Nankana massacre
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title:
Nankana massacre
text:
The Nankana massacre in Nankana Sahib gurdwara on 20 February 1921, at that time a part of the Punjab Province of British India, but today in modern-day Pakistan. Between 140 and 260 Sikhs were killed, including children, by the Udasi Custodian Narayan Das and his mercenaries, in retaliation for a confrontation between him and members of the reformist Akali movement, who accused him of both corruption and sexual impropriety. The event constitutes an important part of Sikh history. In political s
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1921 massacre at the Sikh Gurdwara Janam Asthan (in what is now Pakistan)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nankana_massacre
date created:
2006-06-23T03:57:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T19:02:17Z
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