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Q241. What were the two divisions of the Dal Khalsa?

Ans: Buddha Dal (the army of the veterans) and Taruna Dal (the army of the young).

The Buddha Dal was entrusted with the task of looking after the holy places, preaching the Gurus word and inducting converts into the Khalsa Panth by holding Baptismal ceremonies. The Taruna Dal was the more active division and its function was to fight in times of emergencies.

Q242. Who led the Buddha Dal?

Ans: Nawab Kapoor Singh

 

Q243. Who supervised both the Budha Dal and Taruna Dal?

Ans: Nawab Kapur Singh

Q244. When did Diwan Darbara Singh die?

Ans: July, 1734 A.D.

Q245. When was the Jagir presented to the Sikhs confiscated?

Ans: 1735 A.D.

Q246. When did Bhai Mani Singh apply to the Governor of Lahore for permission to hold the Diwali festival in the temple of Amritsar, and what was the condition of the permission to allow this?

Ans: 1738 A.D. Bhai Mani Singh was to pay Rs.5000 after the fair, which was to last 10 days.

Q247. Why couldn't Bhai Mani Singh pay the amount of Rs.5000?

Ans: Bhai Mani Singh hoped that he would be able to pay the sum out of the offerings to be made by the Khalsa attending the fair. The Governor, however, tricked him by sending a force under Diwan Lakhpat Rai to Amritsar on the day of the fair and scaring the Sikhs away.

Q248. How was Bhai Mani Singh martyred?

Ans: His body was cut to pieces limb by limb.

Q249. Which famous Sikh martyr was one of the 52 'Darbari kavis' (poets) of Guru Gobind Singh Ji?

Ans: Bhai Mani Singh Ji

Q250. How many immediate family members of Bhai Mani Singh got martyred for Sikh Panth?

Ans: 21 – 11 brothers and 10 sons.

Q251. As a result of the renewed persecutions, where did the Sikhs retreat to?

Ans: Most of the Sikhs left the plains and sought shelter in the Shivalik hills, Lakhi Jungle and the sandy deserts of Rajputana.

Q252. What was Nadir Shah's prophecy about Sikhs?

Ans: Nadir Shah told Zakhriya Khan that “The time is not far when these people (Sikhs) would raise their heads and become the rulers of this country.”

Q253. What were the rewards offered by Zakhrya Khan for the capture and destruction of Sikhs?

Ans: Ten Rupees paid to anyone giving information which lead to the arrest of a Sikh. Fifty Rupees paid to anyone bringing the head of a Sikh.

Q254. What was Massa Ranghar known to have done during the persecution of the Sikhs in Zakhriya Khan's period?

Ans: Brought in cartloads of heads of Sikhs.

Q255. What did Massa Ranghar do when he was appointed the chief of Amritsar by the Mughal governor?

Ans: He took charge of Darbar Sahib/Golden Temple and banned Sikhs from visiting. He turned the holy precincts into a stable and the inmost sanctuary into a palce where he used to smoke and drink and enjoy dances of women. He also used to abuse Hindus and Sikhs of Amritsar.

Q256. Who were the two Sikhs who killed Massa Ranghar?

Ans: Bhai Mehtab Singh and Bhai Sukha Singh

Q257. How did they kill Massa Ranghar?

Ans: In August 1740, they reached Amritsar where they disguised themselves as Mohammedans and filled two bags with well rounded brick-bats. They then entered the temple under the pretext of paying their land-revenue. While Sukha singh watched the entrance, Mehtab Singh cut off his head.

Q258. Where did Mehtab Singh and Sukha Singh take the head of Massa Ranghar?

Ans: Budha Jorh in Deserts of Rajasthan.

Q259. How was Mehtab Singh martyred?

Ans: Publicly broken on the wheel.

Q260. What was the name of the road that Bhai Bota Singh and Bhai Gurja Singh blocked and charged tolls to travellers using it?

Ans: Grand Trunk Road near Sarai Nurdin.