

There are 3 Historic Sikh Gurdwaras located in and near Bidar. Picturesquely perched on the Deccan plateau, the Bidar fort is more than 500 years old and still standing strong. However, owing to its rich heritage, the city has a prominent place in the Archaeological Map of India. The city is well known for its many places of architectural, historical and religious importance.īeing located at the farthest of around 700 km (430 mi) from the State capital Bengaluru, it has been neglected by the state government for a long time.

It is a rapidly urbanizing city which comes under Bidar Metropolitan area.

It is the headquarters of the Bidar District which shares its border with Maharashtra and Telangana. Harbans Singh, Guru Gobind Singh.Bidar is a hill-top city situated on the deccan plateau, in the north-eastern part of the State of Karnataka. Khushwant Singh, A History of the Sikhs, vol. Macauliffe, Max Arthur, The Sikh Religion. Chhibbar, Kesar Sirigh, Bansava/inama Dasari Patshahian Ka. Santokh Sirigh, Bhai, Sn Gur Pratap Sura/` Granth. Sahib Chand, after undergoing the rites of the Khalsa, became Sahib Singh, receiving the surname of Singh common to all members of the Khalsa brotherhood.īhai Sahib Singh fell in the battle of Chamkaur on 7 December 1705 with Bhai Himmat Singh and Bhai Mukham Singh.Įxcerpts taken from Encyclopedia of Sikhism, by Harbans Singh. These five formed the nucleus of the Khalsa, the Guru's own, inaugurated dramatically that day. They were greeted by the Guru as the five beloved of him. Sahib Chand was one of the five Sikhs who, on the Baisakhi day of 30 March 1699, offered, upon Guru Gobind Singh's call to lay down their heads. In another action the raja of Hindur, Bhup Chand, was seriously wounded by a shot from his musket following which the entire hill army fled the field. He won a name for himself as marksman and in one of the battles at Anandpur he shot dead the Gujjar chief Jamatulla.

