 18th September 1539 to 16th April 1552.
He invented & introduced the #Gurmukhi script, expanded the Guru Ka Langar (free kitchen)& opened schools for child education.63 stanzas composed by him are in Granth Sahib.
@RCT Image
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PM @narendramodi commences the 50th edition of #MannKiBaat reminding listeners that this Golden Jubilee episode is indeed gilt-edged in every sense of the term.
PM @narendramodi revealed why he chose radio as a medium for #MannKiBaat reminiscing how during his travels in Himachal Pradesh in 1998 a lone tea-seller in a remote snow-clad hilly outpost informed him of India’s Nuclear tests after listening to the news on radio.(1/3)
“He must be listening to the radio all day; this was a medium that was truly connected with the masses…and it was a powerful means of getting across,” the PM thought.(2/3) #MannKiBaat
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Historical Buddhist statue at the Mes Aynak site in #Kabul, #Afghanistan, #Buddhism
Centuries old "Ekamukhalinga " ( Lord Shiva) in #Afghanistan , now in #Kabul Museum !
#Hinduism
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Aurangzeb attempted his 1st forceful conversion in #Kashmir
a)well-educated #KP were looked upon by pundits in rest of🇮🇳
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b)srinagar was close to muslim stronghold,Peshawar & Kabul.
No Hindu was 2wear tilak-janaeu
refusal=systematic genocide was launched
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#KP KirpaRam with 16 Brahmins seeked GuruTegBahadur's help
Message was sent 'they'll happily convert if GuruTegBahadur converted 2islam'
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