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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
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Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
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Kaafee (365-409)
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Chhant (435-462)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
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Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
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Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
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Gurbani (984-988)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
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Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
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Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 91307" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Just some historical context found at info-sikh.com</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.info-sikh.com/RanPage1.html" target="_blank">http://www.info-sikh.com/RanPage1.html</a><a href="http://www.info-sikh.com/RanPage1.html" target="_blank">Maharaja Ranjit Sukarchakia Jindan Dalip</a></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em>[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Maharani Jind Kaur was popularly known as Jindan, the wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and mother of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Sikh sovereign of the Punjab. She was daughter of Manna Singh, an Aulakh Jatt of Gujranwala. The big eyed queen became regent for her young son Dalip Singh, when he was made Maharaja after the death of his foster-brother, Maharaia Sher Singh. Rani Jindan, a woman of beauty, rose to be a heroine of the Sikh nation.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em> She resisted the efforts of the British to annex the Punjab for some time, but when the British did take power she was removed from the Regency Council, which was to conduct the administration during the minority of Maharaja Dalip Singh. The Queen had become a symbol of national dignity. She continued to urge the freedom fighters back in the Punjab to continue the struggle dauntlessly. She was known for her intelligence and intrepid spirit, Jindan was one of the few persons who was intensely disliked and feared by the British.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em>[/FONT]</em></span></p><p> <span style="color: Blue"><em>[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]By the end of her life and expelled to Nepal the once noble lady became disillusioned, her health shattered she went to England to stay with her son Maharaj Dalip Singh. Rani resided in a separate house in England till her death in 1863. As her last wishes, Dalip Singh brought her body back for cremation to India, but was disallowed by the British to perform the last rites in Punjab. He therefore cremated her body at Nasik and returned to England.[/FONT]</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em></em></span></p><p>And another interesting bit of history,</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Maharaja Ranjit Singh died on 27<sup>th</sup> June 1839. On 2<sup>nd</sup> February 1844 at the tender age of five, Duleep Singh was proclaimed as the Maharaja of Punjab and his mother Rani Jind Kaurbecame regent. In December 1845, war broke out between the Sikh and British army. The Sikhslost the Anglo-Sikh wars. Rani Jindan was put under house arrest; where as the young Maharaja was taken away to Mussorrie, where he was put under the guardianship of Dr. Sir John Login and his wife, lady Login.</span></span></em></span></p><p></p><p>From <a href="http://www.worldsikhnews.com/27%20dec%202006/Rememberin%20historys%20injustice.htm" target="_blank">WSN-Heritage News-The film on the life and times of Maharaja Duleep Singh was released in its DVD version in Southall at</a></p><p></p><p>You can see that she had significant political clout. She was regent for a short time. These paragraphs are only a superficial treatment of her political situation. I know that somewhere there is a much better historical discussion of this situation but I do not have that information bookmarked. If I find it I will post it. She succumbed to some very vicious in-fighting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 91307, member: 35"] Just some historical context found at info-sikh.com [URL="http://www.info-sikh.com/RanPage1.html"][/URL][URL="http://www.info-sikh.com/RanPage1.html"]Maharaja Ranjit Sukarchakia Jindan Dalip[/URL] [COLOR=Blue][I][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]Maharani Jind Kaur was popularly known as Jindan, the wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and mother of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Sikh sovereign of the Punjab. She was daughter of Manna Singh, an Aulakh Jatt of Gujranwala. The big eyed queen became regent for her young son Dalip Singh, when he was made Maharaja after the death of his foster-brother, Maharaia Sher Singh. Rani Jindan, a woman of beauty, rose to be a heroine of the Sikh nation. She resisted the efforts of the British to annex the Punjab for some time, but when the British did take power she was removed from the Regency Council, which was to conduct the administration during the minority of Maharaja Dalip Singh. The Queen had become a symbol of national dignity. She continued to urge the freedom fighters back in the Punjab to continue the struggle dauntlessly. She was known for her intelligence and intrepid spirit, Jindan was one of the few persons who was intensely disliked and feared by the British. [/FONT][/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=Blue][I][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]By the end of her life and expelled to Nepal the once noble lady became disillusioned, her health shattered she went to England to stay with her son Maharaj Dalip Singh. Rani resided in a separate house in England till her death in 1863. As her last wishes, Dalip Singh brought her body back for cremation to India, but was disallowed by the British to perform the last rites in Punjab. He therefore cremated her body at Nasik and returned to England.[/FONT] [/I][/COLOR] And another interesting bit of history, [COLOR=Blue][I][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Maharaja Ranjit Singh died on 27<sup>th</sup> June 1839. On 2<sup>nd</sup> February 1844 at the tender age of five, Duleep Singh was proclaimed as the Maharaja of Punjab and his mother Rani Jind Kaurbecame regent. In December 1845, war broke out between the Sikh and British army. The Sikhslost the Anglo-Sikh wars. Rani Jindan was put under house arrest; where as the young Maharaja was taken away to Mussorrie, where he was put under the guardianship of Dr. Sir John Login and his wife, lady Login.[/SIZE][/FONT][/I][/COLOR] From [URL="http://www.worldsikhnews.com/27%20dec%202006/Rememberin%20historys%20injustice.htm"]WSN-Heritage News-The film on the life and times of Maharaja Duleep Singh was released in its DVD version in Southall at[/URL] You can see that she had significant political clout. She was regent for a short time. These paragraphs are only a superficial treatment of her political situation. I know that somewhere there is a much better historical discussion of this situation but I do not have that information bookmarked. If I find it I will post it. She succumbed to some very vicious in-fighting. [/QUOTE]
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