Twarikh Guru Khalsa

Twarikh Guru Khalsa is a historical book of the Sikhs from their origin to the time when they lost the Punjab to the British. The author of the book is Giani Gian Singh.

History

It was first published in 1885, with the author having access to the works of Kavi Santokh Singh and Ratan Singh Bhangu.

Structure

The work is divided into five parts:

Janam Sakhi Dasari Guruari presents biographies of Guru Gobind Singh.
Shamsher Khalsa deals with the career of Banda Singh Bahadur.
Raj Khalsa describes the rise of the twelve misls.
Sardar Khalsa contained accounts of Sikh principalities.
Panth Khalsa treats of Sikh sects, gurdwaras and preaching centres.

Narratives

The book contains an account of the purported heresies of Banda Singh Bahadur that caused a schism between him and Mata Sundari, the widow of Guru Gobind Singh. It also reports the myth of Mian Mir laying the first brick during the construction of the Golden Temple at Amritsar.