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| Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib | |
|---|---|
 Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib Delhi  | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sikhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, India. |
| State | Delhi |
| Geographic coordinates | 28°39′21″N 77°13′57″E / 28.6558°N 77.2325°E |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Sikh architecture, Islamic Architecture and Mughal Architecture |
| Completed | built in 1783, current structure mostly built post 1930 |
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is one of the nine historical Gurdwaras in Delhi. It was first constructed in 1783 as a small shrine by Baghel Singh to commemorate the martyrdom site of the ninth Sikh Guru, Tegh Bahadur and was probably expanded after Indian Rebellion of 1857 or after Partition of India. Before its construction the Mughal Kotwali (Police Station and Jail) was situated here.[1][2][3] After the Indian Rebellion of 1857 the Mughal Kotwali was demolished by the British and the land was given to the Sikhs as the Maharaja of Patiala and other Sikh soldiers helped the British to defeat the Mughal soldiers by providing large numbers of ammunition and soldiers.[4] Its current building was made by Rai Bahadur Narain Singh a contractor who build most of roads in Lutyens New Delhi construction under British Rule. Situated in Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi, it marks the site where the ninth Sikh Guru was beheaded on the orders of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb on 11 November 1675. The Sikh regiment of the Indian army salute the Sis Ganj Gurudwara before saluting the president of India since 1979, the only instance of saluting twice in the Republic Day parade by a regiment of Indian army.[5][6]
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