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The '''Tatt Khālsā'''<ref name=tatt>{{cite book | last = Singh | first = Sudarshan | editor1-last = Siṅgh | editor1-first = Harbans | title = Tatt Ḵẖālsā | date = 1997 | publisher = Punjab University, Patiala, 2011 | location = Patiala, Punjab, India |isbn=9788173803499 | pages = 326-327 | edition = 3rd | url = https://archive.org/details/TheEncyclopediaOfSikhism-VolumeIvS-z/page/n343/mode/2up | language = English}}</ref> was a Sikh faction that arose from the schism following the passing of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] in 1708, led by his widow [[Mata Sundari]], opposed to the religious innovations of Banda Singh Bahadur and his followers.<ref name=tatt/><ref name=brit>{{cite book|author=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.|title=Britannica Guide to India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbqbAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA187|year=2009|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.|isbn=978-1-59339-847-7|page=187}}</ref> | The '''Tatt Khālsā'''<ref name=tatt>{{cite book | last = Singh | first = Sudarshan | editor1-last = Siṅgh | editor1-first = Harbans | title = Tatt Ḵẖālsā | date = 1997 | publisher = Punjab University, Patiala, 2011 | location = Patiala, Punjab, India |isbn=9788173803499 | pages = 326-327 | edition = 3rd | url = https://archive.org/details/TheEncyclopediaOfSikhism-VolumeIvS-z/page/n343/mode/2up | language = English}}</ref> was a Sikh faction that arose from the schism following the passing of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] in 1708, led by his widow [[Mata Sundari]], opposed to the religious innovations of Banda Singh Bahadur and his followers.<ref name=tatt/><ref name=brit>{{cite book|author=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.|title=Britannica Guide to India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbqbAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA187|year=2009|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.|isbn=978-1-59339-847-7|page=187}}</ref> | ||
[[Banda | [[Banda Bahadur]], in the flush of an initial string of victories against the Mughal governor of Sirhind, made changes to the Khalsa tradition that were opposed by the orthodox Khalsa as heretical.<ref name=tatt/> These included requiring his followers to be vegetarian,<ref name=brit/> replacing the traditional Khalsa garment color of blue with red garments, replacing the traditional Khalsa salute of ''"Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji ki Fateh"'' with the salute ''"Fateh Darshan, Fateh Dharam"'' and most controversial to the Sikhs, allowing his followers to treat him as a [[Sikh gurus|guru]],<ref name=tatt/> in direct contradiction to the precept of [[Guru Maneyo Granth]] laid out by Guru Gobind Singh before his passing. After the last defensive battle against the [[Mughal Army]], many prominent Sikh veterans, including [[Binod Singh]] and his son Kahn Singh, along with much of the Khalsa, parted ways with Banda Singh;<ref name=tatt/> the Sikhs loyal to Guru Gobind Singh were referred to as the ''Tatt Khalsa'' (''tatt'' meaning "ready,"<ref name=tatt/> "pure," or "true,"<ref name=brit/>); those who accepted the changes were called Bandai Sikhs or [[Bandai Khalsa]].<ref name=brit/> The schism persisted after Banda Singh's torture and execution at Delhi in 1716.<ref name=tatt/> | ||
After the assassination of the Mughal emperor [[Farrukh Siyar]] in 1719, Sikh persecution lessened enough to allow for occasional general meetings at [[Amritsar]], where the Bandai faction demanded 50% of the income from donations and offerings at the [[Golden Temple|Darbar Sahib]], which the Tatt Khalsa refused as baseless.<ref name=tatt/> Mata Sundari, in Delhi upon hearing of the rising tensions, dispatched [[Bhai Mani Singh]] with six other Sikhs to manage the Darbar Sahib, with the instruction that the entire income of the gurdwara go to ''[[Guru ka Langar]]''. On [[Vaisakhi]] 1721, the Bandai faction fortified their camp in preparation for conflict, though both factions agreed to mediation offered by Mani Singh, agreeing to the determination of the site: Two slips of paper, each with one of the factions' salutes written on them, were dropped in the ''sarovar'', or pool surrounding the gurdwara; the traditional Khalsa salute surfaced first, and many Bandais immediately bowed and came to the Khalsa side, though some objected to the validity of the mediation.<ref name=tatt/> A wrestling match in front of the [[Akal Takht]] between representatives of each faction was then agreed to, with Tatt Khalsa represented by Miri Singh, son of the Khalsa leader Kahn Singh, and Sangat Singh, the son of the Bandai leader Lahaura Singh.<ref name=tatt/> After Miri Singh's victory, and that of the Tatt Khalsa, the bulk of remaining Bandais joined the Khalsa side, and the few remaining holdouts were driven away, ending the schism.<ref name=tatt/> | After the assassination of the Mughal emperor [[Farrukh Siyar]] in 1719, Sikh persecution lessened enough to allow for occasional general meetings at [[Amritsar]], where the Bandai faction demanded 50% of the income from donations and offerings at the [[Golden Temple|Darbar Sahib]], which the Tatt Khalsa refused as baseless.<ref name=tatt/> Mata Sundari, in Delhi upon hearing of the rising tensions, dispatched [[Bhai Mani Singh]] with six other Sikhs to manage the Darbar Sahib, with the instruction that the entire income of the gurdwara go to ''[[Guru ka Langar]]''. On [[Vaisakhi]] 1721, the Bandai faction fortified their camp in preparation for conflict, though both factions agreed to mediation offered by Mani Singh, agreeing to the determination of the site: Two slips of paper, each with one of the factions' salutes written on them, were dropped in the ''sarovar'', or pool surrounding the gurdwara; the traditional Khalsa salute surfaced first, and many Bandais immediately bowed and came to the Khalsa side, though some objected to the validity of the mediation.<ref name=tatt/> A wrestling match in front of the [[Akal Takht]] between representatives of each faction was then agreed to, with Tatt Khalsa represented by Miri Singh, son of the Khalsa leader Kahn Singh, and Sangat Singh, the son of the Bandai leader Lahaura Singh.<ref name=tatt/> After Miri Singh's victory, and that of the Tatt Khalsa, the bulk of remaining Bandais joined the Khalsa side, and the few remaining holdouts were driven away, ending the schism.<ref name=tatt/> | ||