Artifact
Hukamnamas of Banda Singh Bahadur
Letters sent out by Banda Singh Bahadur, with a Persian seal and their own opening formula.[EoS][EoS]
- Date
- c. 1710-1716
- Held by
- Not stated in the sources read
- Location
- Dispersed
- Provenance
- Documented
- Status: Whereabouts unknown
- The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism (1992-98) describes the format but not where the letters are now. It treats them as part of the hukamnama genre.
They begin with the phrase Fateh Darsan and refer to the order of the True Master. The Encyclopaedia says he began sending them out within two weeks of escaping Lohgarh in December 1710.
A hukamnama of Banda Singh Bahadur to the congregation of Jaunpur, dated 12 December 1710 (12 Poh 1769 Bk). It asks them to join his campaign.
Banda Singh Bahadur, 12 December 1710. Public domain. Source
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