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Banda Singh Bahadur

National Monuments Authority to observe martyrdom day of great warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur on 25th June.

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National Monuments Authority to observe martyrdom day of great warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur on 25th June.

About Banda Bahadur:

  • Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was a great Sikh warrior and a commander of the Khalsa army who defeated the Mughals.

  • Banda Singh Bahadur abolished the Zamindari system and granted property rights to the tillers of the land. 

  • He introduced the Nanak Shahi coins.  

  • He was captured by the Mughal ruler Farrukhsiyar and executed.