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ihmWcl dy isrmOr izlHy ivc, jmnw dirAw dy kMFy ’qy iek ngr (nwhn qoN 40, jmnwngr qoN qkrIbn 58, sFOrw qoN qkrIbn 53, fyhrwdUn qoN qkrIbn 72, cMfIgVH qoN qkrIbn 120 iklomItr dUr), jo hux iek vfw snAqI kyNdr bx cuikAw hY[ ies ngr dI nINh gurU goibMd isMG jI ny 29 ApRYl 1685 dy idn r`KI sI[

sMn 1685 ivc ‘c`k nwnkI’(hux AnMdpur dw ih`sw) iek Aihm ngr bx cukw sI[ ies ƒ vyK ky kuJ phwVI rwjy eIrKw vI krn l`g pey sn[ iblwspur dw rwjw BIm cMd vI gurU goibMd isMG jI nwl zrw-ku iv`tr igAw sI[ ikhw jWdw hY ik auh ies kr ky nwrwz ho igAw sI ikauNik gurU swihb ny aus dy mMgx ’qy ‘prswdI hwQI’ nhIN id`qw sI[ ies hwlq ivc, ie`q&wkn, sMn 1685 dy SurU ivc, nwhn dy rwjy mydnI pRkwS ny gurU jI ƒ AwpxI irAwsq ivc drSn dyx dI Arz kIqI sI[ 14 ApRYl 1685 dy idn gurU jI nwhn pu`jy sn[ nwhn dy rwjy ny gurU swihb ƒ qih-idloN ‘jI AwieAW’ AwiKAw sI[ gurU swihb kuJ idn nwhn dy rwjy dy mhl ivc Tihry sn Aqy ielwky dIAW sMgqW ƒ inhwl kIqw sI[ ies dOrwn rwjy ny gurU swihb ƒ Arz kIqI ik auh aus dI irAwsq ivc invws r`Kx[ gurU swihb ny aus dy jzbwq vyKdy hoey irAwsq dw dOrw kIqw Aqy dirAw jmnw dy kMFy (mOjUdw pwauNtw vwlI jgHw) ’qy iek nvW ngr vswaux dw &Yslw kIqw sI[ pwauNtw ngr dI nINh gurU swihb ny 29 AprYl 1685 dy idn, dIvwn nMd cMd sMGw koloN Ardws krvw ky, rwm kuMvr (KMfy dI pwhul mgroN gurbKS isMG) dy h`QoN moVHI (iksy dr^q dw qzw) gfvw ky rKvweI sI[ gurU swihb Agly iqMn swl pMj mhIny pwauNtw swihb ivc rhy sn[

ie`Qy 11 meI 1685 dy idn rwm rwie (ijs nUM aus dy ipqw gurU hir rwie swihb jI ny gurg`dI qoN byd^l kr idqw sI) gurU goibMd isMG jI nUM imlx AwieAw sI[ aus ny AOrMgzyb dI cwplUsI krn Aqy aus qoN jwgIr lYx dI ZlqI dI AwpxI Bu`l b^SvweI sI Aqy muV is`KI prvwr ivc Swiml ho igAw sI (ies qoN fyF swl mgroN sMn 1687 ivc rwm rwey dI mOq ho geI sI)[

ie`Qy hI 26 jnvrI 1687 dy idn swihbzwdw AjIq isMG ny jnm ilAw sI[ ie`Qy rihMidAW, 18 isqMbr 1688 dy idn, gVHvwl dy rwjy &qy Swh ny rwmrwey dy iek msMd gurb^S dy BVkwaux ’qy gurU jI ’qy hmlw kr id`qw sI[ ies mOky ’qy ipMf BMgwxI ivc bVI zbrdsq jMg hoeI sI[ ies lVweI ivc gurU swihb ny &qih Swh dIAW POjW ƒ burI qrHW iSksq id`qI sI[

