ÿþ<html> <head> <title>WHKMLA : Timelines - Sikhism </title> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2004-2006 --> </head> <body bgcolor="lightblue" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"> </a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Historical Dictionary </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../whchapters.html"> <img src = "../timelines.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Biographies </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on July 11th 2004 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline Sikhism </B></font> <BR> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"><i> http://www.zum.de/whkmla/timelines/wh/tlsikhism.html </i></font> </B></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1469-1539 <BR> 1539-1552 <BR> 1552-1574 <BR> 1574-1581 <BR><BR> 1581-1606 <BR> 1606-1644 <BR> 1644-1661 <BR> 1661-1664 <BR> 1664-1675 <BR> 1675 <BR><BR> 1675-1708 <BR> 1705 <BR> 1708 <BR><BR> 1708 <BR> 1757-1758 <BR> 1797-1799 <BR><BR> 1839 <BR> 1845-1846 <BR> 1848-1849 <BR> 1857-1858 <BR><BR> 1947-1948 <BR><BR> 1970s-1980s <BR> 1984 <BR> 1984 <BR> </font></TD> <BR><TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Lifetime of Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#nanak">Nanak</A>, the first <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of Sikh religion <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#angaddev">Angad Dev</A>, born in 1504, second <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of the Sikhs <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#amardas">Amar Das</A>, born in 1479, third <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of the Sikhs <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#ramdas">Ram Das</A>, born in 1534, fourth <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of the Sikhs. He made <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#amritsar">Amritsar</A> the center of <BR> Sikhism. <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#arjan">Arjan</A>, born in 1563, fifth <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of the Sikhs <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#hargobind">Hargobind</A>, born in 1595, sixth <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of the Sikhs; militarized the Sikh movement <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#harrai">Har Rai</A>, born in 1630, seventh <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of the Sikhs <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#harkrishan">Har Krishan</A>, born in 1656, eighth <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of the Sikhs, died age 7 <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#tegbahadur">Teg Bahadur</A>, born in 1621, ninth <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of the Sikhs <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#tegbahadur">Teg Bahadur</A> executed at the order of Mughal Emperor <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosasia.html#aurangzeb">Aurangzeb</A>, for refusing <BR> to convert to Islam <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#gobindsingh">Gobind Singh</A>, born in 1666, tenth and last <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#guru">Guru</A> of the Sikhs <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#gobindsingh">Gobind Singh</A> sent the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#zafarnama">Zafarnama</A> to Mughal Emperor <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosasia.html#aurangzeb">Aurangzeb</A> <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#gobindsingh">Gobind Singh</A> asked his followership to respect the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (<A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#sggs">SGGS</A>), <BR> a compilation of the teachings of the first ten Gurus, as authoritative (as the 11th Guru). <BR> Guru <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#gobindsingh">Gobind Singh</A> executed in Delhi at the order of the Mughal Emperor <BR> Sikh rebellion against Afghan rule in the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#punjab">Punjab</A>; foundation of Sikh state <BR> <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#ranjitsingh">Ranjit Singh</A> expelled the Afghans from the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#punjab">Punjab</A>, established a state in which Hindus, <BR> Muslims and Sikhs coexisted <BR> <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosikhism.html#ranjitsingh">Ranjit Singh</A>, Sikh ruler of the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#punjab">Punjab</A>, died <BR> First <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#anglosikhwars">Anglo-Sikh War</A> <BR> Second <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#anglosikhwars">Anglo-Sikh War</A>; the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#punjab">Punjab</A> annexed by the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsasia.html#eic">E.I.C.</A> <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsasia.html#sepoyrebellion">Sepoy Rebellion</A>; the rebels claim to want to restore Mughal rule - the Sikhs, who did not <BR> want this to happen, served in British forces suppressing the rebellion <BR> Establishment of India and Pakistan; violence against minority Sikhs in the western Punjab; <BR> partition of the Punjab; many Sikhs from western <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#punjab">Punjab</A> fled to Indian territory <BR> separatists demanded independence for a Sikh state in the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#punjab">Punjab</A> called <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#khalistan">Khalistan</A> <BR> Republic of India : <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#operationbluestar">Operation Bluestar</A>; Indian forces stormed <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#goldentemple">Golden Temple</A> in <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdsikhism.html#amritsar">Amritsar</A> <BR> Republic of India : PM <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biosasia.html#indiragandhi">Indira Gandhi</A> assassinated by her own (Sikh) bodyguards <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "200"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> </font></TD> <BR><TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "510"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "700"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> ONLINE REFERENCE : <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> </DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; 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