A RARE HUKAMNAMMA OR FIRMAN (OFFICIAL DOCUMENT), ISSUED BY THE GOLDEN TEMPLE Amritsar, circa 1845-48

[dallysingh101]

This is from the Bonham's website.  It sold for:  £ 22,562 inc. premium

 

A RARE HUKAMNAMMA OR FIRMAN (OFFICIAL DOCUMENT), ISSUED BY THE GOLDEN TEMPLE
AMRITSAR, CIRCA 1845-48

gurmukhi manuscript on paper, 19 lines of text finely written in black ink, large seal impression at top, laid down on cloth
manuscript 475 x 263 mm.; cloth 515 x 280 mm.

 

Footnotes

• This unusual document was issued by the Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), and is stamped with the official seal of the Harmandir Sahib, reading Degh-o-tegh-o-Fateh, Nusrat Beh-de-rang Yaft-az Nanak-Guru Gobind Singh.
  
  The text states it was issued at the command of Jathedar Ganda Singh, and written by the Ardasiya (prayer leader at the time) Bhai Kirpal Singh, appealing to the Sikh community to send donations to Sri Harmandir Sahib, perhaps during the initial period of British administration after the defeat of the First Anglo-Sikh War, in the reign of Maharajah Duleep Singh. Other persons named in the firman include Assistant Jathedar Dharam Singh, Head Priest Charat Singh, and service master Karam Singh.
  
  Jathedar Ganda Singh was later hanged by the British in 1848 after he and other officials of the Golden Temple clashed with British officers when they walked inside the Harmindir Sahib with their shoes on. During the clash a Government official was killed. Under the Governor of the Punjab, Lawrence, the protesting Sikhs, including Jathedar Ganda Singh, were arrested and hanged.

[intrigued]

Really interesting!

[dallysingh101]

ੴ ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤੇ ਹੈ ।।
ਦੋਹਰਾ ।। ਨਾਨਕ ... ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਪੂਰਨ ਗੁਰ ਅਵਤਾਰ ।।
?? ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਭਏ ਪਟ..... ਾਸਹਿਰ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਭੰਗੂੜਾ ਜੀ ਦਰਿਬਾਰਿ ।।
ਲਿਖਤ ? ਤਖਤਿ ਹਰਿਮੰਦਰਿ ਜੀ ਸ੍ਰਿੀ ਦਰਬਾਰਿ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ ਤੇ ।।
ਸ੍ਰਿੀ ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੇ ਪਿਆਰੇ ।। ਸ੍ਰਿੀ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੇ ਸਵਾਰੇ ।। 
ਸ੍ਰਿੀ ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੇ ਮੰਨੇ ।। ਸੁਭਿ ਜਨਮਿ ਧੰਨਿ ਧੰਨੇ ।।

ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ ।। ਸਨਮਖਿ ਦਰਬ?....? ਊਜਲਿ ਦੀਦਾਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਲਿ ਬੁਧਿ ।।
ਬਚਨਾ ਕੇ ਸੁਧਿ ।। ਜਿੰਨਾਂ ਮਿਲਿਆਂ ( ??) ਸ੍ਰਿੀ ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਚਿਤਿ ਆਵੈ ।।
ਆਗੇ ਸਰਬਤਿ ਸੰਬੂਹ ਖਾਲਸੇ ਜੀ ਜੋਰ ....? ਆਗੇ ਬਡੇ ਪੂਜਾਰੀ ਗੰਡਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ।।
ਛੋਟੇ ਪੂਜਾਰੀ ਧਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ।। ਗ੍ਰਿੰਥੀ ਚਰਤਿ ਸਿੰਘ ।। ਅਰਦਾਸੀਆ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ।।
ਸੁਖਈ ਕਰਮ ਸਿੰਘ ।। ਤੇਹੋ ?ਸਰਬਤ੍ਰ ਖਾਲਸੇ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ ਸ੍ਰਿੀ 
ਵਾਹਗੁਰੂ ਜੀ ਕੀ ਫਤੇ (?) ਬੋਲੀ ਹੈ  ਬੁਲਾਵਣੀ (??) ਜੀ ।। ਆਗੇ ਸਰਬਤ੍ਰ  ਕੋ ਸਰਧਾ 
ਸੰਜੁਗਤਿ ਮੰਨ (??) .... ਚਾਹੀਏ ।। ਆਗੇ ਸਰਬਤ੍ਰ ਪੰਥ ਊਪਰਿ ਹੁਕਮਨਾਮਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ 
ਭੇਜਿਆ ਹੈ ।। .......( ?) ਪਰਜਾ ਰਸਾਲਦਾਰ ਜਮਾਦਾਰ ਦਫੇਦਾਰ ਸੂਬੇਦਾਰਿ ।।
ਹਵਾਲਦਾਰ ...............ਸਿਪਾਹੀ ਸਿਖ ।।ਸੇਵਕ ।। ਕਾਰ ਭੇਟਿ ਮੰਨੱਤਾ (?) ਤਨਖਾਹ ।।
.....ਲਿਕ (?) ਦਸਵੰਧ ਸਰਧਾ ਨਾਲ ਦੇਗਾ ਸੋ  ਨਿਹਾਲ ਹੋ ਵੇ ਗਾ ।। ਹੁਕਮਨਾਮੇ ਸ.....ਬ ਦੇ ਤਾਬਿਆ
ਕ੍ਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੋ ਇਨਕੀ ਟਹਲ ......? ਤ੍ਰ ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਦਾ ਕਰੇ ਗਾ ਸੋ ਨਿਹਾਲ ਹੋ ਵੈ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਚਿਤ ਆਵੈ ਸਿਖੀਦਾਨ ।।

