The Sikh rule came about by defeating the Moghul empire and the invaders from Afghanistan.The Sikhs had mastered the art of fighting,with small numbers[ and very mobile force] against a larger army; whereby they would hit the enemy at its weakest point and "withdraw", often with a secondary plan in place.As the Sikhs withdraw they would give the impresion they are running off, and draw the the enemy to chase, but a second group would then lie in wait and strike at the enemy when they least expected it and causing not only chaos but trimming the enemy confidence to the barest, whereby the enemy had no option but to retreat with much loss,while by now the main body of Sikhs would have reached the safety of their defences.The second group would continue to harrass the enemy and repeat all over their strategy, with fresh Sikh fighters pouring in from their hideouts- the jungles of lakhi, hills of jammu, deserts of rajasthan and the hills of eastern Punjab,after they had rested and starting again at some other point, when the enemy least expected it.At his last invasion,Ahmad Shah Abdali was so exhausted by the Sikh strategy, that he did not stop in his flight till he reached Kabul or returned to the Punjab ever again;but he predicted that the Sikhs will take over the country.This is definitely the first known record of guerrilla warefare in the world.As the Sikh bands increased their power and numbers they began to establish their own little kingdom confederacies, later became to be known as Misls.These misls then rose to become more powerful than each other and Ranjit Singh, having wrested Lahore from the muslims united the Sikhs and established the first total Punjab Sikh rule.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=26485Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=26485
Statistics and studies from Sikh history of that say that the Sikh Population during the reign of Sikh rule had reached an amazing 10,000,000 ;as many clamoured to seek patronage and favours of the Sikh rule.But what the Sikh rule did not impose was favoritism of any religion, nor the bol bala [patronage ]of Sikhism alone.
As the Sikh rule fell and was lost, the numbers of Sikhs reduced dramatically,as being a Sikh was no longer seen a neccesity or need for.Majority of those that came from hindu went back being hindus and those from muslim back ground fell back into their faith.The british however, seeing the heroics of the Sikhs and their faith in the Five Kakaars kept the flame going by encouraging Sikhs to be initiated in the army and keeping their khalsa appearance.Also, by then Christian missionaries, Arya samajists and other hindu fanatical fringe groups and the muslims anjumans were trying to garner converts from others had some serious effects upon the Sikhs.The turning tide for Sikhs came when four Sikhs from Ludhiana declared to become christians.An uproar broke out, the four never converted and the Singh sabha lehar came about.It effectively converted thousands of undecided half baked Sikhs like so called sehajdharis.., hindus and thousands of muslims too back to Sikhism.
The population of kesadhari Sikhs had decreased to about 2,500,000 by about 1880s.But then the Sikh sabha Lehar had tremendous impact upon the people where large numbers converted to Sikhism and by 1947, the Sikh population had increased to about 6,500,000, forming 13% of the population of undivided Punjab.The muslims were 52 %.The Sikhs with Hindus formed the rest at about 47- 48%.The Sikh religion increased at it most during this period and its increase was the largest of all other religions.If I recall correctly it increased by about 35% in that period.
The Sikhs formed a majority in only one district- Ludhiana. The muslims were in over whelming majority in the districts west of Satluj.The hindus were in the main in the South western districts.The Sikhs were largely centred in the central districts around Ludhiana and the East Punjab Sikhs states or PEPSU.
By right, the district of Amritsar was to go to Pakistan.But Master Tara Singh and his band rose to challenge that and the South eastern Ferozepore.
While in Pakistan Sikhs were not prepared to vacate Bahawalpur and Sheikupura, where they had gathered in their hundereds of thousands and were prepared to fight.Most of these being ex service men did posse a real danger to the completion of Pakistan.
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