Banda Singh Bahadur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Banda Singh Bahadur

Sikh military commander

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1670

Place of Birth: Rajauri, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1716

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Banda Singh Bahadur (born Lachman Dev) (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716, Delhi), was a Sikh warrior and a military commander of Khalsa army.
At age 15 he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name ‘’Madho Das’’.
He established a monastery at Nanded, on the bank of the river Godavari, where in September 1708 he was visited by, and became a disciple of, Guru Gobind Singh, who gave him the new name of Banda Bahadur.
He came to Khanda in Sonipat and assembled a fighting force and led the struggle against the Mughal Empire.
His first major action was the sacking of the Mughal provincial capital, Samana, in November 1709.
After establishing his authority and Khalsa rule in Punjab, Banda Singh Bahadur abolished the zamindari system, and granted property rights to the tillers of the land.
Banda Singh was captured by the Mughals and tortured to death in 1715-1716.