Place · Sikh victory memorial tower · India
Fateh Burj, Chappar Chiri (Mohali)
Also known as Fateh Burj Chappar Chiri
Fateh Burj at Chappar Chiri village, 15 km south of Mohali, inaugurated 2011 — a 100-m memorial tower (the tallest Sikh memorial in the world) commemorating Baba Banda Singh Bahādur's 12 May 1710 victory over the Mughal faujdar Wazir Khan of Sirhind. The battle was the Sikh Khalsa's first victory as a state and the retribution for the walling-up alive at Sirhind of Guru Gobind Singh's two younger sons, Zorawar Singh (9) and Fateh Singh (7), in 1704.
SikhBattles & turning points
- Periods
- Republic and Living Practice
- Function
- Military & resistance
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 30.683, 76.700
Connections (1)
- Site withinMohali / Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Fateh Burj at Chappar Chiri sits 15 km south of Mohali in the SAS Nagar district.
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