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Q321. What does "Haria Raghle" mean?
Ans: Hari Singh has come
Q322. Which famous Gurdwara did Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa build?
Ans: Gurdwara Panja Saheb
Q323. What fortress of great military importance did Hari Singh Nalwa capture?
Ans: Fortress at Jamrud
Q324. What is the literal meaning of the word 'Nihang'?
Ans: ‘Nihang’ is a persian word which means ‘crocodile’.
Q325. Who caused the Ghazis to say, "Toba Toba, Khuda Khud, Khalsa Shud!"?
Ans: Akali Phula Singh
Q326. In which year was Akali Phula Singh made Jathedar of Akal Takht?
Ans: 1807
Q327. As Jathedar of Akal Takht, what did Akali Phula Singh do to Maharaja Ranjit Singh?
Ans: When Ranjit Singh married a Muslim woman, named Moran of Lahore, Akali Phula Singh, as the Jathedar of Akal Takth declared that Maharaja Ranjit Singh is not a Sikh anymore and is a ‘Tankhaiya’ which means out of Sikhism. He ordered the defendant to be at Golden temple before the community. Ranjit Singh came and admitted that he had made a mistake. Akali Phula Singh ordered 50 lashes for Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Ranjit Singh bowed down to receive his punishment.
Q328. Across the river Kabul, there is a tomb (Samaadhi) that still stands as a witness to a warrior's undying chivalry. Who was this warrior?
Ans: Akali Phula Singh
Q329. When did Maharaja Ranjit Singh die?
Ans: June 27, 1839
Q330. When did Maharaja Kharak Singh, successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh die?
Ans: November 6, 1840 A.D.
Q331. Who killed Kharak Singh?
Ans: The Dogras
Q332. Who was the successor of Maharaja Kharak Singh?
Ans: Maharaja Sher Singh became successor on January 18, 1841 A.D.
Q333. When was Maharaja Sher Singh murdered?
Ans: September, 1843 A.D.
Q334. Who was the successor?
Ans: Maharaja Duleep Singh, son of Maharani Jind Kaur.
Q335. When did Maharaja Duleep Singh accept the Christian faith?
Ans: In 1853, Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Sikh ruler of the Punjab, accepted the Christian faith.
Q336. Who went to England to meet Maharaja Duleep Singh and was responsible for his public renunciation of Christianity and return to the Sikh faith?
Ans: Sardar Thakur Singh Sandhawalia. He was the chief agent of Maharaja Duleep Singh in India during his struggle against the British Government in the eighteen eighties. It was he who had provided the Maharaja with important documentary evidence in support of the Maharaja’s claims to his private ancestral estates in the Punjab and had used his influence to win the sympathies of the Sikhs in his favor.
Q337. Whom did Maharaja Duleep Singh nominate as his would-be prime minister?
Ans: Sardar Thakur Singh Sandhawalia.
Q338. When and where did Maharaja Duleep Singh die?
Ans: Maharaja Duleep Singh died in Paris on October 22, 1893.