ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>CHAPPAR CHI&#7770&#298 (30º - 45'N, 76º - 40'E)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="CHAPPAR,CHIZ*"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279CHAPPAR CHI&#7770&#298 (30º - 45'N, 76º - 40'E), Ba&#7771&#299 and Chho&#7789&#299 (senior and junior), are twin villages in Ropa&#7771 district, along Khara&#7771-Ban&#363&#7771 road, now officially named Band&#257 Si&#7749gh Bah&#257dur road. This area was the scene of a historic battle. Gurdw&#257r&#257 B&#257b&#257 Band&#257 Bah&#257dur is situated between the two villages by the side of the metalled link road joining them. The battle took place around here on 12 May 1710 between the Sikhs led by Band&#257 Si&#7749gh Bah&#257dur and Waz&#299r <u>Kh</u>&#257n, the imperial <i>faujd&#257r</i> of Sirhind. The latter was killed and the Mu<u>gh</u>al army routed. The Sikhs occupied Sirhind on 14 May 1710. No memorial, however, existed to commemorate the historic event till the 1950's when the two villages jointly established a Gurdw&#257r&#257. In the 1970's was added a new hall in which the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib is now seated. The old building is being used for a primary school. Another small room constructed recently is meant for B&#257b&#257 Band&#257 Si&#7749gh Bah&#257dur Library. The Gurdw&#257r&#257 is managed by a committee representing the two villages.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Ganda Singh, <i>Life of Banda Si&#7749gh Bah&#257dur</i>. Amritsar, 1935<BR> <li class="C1"> Harbans Si&#7749gh, <i>The Heritage of the Sikhs</i>. Delhi, 1983<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>