Gurudwara Shaheedganj Baba Sukha Ji

This Gurdwara is situated in town Fatehgarh Sahib on Sirhind-Morinda Road at a distance of 5 Km from town Sirhind and 15 Km from town Morinda, about half a Km North of Gurdwara Shri Fatehgarh Sahib.

This Gurdwara is in the memory of Sikh Commander Shaheed Sukha Singh Ji who won martyrdom here fighting against Zain Khan, the Fauzdar of Sirhind in 1764.

Gurdwara Sri Shaheed Bunga Sahib (also known as Gurdwara Baba Sukha Singh Ji Shaheed) is situated just 750 meters from Gurdwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib. The Gurdwara is in sacred memory of Jathedar Sukha Singh and many other Sikhs who became Shaheed in the Battle against Zain Khan in 1764 AD. This was the final Battle for Sirhind and it resulted in victory for the Sikhs and domination in the region until the subsquent rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Zain Khan, the Subedar of Sirhand, took part in the Wadda Ghallughara (Major Sikh Genocide) on 5th February 1762 at a place named Kup Rahira, located approximately 12 km north of Malerkotla. Gurdwara Sri Shaheed Bunga Sahib is the third of three Sis Ganj Gurdwaras in Fatehgarh.

Listing Details

City: Fatehgarh Sahib
State: Punjab
Country: India