Place

Delhi

ਦਿੱਲੀDelhi, India, Indiaalso Shahjahanabad

Mughal capital. Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji passed away here of smallpox in 1664; Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was martyred in Chandni Chowk in 1675 (Gurdwara Sis Ganj); Banda Singh Bahadur was martyred here in 1716.[EoS]

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People

Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji passed away here, 30 March 1664
Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji passed away here, 11 November 1675
Banda Singh Bahadur died here, 9 June 1716
Bhai Dayala died here, 11 November 1675
Bhai Mati Das died here, 11 November 1675
Bhai Sati Das died here, 11 November 1675
Mata Sundari died here, 1747
Baba Kharak Singh died here, 6 October 1963

Gurdwaras here

What happened here

30 March 1664
Passing of Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji at Delhi
Summoned to Delhi, Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji contracts smallpox during an epidemic and passes away aged seven, indicating his successor with the words Baba Bakale.
11 November 1675
Martyrdom of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Refusing conversion, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji is martyred in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, on Aurangzeb's orders after his three companions are martyred. His head is carried to Anandpur, his body cremated in secret at Rakab Ganj.
9 June 1716
Martyrdom of Banda Singh Bahadur
Captured at Gurdas Nangal after an eight-month siege, Banda and hundreds of followers are brought to Delhi and martyred in batches after refusing conversion.
11 March 1783
Sikh forces enter the Red Fort at Delhi
Sikh forces occupied the public hall of the Red Fort at Delhi in March 1783. Emperor Shah Alam II settled with them, allowing Baghel Singh to build gurdwaras on sites linked to the Gurus and to keep a share of the city's duties.
1 November 1984
November 1984 massacre of Sikhs
After Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh security guards on 31 October 1984, mobs attack Sikhs in Delhi and other places, and an official count finds 2,733 Sikhs killed in Delhi alone. The Nanavati Commission describes an angry outburst becoming organised carnage.