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Eighteenth-Century Political Formations — Social Science STD 7 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social ScienceEighteenth-Century Political Formations5 Marks
Question
How did Sikhs rise as an independent kingdom?
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Answer

  1. During Babur’s reign, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh religion.
  2. During Jahangir’s reign, Guru Arjun Dev provided protection to Khusrau, Jahangir’s rebellious son.
  3. In 1606, Guru Arjun Dev was put to death.
  4. In 1675, the ninth Guru, Guru Teg Bahadur was tortured to death by Aurangzeb for refusing to embrace Islam.
  5. The execution greatly angered the Sikhs.
  6. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh became a deadly enemy of the Mughals.
  7. He founded the Khalsa (meaning pure), the Sikh military order.
  8. Its sole purpose was to defend the community from oppression.
  9. Later in the 18th century, Sikh kingdom extended from Indus to Yamuna.
  10. They united as a free power under Maharaja Ranjit Singh with capital at Lahore in 1799.

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