Photograph_taken_of_Shahidi_Gurdwara_Fatehsar_on_6_April_1932_by_Dhanna_Singh_Chahal_'Patialvi'._Location_where_Sikh_forces_intercepted_retreating_Durrani_invaders_and_rescued_thousands_of_Hindu_females_from_slavemarkets.jpg
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Photograph taken of Gurdwara Fatehsar, Gujrat (now in Pakistan) on 6 April 1932 by Dhanna Singh Chahal 'Patialvi'. This is the location where Sikh forces intercepted the retreating Durrani invaders and rescued thousands of Hindu girls and women from the slavemarkets of Central Asia from the looted booty caravans of the enemy.
Translation of the inscription he had written accompanying the photograph: "Gurdwara Shaheedan, Fatehsar, Gujrat, where Sikhs got 17,000 Hindu girls released from Durranis and sent to their homes." "From Wazirabad, he came to Gujarat on April 6, 1932. His first photograph is of Takht Damdama Sahib (dedicated to the Sixth Guru Sahib), where he stopped on his way from Kashmir; the second of a gurdwara in the northeast of Gujarat linked to Guru Hargobind; and the third of Shaheedi Gurdwara Fatehsar, north of Gujarat, where Dhanna Singh reports that “the Sikhs saved 17,000 Hindus from the cruel Muslim forces” -- the entry translated by Mannat, a volunteer at PDL." (description taken from: link ) "Third Invasion (1752) Adina the Subedar of Lahore aided by Sikhs and Adina beg Lahore and Multan were ceded to him. In fourth invasion (1955) he was defeated by the Sikhs at the battle of Sabzavar but invaded again along with his son Timur in 1756 at the invitation of Mughlani Begum wife of Mir Mannu and ransacked and plundered Lahore, Sirhind, Delhi, Mathura, Vrindavan and Agra where he took women slaves including the daughters of late Mohammad Shah and Almgir II along with 17,000 girls from the towns of Mathura Vrindavan and Agra (4) Sikhs along with troops of Adina Beg fought together against Afghans at Hoshiarpur and Sikhs defeated and captured 20,000 horsemen of Timur Shah Durrani. Sikhs then followed the retreating Durrani forces, defeated them and got released the captured 17,000 girls and women earlier captured from Mathura, Vrindavan, Agra and Delhi and arranged to send them each to their homes. This release took place at Gujrat now in Pakistan, 15 kilometres from Wazirabad. Number of Sikhs laid down their lives where this battle took place. Shahidi Gurdwara Fatehsar commemorated the battle and release of the girls and women." (description taken from: link ) |
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