BMgwxI dI lVweI ivc gurU sihb dI Swndwr ij`q mgroN iblwspur dy rwjy BIm cMd ƒ iehsws ho igAw ik ‘jy kr gurU swihb &qih Swh vrgy rwjy nUM hrw skdy hn qW aunHW dI &OjI qæwkæq dw &wiedw auTwauxw cwhIdw hY[ jy gurU jI myrI irAwsq dy nyVy rhy qW myrI vI ih&wzq rhygI[‘ ies iKAwl nwl auh hux muV gurU swihb dy nyVy Awauxw cwhuMdw sI[ ieh soc ky aus ny AwpxI mwqw rwxI cMpw ƒ Arz kIqI ik auh gurU swihb ƒ ^q ilK ky ‘c`k nwnkI’ vwips bulw lvy[ ies ’qy rwxI cMpw ny ^q ilK ky gurU swihb nUM Arz kIqI sI ik auh aus dI irAwsq ivc vwips Aw ky muV rOxkW kwiem krn[ pwauNtw swihb ivc hwzr is`KW nwl ivcwr kr ky gurU swihb ny c`k nwnkI jwx dw &Yslw kr ilAw[ nwhn dy rwjy ny bVI koiSS kIqI ik gurU jI nwhn irAwsq ’coN nw jwx pr Awp ny aus ƒ hmySw swQ dyx dw idlwsw id`qw qy jwx dI iqAwrI SurU kr id`qI[ Awp 28 AkqUbr 1688 dy idn pwauNtw swihb qoN c`ly Aqy kpwl mocn, lwhVpur, tokw, dwbrw, rwxI dw rwiepur, FkOlI, nwFw, mnImwjrw, kotlw inhMg, GnOlw, buMgw, AtwrI, kIrqpur huMdy hoey c`k nwnkI phuMc gey sn[ pwauNtw ngr jo gurU kwl ivc iek ipMf sI, snAqW lg jwx kwrn iek v`fw ngr bx cukw hY[ sMn 2021 ivc ies ngr dI AwbwdI qkrIbn 1 l`K 60 hzwr hY ijs ivcoN qkrIbn 78% ihMdU, 15% is`K qy 5% muslmwn hn[

pwauNtw swihb ivc pihlW gurU swihb dI bxweI hoeI iklHw-numw iemwrq sI, jo hOlI hOlI ^qm ho geI sI[ iPr ies Qyh au~qy iek in`kw ijhw gurduAwrw bxwieAw igAw sI (sMn 1875 dI qsvIr vyKo)[ hux ie`Qy iek v`fw gurduAwrw bixAw hoieAw hY[ ies dy kMplYks ivc hI do hor gurduAwry vI bxw id`qy gey hn: ‘kvI drbwr AsQwn’ (ieh dwAvw kIqw jw irhw hY gurU jI ie`Qy kvI drbwr lwieAw krdy sn) Aqy ‘dsqwr AsQwn’ (ieh dwAvw kIqw jw irhw hY ik BMgwxI dI lVweI mgroN gurU jI ie`Qy is`K XoiDAW nUM isrpwE b^iSS kIqy sn)[

gurduAwrw suDwr lihr (sMn 1920-25) dOrwn bhuq swry gurduAwry mhMqW qoN Awzwd krvwey jw cuky sn pr ijhVy is`KW dy kbzy ivc AwauxoN rih gey sn aunHW ivc pwauNtw swihb gurduAwrw vI sI[ 1960ivAW ivc ie`QoN dw mhMq guridAwl isMG sI jo hor mhMqW vW| mnmiq krdw sI[ A^Ir aus ny mukwmI sMgqW Aqy inhMg isMGW nwl smJOqw kr ky suDwr krn dw vwAdw kr ilAw sI; aus ny KMfy dI pwhul vI lY leI sI[ ijs nUM auh keI vwr qoV cukw sI[ ies sbMD ivc meI 1964 ivc vI qruxw dl dy inhMg isMG, jQydwr hrBjn isMG Aqy inhwl isMG dI AgvweI ivc au~Qy gey hoey sn qy aunHW ny ‘AwKMf pwT’ r`iKAw hoieAw sI[ mhMq ny 22 meI 1964 dy idn pulIs nUM lY AWdw sI Aqy pulIs ny gurduAwry ’qy hmlw kr ky AMdr hwzr 8 is`K mwr id`qy sn[ ies hmly ivc jQydwr inhwl isMG hrIAW vylW bhuq burI qrHw z^mI ho igAw sI; aus nUM iqMn golIAW v`jIAW sn[ iqMn is`K gurduAwry dy bwhr vI mwry gey sn[ pulIs ny 15 dy krIb is`K igR&qwr vI kr ley sn[ gRµQI, jo ik pwT kr irhw sI, ƒ vI golI mwr id`qI geI sI[ pulIs ny 8 lwSW nUM iek tr`k ivc pw ky jMgl ivc iljw ky swV id`qw sI; bwhr mwry gey iqMnW dw sskwr mukwmI is`KW ny Awp kIqw sI[

jdoN ies zulm dI ^br pMjwb pu`jI sI qW AkwlI dl ny ies dy i^lw& morcw lwaux dw AYlwn kr id`qw sI[ A^Ir srkwr nUM Jukxw ipAw sI Aqy iek kmytI bxw ky aus nuM gurduAwry dw ieMqzwm sONp id`qw sI.

pwauNtw swihb sMn 1875 ivc