[dallysingh101]

On 8/12/2021 at 1:32 PM, dallysingh101 said:

Jathedar Ganda Singh was later hanged by the British in 1848 after he and other officials of the Golden Temple clashed with British officers when they walked inside the Harmindir Sahib with their shoes on. During the clash a Government official was killed. Under the Governor of the Punjab, Lawrence, the protesting Sikhs, including Jathedar Ganda Singh, were arrested and hanged.

Is this another part of our ithihaas that's been wiped clean? 

Anyone know more about this? 

[shastarSingh]

On 8/12/2021 at 6:02 PM, dallysingh101 said:

This is from the Bonham's website.  It sold for:  £ 22,562 inc. premium

 

A RARE HUKAMNAMMA OR FIRMAN (OFFICIAL DOCUMENT), ISSUED BY THE GOLDEN TEMPLE
AMRITSAR, CIRCA 1845-48

gurmukhi manuscript on paper, 19 lines of text finely written in black ink, large seal impression at top, laid down on cloth
manuscript 475 x 263 mm.; cloth 515 x 280 mm.

 

Footnotes

• This unusual document was issued by the Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), and is stamped with the official seal of the Harmandir Sahib, reading Degh-o-tegh-o-Fateh, Nusrat Beh-de-rang Yaft-az Nanak-Guru Gobind Singh.
  
  The text states it was issued at the command of Jathedar Ganda Singh, and written by the Ardasiya (prayer leader at the time) Bhai Kirpal Singh, appealing to the Sikh community to send donations to Sri Harmandir Sahib, perhaps during the initial period of British administration after the defeat of the First Anglo-Sikh War, in the reign of Maharajah Duleep Singh. Other persons named in the firman include Assistant Jathedar Dharam Singh, Head Priest Charat Singh, and service master Karam Singh.
  
  Jathedar Ganda Singh was later hanged by the British in 1848 after he and other officials of the Golden Temple clashed with British officers when they walked inside the Harmindir Sahib with their shoes on. During the clash a Government official was killed. Under the Governor of the Punjab, Lawrence, the protesting Sikhs, including Jathedar Ganda Singh, were arrested and hanged.

Dallysingh veerji

Plz read

https://www.manglacharan.com/post/hukamnama-takht-patna-sahib

This hukamnama is from Takht Patna Sahib. It proves shaheedi degh was made at the Takht Sahib.

[dallysingh101]

4 minutes ago, shastarSingh said:

Dallysingh veerji

Plz read

https://www.manglacharan.com/post/hukamnama-takht-patna-sahib

This hukamnama is from Takht Patna Sahib. It proves shaheedi degh was made at the Takht Sahib.

Here's more khoj of the language veer.

I suspected it was from Patna Sahib from the ਸ੍ਰੀ ਭੰਗੂੜਾ ਜੀ reference. 

https://www.sikhawareness.com/topic/20665-a-rare-hukamnamma-or-firman-official-document-issued-by-the-golden-temple-amritsar-circa-1845-48/ 

 

[shastarSingh]

7 minutes ago, dallysingh101 said:

Here's more khoj of the language veer.

I suspected it was from Patna Sahib from the ਸ੍ਰੀ ਭੰਗੂੜਾ ਜੀ reference. 

https://www.sikhawareness.com/topic/20665-a-rare-hukamnamma-or-firman-official-document-issued-by-the-golden-temple-amritsar-circa-1845-48/ 

 

This hukamnama mentions that there was a sukhayee Singh at the Takht Sahib who supervised the making of shaheedi degh.

 

[dallysingh101]

I think the OP and this are related: 

 

 

 

Note how they used a bunch of apnay sepoys to guard the site (18th Regiment of Native infantry) when they were executing the Akalis.