Digital Rare Book:
Banda the Brave - The life and exploits of Banda Bahadur
By Sohan Singh of Gujranwala
Published by Bhai Narayan Singh Gyani, The Punjab Novelist Co., Lahore - 1915
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Bandha Bhador...greatest Sikh warriors as well as one of the most hallowed martyrs of the Khalsa Army...
banda bahadur was not a sikh
Banda Singh Bahadur (Punjabi: ਬੰਦਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਬਹਾਦਰ)(1670–1716) aka Laxman Das was a Sikh Military Commander and martyr. He became part of struggle against the Mughal Empire in the early 18th century, after meeting Guru Gobind Singh. Guru Gobind Singh gave him the new name of Banda Singh Bahadur. He is best known for the sack of the Mughal provincial capital, Sirhind, and is revered as one of the most hallowed martyrs of the Khalsa. His agrarian uprising against the Mughal administration in Punjab was a critical event in the development of the Dal Khalsa and the Sikh Misls, which eventually led to Ranjit Singh capturing Lahore in 1799 and establishing the Sikh Kingdom of the Punjab[citation needed]. After establishing his authority in Punjab, Banda Singh Bahadur abolished the zamindari system, and granted property rights to the tillers of the land