First Sikh State ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸਿੱਖ ਰਾਜ (Gurmukhi) Páilā Sikh Rāj | |||||||||
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1709–1715 | |||||||||
Motto: ਅਕਾਲ ਸਹਾਇ (Gurmukhi) Akāl Sahāi "With God's Grace" | |||||||||
Anthem: ਦੇਗ ਤੇਗ ਫ਼ਤਿਹ (Gurmukhi) Dēg Tēg Fateh "Victory to Charity and Arms" | |||||||||
Status | Sovereign State | ||||||||
Capital | Lohgarh | ||||||||
Official languages | Persian Sant Bhasha (religious) | ||||||||
Ethnic groups | Punjabi Haryanvi Gurjar Pashtun Kashmiri | ||||||||
Religion | Sikhism (official) Hinduism Islam Udasi | ||||||||
Government | Republic[1][2] | ||||||||
Jathedar | |||||||||
• 1709–1715 | Banda Singh Bahadur | ||||||||
Legislature | Sarbat Khalsa | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
26 November 1709 | |||||||||
7 December 1715 | |||||||||
Currency | Nanakshahi | ||||||||
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Today part of | India Pakistan |
The First Sikh State was a breakaway and short-lived sovereign Sikh state during the 18th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent that existed from 1709 to 1715. It was established by Banda Singh Bahadur after the Battle of Samana and lasted until his defeat in the Battle of Gurdas Nangal.[3][4][5][6]