Baba Banda Singh Bahadur

Why in news?

• The National Monuments Authority has observed the Martyrdom Day of the great warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur at Red Fort in New Delhi.

About Baba Banda Singh Bahadur:

• Baba Banda Singh Bahadur (1670-1716) was a great Sikh warrior.
• He was a commander of the Khalsa army who defeated the Mughals and liberated a large part of North India from the oppressive Mughal rule and established the Khalsa rule in Punjab.
• He abolished the Zamindari system and granted property rights to the tillers of the land.
• He introduced the Nanak Shahi coins.
• He was captured by Mughal ruler Farrukhsiyar and his martyrdom took place in Mehrauli where a monument stands in his memory.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Consider the following statements regarding ‘Baba Banda Singh Bahadur’

1. He introduced the Nanak Shahi coins.

2. He contemporary of Guru Nanak

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer