SIKH MISLS IN PUNJAB

RISE OF MISLS

After Banda Bahadur was captured and executed the mughals tried to mend fences with sikhs. In 1733 Zakariya Khan, governor of Punjab made peace with Sikhs and bestowed the title of Nawab on kapur singh. Kapur singh organised the Sikh misls into Dal Khalsa and appointed Jassa singh Ahluwalia as the Supreme Commander.

Faizalpuria or Singhpuria-           Nawab kapoor singh

Ahluwalia misl-                            Jassa singh Ahluwalia

Bhangi misl-                                 Chajja singh Bhangi

Ramgarhia misl-                          Jassa singh

Kanhiya misl-                               Jai singh kanhiya

Shukerchakia misl-                    Charat singh

Phulkian misl-                            Chaudhari paul

Dallewalia-                                  Tara singh Gheba

Nakai misl-                                  Hira singh

Karoro singhia misl-                 Karor singh

Sahidi Nihang misl –                Deep singh

Nishanwalia misl-                     Sangat singh

Name of Five son's of Guru gobind singh

Ajit singh

Jojjar singh

Jorawar singh

Fateh singh

Name of Five Piyaray of Guru Gobind singh

Bhai Daya singh

Bhai Dharam singh

Bhai Himat singh

Bhai Mohkam singh

Bhai sahib singh ji

Five Thakat of Sikhs

1. Akal Takht, Amritsar
2. Harmandir Saheb, Patna (also known as Patna Saheb)
3. Kesgarh Saheb, Anandpur
4. Hazur Saheb, Nander
5. Damdama Saheb, Talwandi Sabo (Bhatinda)

Name the cities founded by the Gurus.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji: Kartarpur
Guru Angad Dev Ji: Khadur Saheb
Guru Amardas Ji: Goindval Saheb
Guru Ramdas Ji: Amritsar
Guru Arjan Dev Ji: TarnTaran, Kartarpur (Jullunder), Sri Hargobindpur
Guru Hargobind Ji: Kiratpur, Mehrey
Guru Har Rai Ji: Bagat and Chiryaghar of Kiratpur
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji: Anandpur (originally known as Chak Nanaki)
Guru Gobind Singh Ji: Paonta Saheb, Guru Ka Lahore

First Anglo sikh war -1945-46

Second Anglo sikh war-1948-49

PEPSU        
(PUNJAB AND EAST PUNJAB STATE UNION)

It was created by combining eight princely states.

The state was inaugurated on july 15,1948.(1950)

Gian singh rarewala first CM

In november 1956 merged in Punjab

Ist Emergeny held in PEPSU state in 1951.

Punjab 2013-14 GDP- 317054 crore

Punjab 2013-14 GDP- 317054 crore


Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh of 226 m. India's tallest dam is "tehri dam "of 265 m.[1] The length of the dam (measured from the road above it) is 518.25 m and the width is 9.1 m. Its reservoir known as "Gobind Sagar" stores up to 9.34 billion cubic metres of water. The 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra Dam is spread over an area of 168.35 km2. In terms of quantity of water, it is the third largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu m and second Nagarjunasagar Dam.
Described as "New Temple of Resurgent India" by Jawaharlal Nehru,[2] the first prime minister of India, the dam attracts tourists from all over India. Bhakra dam is 15 km from Nangal city and 20 km from Naina Devi town

The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab. The project is situated near Pathankot city in Pathankot district of the state of Punjab. The project is the largest hydroelectric dam in the state of Punjab. The township where the site is located is called Shah pur Kandi Township. Feasibility studies for the project began in 1953 and geotechnical studies continued until 1980. Construction began in 1981, the generators were commissioned in 2000 and the project complete in March 2001.[4]
The project is used for both irrigation purposes and power generation. It has an 600 Megawatt capacity. The dam is one of the highest earth-fill dams in India and has the largest diameter penstock pipes in the country. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur.[3]

Punjab , is a state in North India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west. The state capital is located in Chandigarh, a Union Territory and also the capital of the neighbouring state of Haryana. The summer residence of the Governor of Punjab is at Shimla.
After the partition of India in 1947, the Punjab province of British India was divided between India and Pakistan. The Indian Punjab was divided in 1966 with the formation of the new states of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh alongside the current state of Punjab.
Punjab is the only state in India with a majority Sikh population.[4]
The term Punjab comprises two words: "punj meaning five and ab meaning water, thus the land of five rivers."[5] The Greeks referred to Punjab as Pentapotamia, an inland delta of five converging rivers.[6] In Avesta, the sacred text of Zoroastrians, the Punjab region is associated with the ancient hapta həndu or Sapta Sindhu, the Land of Seven Rivers.[7]
Agriculture is the largest industry in Punjab.[8] Other major industries include the manufacturing of scientific instruments, agricultural goods, electrical goods, financial services, machine tools, textiles, sewing machines, sports goods, starch, tourism, fertilisers, bicycles, garments, and the processing of pine oil and sugar. Punjab also has the largest number of steel rolling mill plants in India, which are located in "Steel Town"—Mandi Gobindgarh in the Fatehgarh Sahib district.