Lakhi banjara biography of barack
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During the 16th century, the Banjaras embraced Sikhism under the guidance of Guru Nanak patshah, the founder of the Sikh faith. This era also witnessed the rise of gunpowder empires, such as the Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals. These empires were collectively known as the Gunpowder empires due to their reliance on gunpowder technology. India, being rich in saltpetre, an essential component of the premium gunpowder of the medieval period, played a crucial role in these empires’ military strength. Guru Nanak patshah shared the formula for the best gunpowder with Banjaras, which allowed them to develop a global monopoly over the gunpowder trade(Asiento do Conselho da Fazenda of 23rd February 1635AD , reproduced in S.J. Stephens, Portuguese in the Tamil Coast. Historical Explorations in Commerce and Culture (Pondicherry, 1998), page 106. I/ANTT, Board of the Royal). This expertise and control over the crucial resource contributed to Banjara’s influence and
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The Banjaras encompassed five prominent clans: Pawar, Rathod, Chauhan, Jadav, and Tomar. Anthropological studies on these clans elucidate their lineage from the Kshatriyas Varna of Hinduism. From ancient times, these clans held positions of rulers and nobility, alongside fängslande in trade practices. As their finesse in trading transcended global boundaries, these clans became recognized as the Banjaras. However, their transcontinental trade practices were met with contempt bygd the Brahmins, who denounced them because they violated entrenched dogmas(The Baudhayana Sutra, one of the Hindu Dharma Shastras, says ‘making voyages bygd sea’ (II.1.2.2) is an offence which will cause pataniya, loss of caste. It offers a rather difficult penance: Banjaras were making maritime trade throughout the globe, so they were ex-communicated).
Consequently, in keeping with their time-honoured beliefs, the Banjaras were ex-communicated from Varnas, resulting in the forfeiture of their ståtlig position
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Baba lakhi Shah is a respectable name in Sikh History. On Sixth Maghar SLakhishahBanjara / Vanjaraudi 1732 Bikrami Samvat, when Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs was martyred in Chandni Chowk, Delhi, the body of Guru Ji kept lying there in the square all the day. Terrorised by Subedar of Delhi anybody dared to cremate the body of Guru Ji.
Bhai Jaita and Bhai Gurbaksh along with other sikhs saw all this. At night these sikhs gathered at the house of Nanu Chhimba. There was a long discussion on hour to bring the body of Guru Ji. Nanu Rai Chhimba said “Let us ask Lakhi Das Naik. His tanda had just returned from Narnual.
Then all the sikhs went to the dera of Lakhi Shah situated on the banks of Yamuna.
They narrated the incident of Guru Ji’s martyrdom and three sikhs – Bhai Dayal Dass, Bhai Mati Dass and Bhai Sati Dass. Lakhi Shah Vartia said that he didn’t know about the death of Guru Ji, he had just returned from Narnaul. He droped his head in grief