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Sikhism - Culture - Gurmat Veechar

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ought a national awakening for the liberation ofthe country. He<br />

laid the foundation for the political sovereignty of the Sikhs.<br />

.•.•...Banda Singh showed the Sikhs their power as a selfgoverning<br />

people From 1710 to 1715, he defeated and<br />

crushed many Mughal oppressors. This led to the gradual decline<br />

ofthe Mughal Empire, which disintegrated over the next 50 years.<br />

By 1765, the Khalsa ruled their own state, the state of Punjab. 7<br />

***<br />

The Guru's Word and Illustrated Sikh History, pp.198.<br />

Baba Banda Singh Bahadur / )85

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