Ramgarhia Misl ( pnb, ਰਾਮਗੜ੍ਹੀਆ ਮਿਸਲ (

Gurmukhi Gurmukhī ( pa, ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ, , Shahmukhi: ) is an abugida developed from the Laṇḍā scripts, standardized and used by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad (1504–1552). It is used by Punjabi Sikhs to write the language, commonly r ...

)) was a

sovereign state A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a polity, political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defin ...

(''misl'') in the Sikh confederacy of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

region in present-day India and Pakistan. The misl's name is derived from ''Quila Ramgarh'', a place near Amritsar which was fortified and redesigned by Ramgarhia Misl chief Jassa Singh Ramgarhia. The Ramgarhia misl was one of the 12 major Sikh misls, and held land near to Amritsar.

History

As ''Quila Ramgarh'' was fortified to defend the Golden Temple from invaders, people of this misl derived its name Ramgarhia, which literally means ''Custodians of the Castle of God''. ''Quila Ramgarh'' and

Ramgarhia Bunga Ramgarhia Bunga or Burj is the three-storeyed red stone watchtowers complex located near southeastern edge of the Golden Temple, Amritsar. The two minaret-style Ramgarhia Bunga high towers are visible from the ''parikrama'' (circumambulation) w ...

are symbol of the

Ramgarhia The Ramgarhia is a caste from the Punjab region of northwestern India, encompassing members of the Lohar and Tarkhan subgroups. Etymology Originally called Thoka, meaning ''carpenter'', the Ramgarhia are named after Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, whos ...

Sikh community's identity, their historic sacrifices and contribution to defending the Golden Temple over the centuries. Sikhs under the leadership of Jassa Singh Ramgarhia attacked

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

and briefly held its control. Sikhs have seized the granite slab of '' Takht-e-Taus'' from the

Red Fort The Red Fort or Lal Qila () is a historic fort in Old Delhi, Delhi in India that served as the main residence of the Mughal Emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift hi ...

on which, according to the

oral tradition Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another. Vansina, Jan: ''Oral Tradition as History'' (1985 ...

, all the

Mughal emperors The Mughal emperors ( fa, , Pādishāhān) were the supreme heads of state of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The Mughal rulers styled t ...

were crowned in Delhi and brought it to Amritsar as a symbol of their victory. This green slab was placed in

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

, where it still lies. The headquarters of Ramgarhia misl (Quila Ramgarh) has already lost its very existence and its location is adjacent to Gurudwara Sri Ramsar Sahib and Guru Ramdas Khalsa Senior Secondary School on Ramsar Road,

Photo gallery

File:Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgharia.jpg, Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgharia File:Ram Rauni.jpg, Qila Ram Rauni of Ramgarh File:Sikhitemppeliamritsar.jpg, Ramgarhia Bunga File:Statue of Jassa Singh Ramgharia.jpg, An

equestrian statue An equestrian statue is a statue of a rider mounted on a horse, from the Latin ''eques'', meaning 'knight', deriving from ''equus'', meaning 'horse'. A statue of a riderless horse is strictly an equine statue. A full-sized equestrian statue is a d ...

of Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia File:Jassa Singh Ramgharia with sons.jpg, Jassa Singh Ramgharia with sons, Jodh Singh and Bir Singh

References

{{Sikh Empire Misls Ramgarhia people Princely states of Punjab Princely states of India Amritsar History of Punjab History of Punjab, India Sikh Empire

History

Photo gallery

See also

References